Today is ritto (立冬) one of 24 sekki (節気), 24 solar terms. The last one was soko (霜降) on October 23, and the next one is shosetsu (小雪) on November 22.
Ritto literally means stand winter, it is the beginning of winter.
Today I got a first mochu (喪中) postcard this year. Mochu means mourning. My high school friend's father passed away at the age of 91. Last fall her mother passed away. How sad she must be!
Postage of postcard was raised to yen 85. So I will write less new year's cards than usual.
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