Notes for "Autumn Haiku 10-21-20
These are the notes for Autumn Haiku 10-21-20.
Enjoy The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words.
Autumn -- The Season (17)
The Heavens (20)
The Earth (5)
Humanity (12)
Observances (4)
Animals (23)
Plants (36)
Total 117
Kireji or cutting words rarely have direct parallels in English.
Mackerel Clouds, Sardine Clouds
(saba-gumo, iwashi-gumo, Japan)
***** Location: Japan, worldwide
***** Season: All Autumn
***** Category: Heavens
sardine clouds, iwashigumo 鰯雲 (the most common name in Japan)
fish-scale clouds , urokogumo 鱗雲
mackerel clouds (literally) sabagumo 鯖雲
The translation of Amanogawa, ama no kawa, (river of heaven) might lead to the notion that Basho used a self-made metaphor to discribe this heavenly phenomenon, but he did in fact not, he just used the common and normal Japanese word for "Milky Way".
Explore rice paddies in autumn.
Cutting and weaving reeds is an autumn activity.
http://english.xiongan.gov.cn/2019-10/17/c_1210315796.htm
Star Festival, "seventh evening"
Festival of the Weaver Girl, Tanabata 七夕
Chopsticks standing in rice mark the food as a spirit offering. It is done for funerals and certain festivals. That is why standing chopsticks in rice is rude at the dinner table.
Odori dance is done at the festival. Enjoy a video of it.
Explore Ainu mythology.
Bird
Japanese quail
(Coturnix japonica)
Symbol of autumn,
courage, poverty
Read about goby fishing.
Sardines make good soup stock.
"Sanma (さんま)/Pacific Saury/Mackerel Pike" is one of representative Autumn foods in Japan.
The season of Sanma, which puts on fat, is from late August to November.
Choshi(銚子)-caught Sanma is best.
Hokkaido(北海道)-caught or Miyagi(宮城)-caught Sanma is popular as well.
Salmon spawning is important in Japanese culture.
Cicadas sing in late summer to fall.
Dragonflies symbolize protection.
Crickets act as a kind of thermometer.
https://weirdnews.info/2018/07/01/crickets-are-natures-thermometer-how-counting-cricket-chirps-can-tell-the-temperature/
Hibiscus syriacus is a large shrub with flashy flowers.
Peaches represent immortality.
Popular as gifts, pears symbolize the seasons.
Persimmons stand for transformation, ignorance, and enlightenment.
Read about the Labors of Yamato and the Golden Apple,
Kuri, or chestnuts, are common fall treats.
Ivy growing over a drum (used to warn of war) stands for peace.
Orchids such as Neofinetia falcata stand for wealth and nobility.
Morning glories stay open longer in autumn.
Chrysanthemums represent royalty, longevity and rejuvenation
Baked sweet potatoes are autumn street food.
Early-harvest rice makes delicate sake.
Bush clover (hagi or Lespedeza japonica) is a famous autumn "grass" in Japan.
Pampas grass (susuki) turns gold or silver in autumn.
The seven flowers of autumn include ominaeshi (女郎花) (Patrinia scabiosifolia).
Shiitake mushrooms (lentinus edodes) represent longevity.
Enjoy The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words.
Autumn -- The Season (17)
The Heavens (20)
The Earth (5)
Humanity (12)
Observances (4)
Animals (23)
Plants (36)
Total 117
Kireji or cutting words rarely have direct parallels in English.
Mackerel Clouds, Sardine Clouds
(saba-gumo, iwashi-gumo, Japan)
***** Location: Japan, worldwide
***** Season: All Autumn
***** Category: Heavens
sardine clouds, iwashigumo 鰯雲 (the most common name in Japan)
fish-scale clouds , urokogumo 鱗雲
mackerel clouds (literally) sabagumo 鯖雲
The translation of Amanogawa, ama no kawa, (river of heaven) might lead to the notion that Basho used a self-made metaphor to discribe this heavenly phenomenon, but he did in fact not, he just used the common and normal Japanese word for "Milky Way".
Explore rice paddies in autumn.
Cutting and weaving reeds is an autumn activity.
http://english.xiongan.gov.cn/2019-10/17/c_1210315796.htm
Star Festival, "seventh evening"
Festival of the Weaver Girl, Tanabata 七夕
Chopsticks standing in rice mark the food as a spirit offering. It is done for funerals and certain festivals. That is why standing chopsticks in rice is rude at the dinner table.
Odori dance is done at the festival. Enjoy a video of it.
Explore Ainu mythology.
Bird
Japanese quail
(Coturnix japonica)
Symbol of autumn,
courage, poverty
Read about goby fishing.
Sardines make good soup stock.
"Sanma (さんま)/Pacific Saury/Mackerel Pike" is one of representative Autumn foods in Japan.
The season of Sanma, which puts on fat, is from late August to November.
Choshi(銚子)-caught Sanma is best.
Hokkaido(北海道)-caught or Miyagi(宮城)-caught Sanma is popular as well.
Salmon spawning is important in Japanese culture.
Cicadas sing in late summer to fall.
Dragonflies symbolize protection.
Crickets act as a kind of thermometer.
https://weirdnews.info/2018/07/01/crickets-are-natures-thermometer-how-counting-cricket-chirps-can-tell-the-temperature/
Hibiscus syriacus is a large shrub with flashy flowers.
Peaches represent immortality.
Popular as gifts, pears symbolize the seasons.
Persimmons stand for transformation, ignorance, and enlightenment.
Read about the Labors of Yamato and the Golden Apple,
Kuri, or chestnuts, are common fall treats.
Ivy growing over a drum (used to warn of war) stands for peace.
Orchids such as Neofinetia falcata stand for wealth and nobility.
Morning glories stay open longer in autumn.
Chrysanthemums represent royalty, longevity and rejuvenation
Baked sweet potatoes are autumn street food.
Early-harvest rice makes delicate sake.
Bush clover (hagi or Lespedeza japonica) is a famous autumn "grass" in Japan.
Pampas grass (susuki) turns gold or silver in autumn.
The seven flowers of autumn include ominaeshi (女郎花) (Patrinia scabiosifolia).
Shiitake mushrooms (lentinus edodes) represent longevity.