#doyoushinohi — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #doyoushinohi, aggregated by home.social.
-
To combat the heat it is customary to eat eel on 'doyō ushi-no-hi' (土用丑の日 'midsummer day of the ox').
In 2024 this days unusually falls on 2 dates...July 24th and August 5th.Narumi Sekihan's (鳴海餅本店) 'unagi-manju' (うなぎ万寿) is an adorable alternative to gobbling up real Japanese eel (an endangered species).
#Japan #wagashi #eel #Kyoto #鳴海餅本店 #土用丑の日 #doyoushinohi #うなぎ万寿
-
🐍🥵DOGS DAYS & EELS😋⛱️
The hairdryer heat, the constant whir of insects, the lack of shade...everything at this time of year feels exhausting...
The dog days of summer are here.
today too, heat
and tomorrow, more heat?
house in the trees
けふもけふも翌もあついか薮の家
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David Lanoue.#Kyoto #Japan #京都 #haiku #dogdays #doyoushinohi #土用丑の日 #midsummerdayoftheox
-
The doyō (土用) periods each equate to an element...
🌸 spring = wood
🌞 summer = fire
🍁 autumn = metal
❄️ winter = water -
'Doyō ushi-no-hi' (土用丑の日 'midsummer day of the ox'), when eel is popularly consumed, is the most famous of the 4 'doyō' (土用)...18 day periods preceding the first day of spring (立春 February 4th-ish), summer (立夏 May 5th), autumn (立秋 August 7th) and winter (立冬 November 7th).
'Doyō' is taken from the practice of yin and yang.
The universe is divided into the 5 elements, and doyō (土用) refers to a period when it is believed the earth is full of the most powerful energy (土旺用事).
-
🐍🥵DOGS DAYS & EELS😋⛱️
The hairdryer heat, the constant whir of insects, the lack of shade...everything at this time of year feels exhausting.
The dog days of summer are here!🥴
To combat the heat it is customary to eat eel on 'doyō ushi-no-hi' (土用丑の日 'midsummer day of the ox' - July 30th this year).
Narumi Sekihan's (鳴海餅本店) 'unagi-manju' (うなぎ万寿) is an adorable alternative to gobbling up real Japanese eel (an endangered species).