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  1. Ss. Cosmas and Damian, patrons of physicians, survived fire and water through divine counsel-beheaded for Christ c. 287 AD. Their piety inspires: Serve without silver!
    Freely you received; freely give' (Mt 10:8).
    #TraditionalCalendar #MartyrSaints #FearOfTheLord #HolyGhostGifts

  2. 🌨️🏔️SNOW MUSINGS❄️☃️

    In the traditional calendar January starts with a period known as 'lesser cold' (小寒 'shōkan'), soon to be followed by 'greater cold' (大寒 'daikan')...
    "Parsley flourishes" (芹乃栄 January 5th-9th), "springs thaw" (水泉動 10th-14th), and "pheasants start to call" (雉始雊 15th-19th).

    #Kyoto #traditionalcalendar #京都 #Japan #snowday #snow #zen #Myoshinji

  3. 🪻SUMMER BLUES🎨

    Despite what the humidity may be telling us outside, the traditional calendar promises that we are now in a season called 'shosho' (処暑 'manageable heat'-August 23rd-September 7th).

    From now until autumn the delicate Asiatic dayflower (ツユクサ) begins to bloom.

    #traditionalcalendar #dayflower #asiaticdayflower #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #autumn

  4. 💜🦩THE SEASON OF PINKS & PURPLES📿🌺

    These are the days of cold dew (寒露 'kanro').

    In the traditional calendar the wild geese are returning (October 8th-12th 鴻雁来), chrysanthemums are blooming (13th-17th 菊花開), and crickets are singing at the door (18th-22nd 蟋蟀在戸)🦗🎶

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #traditionalcalendar #wagashi #和菓子 #Nara #Hannyaji #奈良