💛WAXING WINTER💛
-
WAXING WINTERAround the lunar New Year guests are served 'rōbai' (蝋梅), named after the fragrant 'yellow wax plum' which blooms at this time of year.
As the name suggests, the beehive-yellow blossoms look as if they have been carefully crafted from wax.
-
Rōbai is one of the 'Four Friends of the Snow' (雪中四友 'Setchū-no-shiyū'), 4 plants (including plum, camellia and narcissus) that flower in the snow.
Known as wintersweet in English, rōbai were introduced to Japan from China in the 17thC.They are not related to the Japanese plum.
-
Rōbai is one of the 'Four Friends of the Snow' (雪中四友 'Setchū-no-shiyū'), 4 plants (including plum, camellia and narcissus) that flower in the snow.
Known as wintersweet in English, rōbai were introduced to Japan from China in the 17thC.They are not related to the Japanese plum.
-
Rōbai can be written with the characters '臘梅' (12th month) or '蠟梅' (wax plum).
'臘' or 'rō' was the name given to the 12th month in the lunar calendar, which now corresponds to February (when wintersweet is in bloom).
#臘梅 #蠟梅 #waxplum #wintersweet
-
Rōbai can be written with the characters '臘梅' (12th month) or '蠟梅' (wax plum).
'臘' or 'rō' was the name given to the 12th month in the lunar calendar, which now corresponds to February (when wintersweet is in bloom).
#臘梅 #蠟梅 #waxplum #wintersweet
THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR
1) January (一月) = Mutsuki (睦月 'Month of Affection')
2) February (二月) = Kisaragi (如月/aka Kinusaragi 衣更着 'Changing Clothes')
3) March (三月) = Yayoi (弥生 'New Life')
4) April (四月) = Uzuki (卯月 'Month of Unohana', a type of deutzia flower)
-
THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR
1) January (一月) = Mutsuki (睦月 'Month of Affection')
2) February (二月) = Kisaragi (如月/aka Kinusaragi 衣更着 'Changing Clothes')
3) March (三月) = Yayoi (弥生 'New Life')
4) April (四月) = Uzuki (卯月 'Month of Unohana', a type of deutzia flower)5) May (五月) = Satsuki (皐月/Sanaetsuki 早苗月 'Early-Rice-Planting Month')
6) June (六月) = Minazuki (水無月 'Month of Water')
7) July (七月) = Fumizuki (文月 'Month of Erudition')
August (八月) = Hazuki (葉月 'Month of Leaves'/Haochizuki 葉落ち月 'Month of Falling Leaves')
-
5) May (五月) = Satsuki (皐月/Sanaetsuki 早苗月 'Early-Rice-Planting Month')
6) June (六月) = Minazuki (水無月 'Month of Water')
7) July (七月) = Fumizuki (文月 'Month of Erudition') August (八月) = Hazuki (葉月 'Month of Leaves'/Haochizuki 葉落ち月 'Month of Falling Leaves')9) September (九月) = Nagatsuki (長月 'The Long Month')
10) October (十月) = Kannazuki or Kaminazuki (神無月 'Month of the Gods')
11) November (十一月) = Shimotsuki (霜月 'Month of Frost')
12) December (十二月) = Shiwasu (師走 'Priests Running')
#Japan #Kyoto #traditionalcalendar
-
@camelliakyoto
We plan to be in Kyoto in October, we hope to visit! -
9) September (九月) = Nagatsuki (長月 'The Long Month')
10) October (十月) = Kannazuki or Kaminazuki (神無月 'Month of the Gods')
11) November (十一月) = Shimotsuki (霜月 'Month of Frost')
12) December (十二月) = Shiwasu (師走 'Priests Running')
#Japan #Kyoto #traditionalcalendarRōbai (蠟梅) may feature the character for 'plum' (梅), but it doesn't belong to the plum family.
The plant's flowers, branches and fragrance so closely resemble the Japanese plum* that it was given the character '梅'.*In reality 'ume/梅' are more closely related to apricots!
️
-
@camelliakyoto
We need places where we can go to whenever we need to relax and calm. -
9) September (九月) = Nagatsuki (長月 'The Long Month')
10) October (十月) = Kannazuki or Kaminazuki (神無月 'Month of the Gods')
11) November (十一月) = Shimotsuki (霜月 'Month of Frost')
12) December (十二月) = Shiwasu (師走 'Priests Running')
#Japan #Kyoto #traditionalcalendar@camelliakyoto Plus intercalary month at odd intervals.
-
R relay@relay.publicsquare.global shared this topic
