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Micro-season 15 of 72Clear and Bright

Rainbows First Appear

虹始見にじはじめてあらわる

雨上がりに虹が見えはじめる

SpringApril 15〜April 19

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In English

Rainbows start to appear after spring showers. The air holds more moisture now, so the light breaks into color more easily than in dry winter.

春の雨上がりに虹が見えはじめる。空気が湿ってくるため、乾いた冬より光が色に分かれやすい。

The solar term it belongs to

Clear and BrightせいめいSeimei means "clear and bright." The air is clean, the new leaves are out, and everything looks freshly washed. In Okinawa, families gather at the graves for a picnic called shiimii.

Japanese culture around April