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Micro-season 20 of 72Start of Summer

Earthworms Surface

蚯蚓出みみずいずる

みみずが土の中から出てくる

SummerMay 10〜May 14

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In English

Earthworms come up out of the soil. Farmers welcome them: a field full of worms is a field with healthy, well-aired earth.

みみずが土から出てくる。みみずの多い畑は土がよく耕されている証拠で、農家には歓迎される。

The solar term it belongs to

Start of SummerりっかRikka is the first day of summer on the old calendar. The weather is still mild, and this is often the most comfortable time of year in Japan.

Japanese culture around May