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Micro-season 23 of 72Grain Fills

Safflowers Bloom

紅花栄べにばなさかう

紅花が盛んに咲く

SummerMay 26〜May 30

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In English

Safflowers bloom. Their petals were the source of the deep red dye used for lipstick and for the lining of kimono, and they were worth their weight in gold.

紅花が盛りを迎える。花びらは口紅や着物の裏地を染める紅の原料で、金と同じ重さで取引されたといわれる。

The solar term it belongs to

Grain FillsしょうまんShoman means "small fullness." Plants grow thick and the ears of barley start to fill out, so farmers could feel a small relief that the harvest was coming.

Japanese culture around May