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Micro-season 45 of 72White Dew

Swallows Depart

玄鳥去つばめさる

つばめが南へ帰っていく

AutumnSeptember 18〜September 22

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In English

The swallows that arrived in April leave for the south. Their empty nests stay over the shop doors until spring, and most owners leave them there.

四月に来たつばめが南へ帰っていく。店先の空の巣は春まで残り、多くの店主はそのままにしておく。

The solar term it belongs to

White DewはくろHakuro means "white dew." Nights get cool enough that dew forms on the grass and catches the morning light. Autumn is now real, not just on the calendar.

Japanese culture around September