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Thunder Falls Silent

雷乃収声かみなりすなわちこえをおさむ

夏の雷が鳴らなくなる

AutumnSeptember 23〜September 27

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In English

The thunder that spoke up in spring goes quiet. The calendar closes the circle: the same phrase, reversed, marked the start of spring storms.

春に声を発した雷が、静かになる。同じ言葉を裏返して春と秋を対にする、暦の言葉の遊び。

The solar term it belongs to

Autumn EquinoxしゅうぶんOn the autumn equinox, day and night are again close to equal. It is a national holiday, and the week around it is the autumn higan, when families visit graves.

Japanese culture around September