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Micro-season 47 of 72Autumn Equinox

Insects Shut Their Doors

蟄虫坏戸むしかくれてとをふさぐ

虫が土にもぐり、戸をふさぐ

AutumnSeptember 28〜October 2

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In English

Insects go back underground and close the door behind them. In March the same insects opened it; the year is a house with two doors.

虫が土にもぐり、戸を閉じる。三月には同じ虫が戸を開けていた。一年は二つの戸を持つ家として描かれる。

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