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Micro-season 56 of 72Start of Winter

The Ground Begins to Freeze

地始凍ちはじめてこおる

大地が凍りはじめる

WinterNovember 12〜November 16

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In English

The earth starts to freeze at night. In northern Japan, needles of frost push up through the soil and crunch underfoot in the morning.

夜のあいだに大地が凍りはじめる。北国では霜柱が立ち、朝、踏むとさくさくと音がする。

The solar term it belongs to

Start of WinterりっとうRitto is the first day of winter on the old calendar. The sun sets noticeably earlier, and preparations for the end of the year quietly begin.

Japanese culture around November