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Micro-season 58 of 72Minor Snow

Rainbows Hide Away

虹蔵不見にじかくれてみえず

虹が見られなくなる

WinterNovember 22〜November 26

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In English

Rainbows disappear for the winter. The air is too dry now for the light to break into color, the mirror image of the spring micro-season.

虹が冬のあいだ姿を消す。空気が乾き、光が色に分かれにくくなる。春の「虹始見」と対になる候。

The solar term it belongs to

Minor SnowしょうせつShosetsu means "small snow." Snow starts to fall in the mountains while the cities are still only cold. Winter illuminations begin around now.

Japanese culture around November