August 28th – September 1st, 2024 is Autumn – SHOSHO (Manageable heat)-41st KOU “Heat starts to die down.”
It’s SHOSHO (Manageable heat) of the 24 SEKKI (Major divisions) now, and SHICHIJYUNI-KOU describes that summer season ended.
Uhmmmm? Is that true?
Yes, it’s true that the scorching midsummer sunlight is gone. We have begun to hear the chirping of insects, telling us that summer is passing.
But I still feel tired of the heat of the summer lingers. Besides the heat, there may be several reasons of the tiring, such as heavy use of an air conditioning, traveling during OBON holiday, lots of summer-homework, tons of drinking so cool beer^^
What worries me is the impact that recent global warming will have on ecosystems and our life in the future. No one thought of this heat when the SHICHIJYUNI-KOU calendar was created. It may be meaningless to compare the present day with over 100 years ago. However, it would be great if we could find and enjoy the “signs” of the dedicate transition of seasons, forever.