August 12th – August 17th, 2024 is Autumn – Middle of RISSHU (Beginning of autumn)-38th KOU “Evening cicadas sing.”
It was cloudy with light rain all day today. Because of the rain, the humidity was 94% and the temperature only rose to 25°C. It seems like the rainy season has been here for the past few days.
Perhaps because of the weather, the voice of the evening cicada’s singing seems less energetic than usual. When I hear it after sunset and as the light gets darker, I feel like midsummer is passing, and today I felt that even more.
We are currently in the OBON season, when ancestors are welcomed back to their families on the 13th (MUKAE-BON) and return to heaven on the 16th (OKURI-BON). During this time, we spend fun times together with our ancestors.
It says that autumn comes after OBON, but will this be the case again this year? The forecast says midsummer will come back again.
