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TAI-SHO(大暑) 2021. July 22nd ~ Aug 6th.

TAI-SHO is 12th seasons of “The 24 seasons (二十四節気)”. This is the last season in Summer according to this calendar. THE SUMMER is during this season traditionally speaking.

⭐️2 SUMMER CUSTOMS in JAPAN⭐️
=== Greeting cards and Gifts ===
We have a custom to send greeting cards and gifts during this time.

👉We mentioned about Greeting card when we introduced “SHOU-SHO(小暑)”. This time we’ll introduce the Summer Gift.

👉GIFT: O-CHUU-GEN (お中元):
Although the custom slightly differs depending on the area of Japan, we send Summer Gifts to the people who we are grateful to show appreciation and we would love to continue the relationship.

☝sent from junior position people to senior position people.
Ex) Senior position : your clients, your parents-in-laws.
☝It is the gesture of showing gratitude, so consider these as one basic idea.
Ex) Some send it to teachers who have taken well care of you when you were a student for decades.

👉These customs are living today, especially among businesses.
It is really nice to receive the gift this time of the year and huge timing to remember the sender as well. So, it leaves a huge impact for sure.

☝What you send is commonly something consumable, like sweets, drinks, laundry detergents… Because it is an annual thing and if we keep sending non-consumable items, they have to secure the space for it. We want to show appreciation to them, not to bother them.

⭐️TIPS: If you have any Japanese clients or business partners
If you like the idea, why not try sending O-CHUU-GEN! Make sure the items arrive during TAI-SHO.

👉There are a few customs for the gift to be “O-CHUU-GEN”. If you are curious about it, send us a DM.
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Our curator is happy to show you what to do in a private virtual session for free!

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👆 FLICK THE IMAGES 📣 Virtual Event in August

SUMMER DO-YO-U (夏の土用) | Jul 19th ~ Aug 6th

SUMMER DO-YO-U (夏の土用) | Jul 19th ~ Aug 6th, 2021
#KoLe_culture | #morethan4seasons
3 THINGS TO AVOID & 1 THING TO DO:

DO-YO-U(土用）is 18 days of changing seasons based on Chinese ‘Ying Yang Five Elements Thought’. This period is believed that soil power gets higher. It comes 4 times a year. It is SUMMER DO-YO-U (夏の土用). Each 4 seasons has the same “THING”s to avoid traditionally but SUMMER one has 1 extra fun custom.

🤷‍♀️3 THINGS TO AVOID:
👉WORKING WITH SOIL: ex) gardening & farming involve digging, rebuilding houses.
During this period is the time for SOIL/EARTH. Anything to do with soil is believed to disturb the god of Soil.

👉STARTING NEW THING: ex) starting a new job/business, buying a house, engaging, marrying, buying a new home…

👉TRAVELING:

☝In the old days, medical treatments were not developed as they are today and just getting a cold could have gotten worse. When the seasons were changing, it was easy for them to get sick. So, to avoid ruining their opportunity, they probably decided to rest during this period…

🙆‍♀️1 THING TO DO:
Eat eels or food start with the “U” sound.
One specific day during SUMMER DO-YO-U. We have this custom. The basic idea is to get energy to get through the hot summer. Among the food start with “U” sound, eating “eels (UNAGI うなぎ)” is popular. The reason behind it has a strong connection to Kagawa, Japan, where we are. So, we will do a separate post on the day.

FADING CUSTOMS:
The day to have eels on the specific day of the summer is still a popular custom in Japan. But the 3 things to avoid during DO-YO-U are fading. Some of us do not know that DO-YO-U happens 4 times of the year. Still we would like to believe that the customs have certain degrees of truth and wisdoms of our ancestors.

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2 SUMMER JAPANESE CUSTOMS #morethan4seasons #kole_

2 SUMMER JAPANESE CUSTOMS
#morethan4seasons #kole_culture
SHOU-SHO(小暑) 2021.July 7th ~ July 21st.

SHOU-SHO is 11th season of “The 24 seasons (二十四節気)”. Around this time the rainy season ends and the temperature begins to get hotter towards the middle of Summer.

👉2 SUMMER CUSTOMS in JAPAN:
=== Greeting cards and Gifts ===
SHOU-SHO tells us not only the beginning of real Summer, but also the time for us to prepare the seasonal greetings and gifts. If you visit Japan around this time of the year, why not send seasonal greeting cards to your friends and family back home to just experience what locals do.

👉CARDS: SHOCHU-MIMAI (暑中見舞い)
This is a greeting postcard we send to people asking how they are doing during hot Summer. You can get postcards with stamps printed on at post offices or convenience stores.
The greeting phrase is “暑中お見舞い申しあげます (shochu-omimai-mousi-agemasu)”. You write this first then follow by your message. It is quite common that you add illustrations of something Summerly.
If you use the cards with stamps, you don’t need extra stamps to purchase if you are sending it within Japan. But if you are sending it abroad, buy a “10 yen stamp” per card at the nearest post office and put it on the card. “10 yen” is for sending it by Air.
*The cost of stamps by the date of July 6th, 2021. It could change in the future.

👉GIFT: O-CHUU-GEN (お中元）
This is a gift version of SHOCHU-MIMAI but who you send it to is different. We will introduce details of it when we talk about “TAI-SHO(大暑)” the next season of “The 24 seasons”.

🧳TRAVEL TIP FOR DEEPER CONNECTION
If your travel schedule is around this time of the year, why not send “SHOCHU-MIMAI” cards to someone or some places you’ve already met or been on your trip. If you mention your home address, you might find reply cards when you get home

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#tradition #customs #summer
#greeting #24seasons

HAN-GE-SHOU(半夏生) 2021.July 2nd ~ July 6th. #

HAN-GE-SHOU(半夏生) 2021.July 2nd ~ July 6th.
#KoLe_culture #morethan4seasons

📆HAN-GE-SHOU(半夏生) is one period of Japanese original calendar called “ZASSETSU(雑節)”. It starts 11th day of GESHI(夏至) “The 24 seasons(二十四節気)” and lasts for 5 days.

This is an important period for rice farmers in Japan. The first day of this period is the target date of finishing planting rice. There is a saying that if you plant rice after this day, the yield of the year gets half. HAN-GE-SHOU(半夏生) for the farmers is also resting period after finishing rice planting as well. This probably causes the variety of traditions on this day and period to remain all over Japan.

🍽FOOD EATEN on HAN-GE-SHOU
Depending on where you are in Japan, what to eat on this day differs. The most well known custom is around the Osaka (Kansai area) to eat octopus. Some other areas eat mackerel or certain types of soup.

In Kagawa prefecture, where we are, we have a custom to eat UDON, the thick white wheat noodles, on this day. Although UDON is the most popular soul food of Kagawa that we eat quite often and regularly, still, this day makes me feel “must have UDON!”. Today this tradition has been spreaded to non-farmers as well.

☂️WEATHER-TIPS
Around this time, Japanese rainy season (梅雨 /tsu-yu/) coming to the end. In Kagawa, the area famous for sevier low rainfall, the real Summer-like weather begins. Sunny, hot and humid Summer. Try to avoid outdoor activities in the early afternoon, if you are not used to hot humid weather.

🧳TRIP-TIPS
If you like taking travel photos and the heat and humidity won’t bother you, visiting Kagawa after the rainy season is one of the best seasons. Especially you want to capture strong contrasting photos of nature and the #Setouchi_islands.

👉If you like this post, please follow us and #morethan4seasons .

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