Winter: 7 November.E2.80.943 February List of kigo




1 winter: 7 november—3 february

1.1 season
1.2 sky , heavens
1.3 earth
1.4 humanity
1.5 observances
1.6 plants





winter: 7 november—3 february
the season

winter (fuyu), using winter in haiku adds sense of chilliness (literally , figuratively), bleakness, , seclusion poem.
november (shimotsuki or jūichigatsu), december (shiwasu or jūnigatsu) , january (mutsuki or ichigatsu)
cold (samushi) , coldness (samusa).

the sky , heavens

smog (sumoggu) -inversion layers concentrate smog on city during winter

the earth
humanity

snow-viewing (yukimi) - late winter (january) - popular group activity in japan. first snow (hatsu yuki) mid-winter, snow (yuki) late winter, , ice (kōri) late winter.
fugu soup (fugujiru), anglerfish or sea-devil stew (ankō nabe), oyster (kaki) - seasonal dishes.
calendar vendor (koyomiuri) - preparation new year.

observances

christmas - modern kigo. wasn t used in edo period, when christianity forbidden.
new year s eve (ōmisoka or toshi no yo, literary end of year ), , new year s eve party (toshiwasure).
kan (kan), days 5 january (or 6) till 4 february (or 5) (literally coldness) - derived chinese 24 seasonal periods. daikan (great coldness) day around 20 january, or beginning of kan season (kan no iri, 5 or 6 january).

plants

fallen leaves (ochiba), symbol of winter.



fallen leaves (ochiba) , dry leaves (kareha) - winter (november–january) - colored leaves clear sign of autumn, fallen leaves sign of winter.






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