File spoon-archives/avant-garde.archive/avant-garde_2000/avant-garde.0009, message 31


From: "grhdaknt" <grhdaknt-AT-intac.com>
Subject: Re: higan
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:57:33 -0400



> ...The Japanese have traditionally called the period around the
> autumnal and vernal (springtime) equinoxes higan. There's a saying
> that goes, "both the heat and cold end with higan." Higan lasts for
> seven days--beginning three days prior to the equinox and ending
> three days after it. It occurs twice a year, once when the blustery
> winter temperatures give way to spring and again when the heat
> subsides and the cool, crisp air of autumn arrives.

     The Satritain call the autumnal equinox "jelpagweha" and it marks the
beginning of their new year. Festivities last around 3 days and include
hunting, large fires, dances, feasts and the national sport of aldrinat. Any
noteworthy event occuring during the days of the festival is often
considered a prelude for fortunes in the year to come.

    Luther Blissett



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