Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:45:21 -0700 From: ann klefstad <klefkal-AT-cpinternet.com> Subject: Re: higan Didn't realize that Luther Blissets are actually little Dunsany clones. Hm. AK grhdaknt wrote: > > ...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 > > --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list avant-garde-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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