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Awakening of Insects
A solar term recalling life waking from winter dormancy.
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Grain Rain
A solar term recalling spring rain nourishing grain.
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Major Heat
A solar term recalling midsummer’s intense heat.
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Major Snow
A winter solar term whose name suggests a snowy season.
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Major Cold
The final solar term, marking the closing part of winter.
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Winter Solstice
A solar term around the Northern Hemisphere’s longest night.
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Dongji Prayers
Buddhist prayers offered at temples for the winter solstice.
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Malbok
A traditional hot-weather day for sharing food and resting.
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Grain in Ear
A busy farming solar term for harvesting barley and planting rice.
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White Dew
A solar term that reads autumn’s arrival in dew on grass.
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Frost Descent
A solar term recalling frosty late autumn.
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Grain Full
A solar term of growing plants and busy summer farming.
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Minor Heat
A solar term welcoming the full arrival of summer heat.
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Minor Snow
A solar term recalling early-winter cold and thin ice.
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Minor Cold
A solar term associated with the cold of midwinter.
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Rain Water
A solar term representing melting snow and signs of spring.
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Start of Winter
A day for welcoming winter and preparing the household in the solar-term calendar.
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Start of Autumn
The beginning of autumn in the solar-term calendar.
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Start of Spring
The day that opens spring in the solar-term calendar.
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Ipchun Prayers
Buddhist prayers offered at Ipchun, the beginning-of-spring solar term.
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Start of Summer
The start of summer in the solar-term calendar.
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Jungbok
A traditional hot-weather day for sharing food and resting.
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End of Heat
A solar term meaning the easing of summer heat.
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Clear and Bright
A solar term for preparing spring farm work and observing the clearing season.
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Chobok
A traditional hot-weather day for sharing food and resting.
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Autumn Equinox
An autumn solar term when day and night are roughly equal in length.
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Spring Equinox
A spring solar term when day and night are roughly equal in length.
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Summer Solstice
A solar term around the Northern Hemisphere’s longest day.
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Cold Dew
A solar term meaning the formation of cold dew.
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Hansik (Cold Food Festival)
A traditional spring festival for honoring ancestors and tending graves.
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Lunar month 1, day 15 (regular month)
End of the Winter Retreat
Marks the end of the winter retreat that began in the previous lunar year.
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Lunar month 3, day 3 (regular month)
Samjinnal
A traditional day for spring walks, flowers and new shoots.
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Lunar month 4, day 15 (regular month)
Start of the Summer Retreat
Marks the start of the summer period of intensive Buddhist practice.
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Lunar month 5, day 5 (regular month)
Dano in Korea
A traditional early-summer festival of games and seasonal foods.
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Lunar month 6, day 15 (regular month)
Yudu
A summer festival traditionally involving hair washing in running water and wishes for peace.
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Lunar month 7, day 15 (regular month)
End of the Summer Retreat
Marks the end of the summer period of intensive Buddhist practice.
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Lunar month 9, day 9 (regular month)
Jungyangjeol
A traditional festival for autumn scenery and chrysanthemums.
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Lunar month 10, day 15 (regular month)
Start of the Winter Retreat
Marks the start of the winter period of intensive Buddhist practice.
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Lunar month 10, day 20 (regular month)
Sondol Day
Explore the Sondol legend and customs associated with late-autumn winds.
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