彼岸西風 | [ひがんにし, higannishi] (n) westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox |
春分の日 | [しゅんぶんのひ, shunbunnohi] (n) Vernal Equinox Holiday (Mar 20 or 21) |
春分点 | [しゅんぶんてん, shunbunten] (n) the vernal equinox (the equinoctal point) |
春季皇霊祭 | [しゅんきこうれいさい, shunkikoureisai] (n) (See 春分の日) imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox |
春社 | [しゅんしゃ, shunsha] (n) (See 社日,戊・つちのえ) spring "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) |
社日 | [しゃにち;しゃじつ, shanichi ; shajitsu] (n) (See 戊) "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) |
秋分の日 | [しゅうぶんのひ, shuubunnohi] (n) autumn equinox holiday (Sep 23 or 24); fall equinox holiday; autumnal equinox |
秋季皇霊祭 | [しゅうきこうれいさい, shuukikoureisai] (n) (See 秋分の日) imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox |