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January 29 - February 04 is the fifth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Major Cold (Jan 20 - Feb 04), and have the micro-seasons of “The Mountain Stream Freezes Over” (Jan 25 - Jan 29) and “The Chicken Lays Her First Eggs” (Jan 30 - Feb 04). This week also marks the beginning of National Haiku Writing Month. The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki, Haritsu, Kerouac, and Kyoshi.
January 22 - January 28 is the fourth week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we are in the Solar Term of Major Cold (Jan 20 - Feb 03). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Giant Butterbur Flowers” (Jan. 21 - Jan 24) and “The Mountain Stream Freezes Over” (Jan 25 - Jan 29). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
January 15 - January 21 is the third week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Minor Cold (Jan 05 - Jan 19) and enter the Solar Term of Major Cold (Jan 20 - Feb 03). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Springwater Holds Warmth (Jan 11 - Jan 15) and “The Pheasant First Calls” (Jan 16 - Jan 20). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Fukio, and Spiess.
January 08 - January 14 is the second week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. The Solar Term for this week is Minor Cold (Jan 05 - Jan 19). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Water Dropwort Flourishes (Jan 06 - Jan 10) and “The Springwater Holds Warmth (Jan 11 - Jan 15). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, and Reichhold
January 01 - January 07 is the first week of 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. The Solar Terms included in this week are Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05) and Minor Cold (Jan 05 - Jan 19). The micro-seasons for this week are “Beneath the Snow the Wheat Sprouts” (Jan 01 - Jan 05) and “The Water Dropwort Flourishes (Jan 06 - Jan 10). The haiku selected for this week are written by Bahso, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Toshio.
December 25 - December 31 is the 52nd week of the Gregorian calendar. The Solar Term for this week is Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05), and the micro-seasons for this week are “The Common Self-Heal Sprout” (Dec. 22 -Dec 26), and “The Deer Sheds its Antlers” (Dec 27 -Dec 31). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Rosenstock.
December 18 - December 24 is the 51st week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Major Snow (Dec 07 - Dec 21) and enter the Solar Term of Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05). The micro-seasons for this week are “The Salmon Gather to Spawn” (Dec 17 - Dec 21), and “The Common Self-Heal Sprout” (Dec. 22 -Dec 26). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Hakyo, and Reichhold.
December 11 - December 17 is the 50th week of the Gregorian calendar. This week, we are in the Solar Term of Major Snow (Dec 07 - Dec 21), and the micro-seasons of “The Sky is Cold, Winter Comes” (Dec 07 - Dec 13), and “The Bear Retreats to its Den” (Dec. 12 -Dec 16). The haiku selected for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
December 04 - December 10 is the 49th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we complete the Solar Term of Minor Snow (Nov 23 - Dec 06) and enter into the Solar Term of Major Snow (Dec 07 - Dec 21). The micro-seasons in this week are “The Tachibana First Turns Yellow” (Dec 02 - Dec 06) and “The Sky is Cold, Winter Comes” (Dec 07 - Dec 13). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Reichhold, Shiki, Kyoshi
November 27 - December 03 is the 48th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we have the Solar Term of Minor Snow (Nov 23 - Dec 06) and the micro-seasons of “The North Wind Brushes the Leaves” (Nov. 28 - Dec 01) and “The Tachibana First Turns Yellow” (Dec 02 - Dec 06). The haiku selected for this week were written by Bahso, Issa, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Ross.
November 20 - November 26 is the 47th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we have the Solar Term of Minor Snow (Nov 23 - Dec 06) and the micro-seasons of “The Daffodil Flowers (Nov. 18 - Nov 22) and “The Rainbow Hides Unseen” (Nov 23 -Nov 27). The haiku selected for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Uejima Onitsura, Dakotsu, and Reichhold.
November 13 - Nov 19 is the 46th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week, we are still in the Solar Term of First Winter and have entered into the micro-season of “The Earth First Freezes” (Nov. 13 - Nov 17). The haiku selected for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Kaga no Chiyo, Jorge Luis Borges, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
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