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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.
November 06 - Nov 12 is the 45th week of the Gregorian calendar. During this week we move into the Solar Term of First Winter. This week also sees the end of the microseason “The Maple and the Ivy Turn Yellow (Nov 02 - Nov 07) and the beginning of the microseason “The First Camellia Blossoms” (Nov. 08 - Nov 12). The selected haiku for this week were written by Basho, Issa, Baishitsu, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
October 30- Nov 05 is the 44th week of the Gregorian calendar. Within this week we have the Solar Term of Frost Descent, the micro-seasons of “Light Rain Showers”(Oct 28 - Nov 01) and “The Maple and the Ivy Turn Yellow (Nov 02 - Nov 07), along with the celebrations of Samhain, Dia de los Muertos, and Halloween. The haiku for this week came from Basho, Izen, Issa, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
Week 43 - Frost Descent. October 23-29 is the 43rd week of the Gregorian calendar. Within this week we have the Solar Term of Frost Descent, the micro-seasons of “The First Frost Falls”(Oct 23 - Oct 27) and “Light Rain Showers”(Oct 28 - Nov 01), and a full moon. The haiku for this week will focus on atmospheric and celestial events of late autumn.
September 12 - 16 is the micro-season of “The Wagtail Calls”. This is the second micro-season of the season of White Dew. To celebrate this season, we will learn about the Wagtail and then read haiku by Issa, Basho, and Buson.
August 28 to September 01 is the micro-season of “Earth and Sky Begin to Cool”. This is the second micro-season of the season of Limit of Heat. To celebrate this season, we will learn about the conditions that contribute to the changing seasons, the festival of Nihyaku-toka, and then read haiku by Basho, Issa, and Buson.
August 23 to August 27 is the micro-season of “The Cotton Lint Opens”. This is the first micro-season of the season of Limit of Heat. To celebrate this season, we will learn about the cotton plant and then read haiku by Reichhold, Basho, Issa, Buson, and Wright.
Aug 07 to Aug 11 is the micro-season “Cold Wind Blows”. This is the first micro-season of the season of First Autumn. To celebrate this season, we will learn about the O-Bon Festival and read haiku from Basho, Issa, Reichhold, and Kerouac.
Aug 02 to Aug 06 is the micro-season “Heavy Rain Showers”. This is the third micro-season of the season of Major Heat. To celebrate this season, we will talk about heavy rains and read haiku by Basho, Issa, Shiki, and Kerouac.
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