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This saijiki is under construction.

Dear Haiku poets from the region,
please help with your positive support, info and contributions!

It is difficult to re-plant the Japanese kigo concept in areas that have different seasonal aspects and no "kigo culture".

A standard or rather many standards for seasons in Australia to be used for regional colletions of season words is still under construction. It depends on the Australian haiku poets and what they choose to write their poetry about.
Please contribute your aspects of existing season words or new season words you suggest for your area to help deepen the worldwide understanding of haiku poets for regional diversity.

It is a difficult undertaking, taking into consideration the various climate zones of the continent.

Apart from trying to find regional season words, we also suggest to collect and specify topics (keywords) for the areas where haiku poets have started writing Japanese-style short poetry.

Your input is most necessary and greatly appreciated!

Gabi Greve

WKD: Details about the many seasons of Australia
Study the basics here!

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The Southern Cross
Click on the photo to see more haiku information from the area.

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Adjustments for
Northern and Southern Hemisphere

If there is not specifical mention, a calendar reference kigo in the World Kigo Database refers to the Northern Hemisphere as its place of origin.
For the Southern Hemisphere, add six months.
December and short night are season words for summer in the Southern Hemisphere, for example.
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Adjustments for the Southern Hemisphere

For a calendar reference season words originating in the Southern Hemisphere, add six months to get to its Northern counterpart.
These adjustments will not be mentioned specifically for each kigo in the database.

Calendar reference kigo
are for example the names of each month and then the many festivals of a specific date and the memorial days.
Japanese haiku poets up from the North of Hokkaido down to the South of Okinawa have no problem when using DECEMBER as a kigo, for example, since kigo are conventions for writing poetry.
Haiku poets from Australia are especially invited to contribute their aspects of moods and poetic allusions for each month in their area. What is your december like? Please let us know!

The East coast of Australia, near the Queensland / New South Wales border has the following seasons:

Spring -- September, October, November
Summer -- December, January, February
Autumn (Fall) -- March, April, May
Winter -- June, July, August

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mid-north coast of New South Wales
It is a sub tropical area.
We do not experience seasons in the traditional sense. There is a quasi-summer starting at the end of September lasting till November. Summer properly starts then and can last till mid-March.
There is a short pre-Autumn for then till mid-April.
From then to the end of May it is clearly Autumn.
Winter varies a lot, but most years it will be June through to mid August.
True spring is very short here.

Flooding occurs anytime from September to the end of April and it defines the hot months. Flooding could be a season word for this period.
As well there is a native rush called Lomandra that has distinctive and beautifully perfumed blooms that grows by rivers. For many Australians living in this area, this is the scent of summer, so it could be a season word.
Jacaranda flowers are the most distinctive display of the late spring/early summer here and one of the ways people recognise the seasonal change.

Cassia and Tibochina flower at the same time during the pre-Autumn period and mark the season.
Paperpark trees also flower at this time, attracting lorikeets whose noisy carry on signals there arrival.
The outstanding feature of winter here is the dryness. It usually does not rain the whole winter. Grevillias flower in Winter.
Wattle arrives at the end of winter and is spring's herald.

Contributed by Violette Rose-Jones, March 2009

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Summer in the northern parts of Australia, sub-tropical to tropical, Northern NSW to Queensland, NT etc are periods of much rain.
Northern Queensland and the upper NT [tropical] have two basic seasons,
the Dry [approx Autumn and Winter} and
the Wet [approx Spring and Summer.]
Lorin Ford, March 2009

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If this rate of cultural cross-pollination keeps up, the haiku may replace the bush ballad as Australia's preferred mode of poetic expression.

By Jaya Savige
October 03, 2007

OF the broader developments in recent Australian poetry, one of the more prominent has been an increasing engagement with the cultures and poetic traditions of Asia. Open a contemporary collection at random and you're likely to find a haiku or a pantoum sitting alongside a sonnet or a set of quatrains. In terms of content, Bombay buses and Cambodian cyclos jostle with scooters in St Kilda and roo bars in the Pilbara.

In Martial Arts, the compact movements of the martial artist are conceived as "deadly haikus/an art as convincing as any classic". The term classic here connotes both Eastern and Western traditions, and suggests the extent to which the poet is working at the nexus of the two.

The versatile haiku form has been employed by many contemporary Australian poets, from Janice Bostok to Ross Clarke and Bronwyn Lea, but there has not been a more perfect marriage of Australian content and Japanese form than the first of Sydney poet Jane Gibian's Summer Sequence, taken from her new collection, Ardent:

stepping carefully
between pointed gumnut caps --
your bare feet

Eschewing all poetic trickery, the basic aim of the haiku is to capture a precise (seasonal) moment with pristine lucidity; the dynamism is provided by the kireji, or turn, which functions much like the volta in a conventional sonnet.

Read more HERE
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Season Words (kigo) for Australia and New Zealand

Spring:

Bogon Moth
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon)
burning cane

crocodile mating season
Crocodiles live in the North of Australia.
They might be considered a TOPIC in other parts.
. . . (dry season in other areas of the world)

dragon lizards

Fathers Day, September

Melbourne Cup, Horse race
picnic
Royal Melbourne Show
sandflies
shearing
snapper run (at Port Phillip Bay)
Snail
'ti-tree in bloom' (tea tree, ti-tree, tee tree)
Water dragon Physignathus lesueurii

wattle, national wattle day
wattle ( acacia family of plants)

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Summer:

Australia Day (26th January)
Anniversary Day, Foundation Day, ANA Day, Day of Mourning, Survival Day . . .

BeachWorldwide. Surfing.

Bees, bumble bees

Blackboy seeds (Xanthorrhoeaceae plants) Grasstree

Boronia - "Heaven Scent"

Boxing Day Australia, New Zealand, UK

Christmas in Australia
Santa Claus

Cockatoo

cricket game

cyclone

December, January, February in Australia

floods (this might rather be a topic)

Frangipani, Plumeria
haze [not spring]
lightning [not autumn]
Long days (hinaga), long nights (nagaki yo)

mirage
moon jelly, jellyfish (kurage in Japan)

New Year and January

Peppermint tree (Agonis flexuosa)
Pelican
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree

sunbathing
surfing
swimming

water clears, clear water
windmill[not spring]
Withered plants (by the heat)

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is a season of its own in Japan, because we celebrate for almost two weeks with many special ceremonies and customs, according to the Asian lunar calendar.
In Australia, related season words could simply be classified for the summertime.

First Sun, First Sunrise, year's first dawn of the New Year

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Autumn:

Anzac Day (25th April)

blues festival (Byron Bay)
burnback (to prevent bushfires) also done in winter

cassia (yellow flowering shrub)
clear sky

Mother's Day

tailor (saltwater fish)

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Winter:

bottlebrush, Aesculus parviflora

Football

Long days (hinaga), long nights (nagaki yo)

Matariki, Maori New Year and Pleiades
New Zealand

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Non-seasonal Haiku Topics:
we might find a season for them as we go :

Aborigines

Airlie Beach, Great Barrier Reef

Ant, Bulldog ant (Myrmecia)

Boomerang

bulldust (ブルダスト) (fine red desert dust)

Bushfire, wildfire

Cane Toad

drought
drought is a very real thing in Australia, it is not seasonal, certainly not in the sense of annually recurring seasons. For there to be a drought declared, at least one year of poor rainfall in an area must happen. Victoria is at present (March 2009)in its 11th year of drought (officially).

dust storm

Great Barrier Reef

Emu

Eucalyptus trees blue gum tree, Eucalyptus globus et var.

Fat Tailed Dunnart

Flannel Flower

Goanna / Monitor Lizard

Hakea plant

Hangi feast
New Zealand, Maori

Ibis

Iguana

Kakadu (National Park)

Kingfisher
Kookaburras (genus Dacelo)
kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea, the name a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, which is onomatopoeic of its call.

Koala

Kanguru (Kangoroo)

Leadbeater's Possum

Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets

Platypus , duck-mole of Australia
With webbed feet, a tail like a beaver's, and a horny beak resembling the bill of a duck.

Snakes, Red-bellied Black Snake

Sturt's Desert Pea
with lovely red flowers

Tasmanian wilderness

Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Waratah flower

Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)

Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis)
This special pine belongs to the Araucariaceae family and has been around for 200 million years !
Wombat

Yam and Yam Dreaming Traumzeit, dreamtime

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External LINKs, general information

Animals of Australia with photos

Animals of Australia, Marsupials and others

Australia PhotosAnimals, Plants and more

Australian Slang
G'day, mate! Koala Net

Haiku Category Earth

Australia's landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi) is on the Indo-Australian Plate. Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas. The world's smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area,[108] Australia—owing to its size and isolation—is often dubbed the 'island continent' and variably considered the world's largest island.
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The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. The word Nullarbor is derived from the Latin nullus, "no", and arbor, "tree".
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FIRST AUSTRALIAN HAIKU ANTHOLOGY Book Review

Wollumbin Haiku Workshop, John Bird　

Wollumbin Haiku Workshop, John Bird, 2006　

Haiku Dreaming Australia
seeks to enlist wide recognition that southern hemisphere kigo is not always understood or given its true value, even by those of us who live here. This, to date, has been inevitable.
After all, haiku originated from northern hemisphere Japan – and with the exception of a few southern hemisphere visionaries such as Janice Bostok in the 1970s– it found its most empathetic following in countries which experienced similar seasonal experiences and their related flora and fauna.
Haiku Dreaming Australia
Editor : John Bird

There will never be a 'collection of Australian kigo', an Australian saijiki to which Australian poets adhere. Even a collection of agreed season words is unlikely.

... Not kigo. I suggest national-symbolic keywords.

But these keywords can not be prescribed; their usage can not be enforced; only future generations can decide if their effectiveness persists. They must be allowed to evolve from the work of many poets over a long period. And they will, they will, if we write and share haiku about Australia.

Read the full article here:
Coming Clean on Kigo
John Bird, July 2007

(I do not share this view of John Bird, but it is an imortant aspect of the Australian search for its own haiku and season words culture.
Gabi Greve)

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(under the Southern Cross)
by Gábor Terebess: Haiku in the Luggage

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The Australian Haiku Society

In December, 2000, Australian haiku enthusiasts banded together to form HaikuOz

* to promote enjoyment of haiku within Australia,
* to bring Australian writers to the world haiku community.

The Australian Haiku Society would not have come into being without the tireless and thorough efforts of its founder and first contact officer and inaugural web manager, John Bird. Haiku Oz gratefully acknowledges its debt to his vision, passion and expertise in drawing Australian haijin together to create the online haiku community that it is today.

Patron: Janice M. Bostok
President: Beverley George
Vice-President: Lyn Reeves

http://www.haikuoz.org/about_haikuoz/

First Australian Haiku Anthology

　Spinifex: haiku
by Beverley George
ISBN 0 957843609 0
published by Pardalote Press

Between October, 2008 and March, 2009 HaikuOz published 74 responses by 71 poets (57 Australian) to the question, What is haiku?.
What is Haiku? - personal reflections
John Bird, April 2009

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HaikuOz: Haiku in Australia 2010

Haiku groups
As in Japan, small groups are at the heart and soul of Australian haiku writing. These are poems of observation, so it is fitting the groups are regionally based, allowing members to share urban or rural landscape.

These groups include Cloudcatchers (Northern NSW, led by Quendryth Young); Bindii Haiku Group (Adelaide, led by Lynette Arden); Mari Warabiny (Perth, led by Maureeen Sexton) Red Dragonflies (Sydney, led by Vanessa Proctor); Watersmeet (Hobart, led by Lyn Reeves) and Ozku (Sydney, led by Dawn Bruce.) The ‘paper wasp’ group (Brisbane led by Katherine Samuelowicz) is currently not meeting regularly but it is hoped that this will resume soon. It is not unusual for groups to go a little quiet and then reinvent themselves.
In Melbourne, Myron Lysenko conducts haiku walks ‘Ginko with Lysenko’ four times a year.

Beverley George

source : www.haikuoz.org/2010/09

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Australian Haiku BLOG
EMMA DALLOWAY

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Eucalypt:
An Australian tanka journal appearing in May and in November each year.

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Australian Haiku Poets and Authors
A growing LIST.

Watersmeet haiku group
Watersmeet is a group of people in Hobart who write and share haiku.
All Watersmeet members have had haiku published in a wide variety of print and on-line journals. Some have won prizes and commendations for their haiku and haiku-related works.

ROOKU

Rooku is an Australian variant of the short Japanese form called haiku, but without the usual rules. Rooku also lends itself to humour. Rooku has an Australian bent, and is more relaxed in structure.
It is a poetic snapshot of a moment in time.
Myron Lysenko
Rooku Troupe (Melbourne haiku poets Lia Hills, Matt Hetherington and Myron Lysenko) in conjunction with Connex Trains and The Committee for Melbourne.

Moving Galleries

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where children play
the words of Mao
whitewashed

Read more here :
WATCHING PILGRIMS, WATCHING ME
An interview with Jodie Hawthorne

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Hot Cross Haiku

Hot Cross Haiku serves tasty and thoughtful haiku by !an and authors from around the world. Baked daily in Melbourne, Australia, these haiku are best served warm and buttered.

http://hotcrosshaiku.blogspot.com/

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Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name. It is located 240 kilometres (150 mi) south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait.
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Pardalote Press
Pardalote is committed to publishing poetry, especially poetry with a Tasmanian connection,

... publishes contemporary poetry, haiku and haiku related forms, and translations of ancient Chinese poetry with bilingual text..."
http://www.pardalote.com.au/

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New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.
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New Zealand Kigo - to use or not to use?
By Vanessa Proctor

New Zealand Haiku Magazines

Bravado:
published three times a year and may include haiku, along with poetry, short stories and articles.
Submit: Poetry Editor Tim Upperton

Kiwihaiku:
Is published bi-monthly in the NZ Poetry Society newsletter. Haiku submitted should have a distinct New Zealand flavour.
Submit: Editor Barbara Strang

Kokako:
published twice a year, and includes haiku, senryu, tanka, renga and related forms.
Editors: Owen Bullock, Patricia Prime

Valley MicroPress:
published 10 times a year.
Submit: Editor Tony Chad

New Zealand Poetry Society.
More is here.

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Welcome to the showcase of haiku by some of the best writers in New Zealand.

wedding day
the pear tree
sheds petals

- Barbara Strang

admires the new handbag
on the window sill
then Rangitoto's Fuji

- Bernard Gadd

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Jeanette Stace (1917 – 2006)

low tide
I walk to you
across the sky

On 2nd October Jeanette Stace died peacefully. She was one of New Zealand's leading haiku poets and made a contribution to English language haiku, not only through her own poetry, but also by encouraging others to write and enjoy haiku.

She received many awards for her work, but was always modest about her achievements. Jeanette was an invaluable member of the New Zealand Poetry Society committee for many years.

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Cape Fear

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Martin Luther King Day

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NORTH AMERICAN SAIJIKI

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Martin Luther King Day

***** Location: USA
***** Season: Winter
***** Category: Observance

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Explanation

Martin Luther King, Jr.
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15.
The floating holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, though the act predated the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by 15 years.

King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed on January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays.
It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
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I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives,
but I will not rejoice in the death of one,
not even an enemy.

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate,
adding deeper darkness
to a night already devoid of stars.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

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マーティン・ルーサー・キング・ジュニア

キング牧師

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Things found on the way

New T7ES song: I Have A DRAM

Apologies to those who are bored by obsession with primitive waveforms and their unusual composition. But the thing about obsession is that you gotta keep doing it, so
on Martin Luther King Day
we have a new T7ES song:

I Have A DRAM

Nerds alone will get the joke, but did they know that Dynamic Random Access Memory was patented in the same year that MLK died?

source : radar.spacebar.org

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HAIKU

Martin Luther King's Day---
Somali immigrant says
"I have a dram"

Fred Masarani

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MLK Day...
Freedom's
Ring

A wedding band
Between hope and faith

Chibi (Dennis Holmes)

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A King born today
Not a ruler but prophet
Lost before his time

It was in his Dream
How we can live together
Character, NOT race

We’ve come a long way
Coming together as one
Dream’s not complete yet

Jack Bennett
source : idle mendacity.blogspot.com

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Martin Luther King Day...
a butterfly kite goes down
behind the hill

Chen-ou Liu, Canada

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we all have a dream
Martin Luther King's last dream
still awakes others

Charlie Smith
Asahi Haihuist Network Jan 18, 2002

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source :　fineartamerica.com
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial - Washington DC

an eagle lands
on the rock he's made of ...
mlk's day

Heike Gewi

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Related words

WKD : Memorial Days

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INDONESIA SAIJIKI

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.................... INDONESIA SAIJIKI
A
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Indonesia officially the
Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Republik Indonesia), is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands. With a population of around 230 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country, and has the world's largest population of Muslims. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president.

Indonesia consists of 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited. These are scattered over both sides of the equator.

Indonesia's size, tropical climate, and archipelagic geography, support the world's second highest level of biodiversity (after Brazil), and its flora and fauna is a mixture of Asian and Australasian species.

The climate of Indonesia is almost entirely tropical.
Temperature varies little from season to season, and Indonesia experiences relatively little change in the length of daylight hours from one season to the next; the difference between the longest day and the shortest day of the year is only forty-eight minutes. This allows crops to be grown all year round.

The main variable of Indonesia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall.
Winds are moderate and generally predictable, with monsoons usually blowing in
from the south and east in June through September and
from the northwest in December through March.
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. Haiku (俳句) adalah sejenis puisi Jepang 　

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To put it simply:

There are two discernible seasons in Indonesia:
the dry season, which extends from June to October, and
the rainy season, which lasts from November to March. Both are hot.
The coastal regions, however, are often cool, and in the mountains the air is often chilly.

. . . . . KIGO

Silence Day, Silent Day, Nyepi

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. . . . . TOPICS

tamarind

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. Wahyu W. Basjir 　

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Paintings by Wayan Sila,
Haiku by Yoko Miyazaki

Keep your dreams
And they will live on
As tiny jewels of joy
In the heart.

Ubud, Exhibition "Treasures" in 2007

I Wayan Sila（イ・ワヤン・シーラ）
source : www.balidiscovery.com

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The honesty is a good deed
Make it a part of our life
To make it better.

Filmantoro XI IPA 8 – SMA Negeri 1 Bogor, Indonesia

with many more poems
source : Short Poems and Haiku from Indonesis

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The sky coming down -
the taste of cloves in your mouth:
the kretek crackles.

Kretek is Indonesia's unique clove-filled cigarette. The inimitable crackling-fizzling kretek-kretek noise the burning cloves emit follows the smoking of each lit cigarette.

Gabor Terebess (1944-)
Haiku in the Luggage
Bali, 2004

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Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Buddhist Temple
the myriad pillars evoke
the temple's grandeur

Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Buddhist Temple is one of the largest buddhist-taoist temple in South East Asia. There are several worshipping halls which could accommodate up to a few hundreds devotees at one time. There are rooms and space dedicated to Kuan Gong (God of War) , Sidharta Gaotama and GuangYing (Goddess of Mercy) .
The Temple is also where a lot of buddhists go to do their meditation. Buddhist lessons are also being taught here.

john tiong chunghoo
source : www.poemhunter.com

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Pulau Batam

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Indonesia (Haiku)

It was eroded…
I mean colonialism
Has died with the Dutch!

© 2002 Manes Pierre
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=143494

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Breast Cancer

2011-10-04T19:20:00.000-07:00

Folsom Street Fair

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Cowboys Blanket

2011-09-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

stars of Yemen

2011-09-23T18:07:00.000-07:00

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The forty days of water

***** Location: Yemen
***** Season: Late Summer
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The agriculturalmarker stars in Yemeni folklore
by DANIEL MARTIN VARISCO
Hofstra University,Hempstead,New York

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The lunar stations represent the order of stars along the moon's path, with the moon lying in one of the twenty-eight stations each day of its orbit around the earth. After about 27l/, days the moon begins its course again through the same set of stars. Since the plane of the moon's orbit differs only about five degrees from that of the sun, these lunar stations are in fact derived from the zodiacal constellations (Sternbild [german] = Burg or Burj [Arabic])….

…..An interesting example of the problems involved in adapting local star lore toa formal astronomical grid is found in the sequence of marker stars fromal-rawabic al-815 to siibic call6n.g The word callan, derived from the pre-Islamic Himyaritic month name for September, survives in al-Ahjur of the central highlands as a term for the late summer or early autumn rains.

In the marker system calliin covers the risings in late fall of three stars of the Ursa Major (baniit nacsh) constellation. In Arabic taxonomy, these are the three "daughters" that accompany the funeral bier, or square of stars referred tohere as rawabic. The rising oft he seven main stars of Ursa Major in the late summer and early fall is of great importance in Yemeni agriculture, so much so that the names of the stars may be given to crops. Although the stars of call6n rise in the same general season, it is not the case that the individual stars rise at the intervals demanded in the marker system…..

The period of rain is known as the forty days of kharq, a term used in Yemen for the late summer rains rather than for the autumn of the four-season model. Al-Hattiir adds that this time is called the forty days of water, due to the expected rainfall. The season begins witha period called the first (awwal),a reference in this case to the dawn rising of the first of the seven stars of Ursa Major, which is known as baniit nacsh in Arab astronomy. There are in fact seven periods,from the first star through the seventh …."

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walking
the forty days of water
through my future salad

Heike Gewi, Yemen

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Star Canopus or in arabic Suhayl or refering to the chinese Star of Old Age,
Star of the Old Man
season: summer, summer rains = monsoon rains

Alpha Carinae
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rain ripples
the silence of the birds
Star of Old Age

Heike Gewi

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Rising of Sirius; Star Sirius; Sirius; brightest star
season : midsummer, intense summer heat

source : the last lion of the alhambra.com

A smile
aimed at the new dawn ...
Rising of Sirius

I chose
to grapple with words
... the brightest star

Heike Gewi

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. Star, Stars (hoshi 星) .

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Haboob sandstorm

2011-07-18T23:38:00.000-07:00

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Haboob sandstorm

***** Location: Arizona, USA
***** Season: Summer
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A haboob (Arabic)
is a type of intense sandstorm commonly observed in arid regions throughout the world. They have been observed in the Sahara desert (typically Sudan), as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, throughout Kuwait, and in the most arid regions of Iraq.

African haboobs result from the northward summer shift of the inter-tropical front into North Africa, bringing moisture from the Gulf of Guinea. Haboob winds in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Kuwait are frequently created by the collapse of a thunderstorm. The arid and semiarid regions of North America – in fact, any dryland region – may experience haboobs. In the USA, they are frequently observed in the deserts of Arizona, including Yuma and Phoenix,[ as well as New Mexico and Texas.

During thunderstorm formation, winds move in a direction opposite to the storm's travel, and they will move from all directions into the thunderstorm. When the storm collapses and begins to release precipitation, wind directions reverse, gusting outward from the storm and generally gusting the strongest in the direction of the storm's travel.
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July 6, 2011

July 18, 2011

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Arizona Climate

Due to its large area and variations in elevation the state has a wide variety of localized climate conditions. In the lower elevations, the climate is primarily desert, with mild winters and hot summers. Typically, from late fall to early spring, the weather is mild, averaging a minimum of 60 °F (16 °C).
November through February are the coldest months with temperatures typically ranging from 40–75 °F (4–24 °C), although occasional frosts are not uncommon.

Due to the primarily dry climate, large temperature swings often occur between day and night in less developed areas of the desert.
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haboob -- the grit in my grimace

"chibi" (pen-name for Dennis M. Holmes)
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A haboob
sweeps across the valley—
night at mid-day

I have lived in Phoenix, AZ since July 2007. In that time I have experienced several local dust storms. But it was not until a little over a week ago (July 5, 2011) that I experienced a haboob, and then a second one Monday night (July 18, 2011)

Both times we could see the giant dust storm forming in a huge cloud that advanced across the desert stretches between Tuscon to the south and Phoenix north of Tuscon. We were eventually engulfed in rolling dust-- a cloud 3,000 feet high and 60 miles long.
John Daleiden, Phoenix, AZ in the Sonoran Desert

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Yellow sand 　黄砂 (こうさ) koosa
sandstorm in Japan

. Storms and gales, winter storms .
Europe

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Memorial Day

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Memorial Day

***** Location: USA
***** Season: Spring
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Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday
observed on the last Monday of May.
Formerly known as Decoration Day, which was first recorded to have been observed by Freedmen (freed enslaved southern blacks) in Charleston, South Carolina in 1865, at the Washington Race Course, to remember the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War.

The recognition of the fallen victims was then enacted under the name Memorial Day by an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. Over time, it was extended after World War I to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. Now known as Memorial Day, it is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

Memorial Day often marks the start of the summer vacation season, and Labor Day its end.

Begun as a ritual of remembrance and reconciliation after the Civil War, by the early 20th century, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as ordinary people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not. It also became a long weekend increasingly devoted to shopping, family get-togethers, fireworks, trips to the beach, and national media events such as the Indianapolis 500 auto race, held since 1911 on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
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Memorial Day Parade:
the boy points his toy gun
at everyone
5/29/11

Memorial Day:
the old soldier who sold poppies
has faded away...
5/30/11

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Memorial Day
the lonely war veteran
tends to his garden

Our landlord is a Korean war veteran, the only one left in our town,he still suffers with wounds seen, and unseen.

Lisette Root

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Memorial Day --
under the wooden cross
forget-me-nots

День Победы --
под деревянным крестом
незабудки

Origa (Olga Hooper)

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***** WKD
Saijiki for Festivals and Ceremonies

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Awaiting Husband Reef

2011-03-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

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Awaiting Husband Reef

***** Location: Taiwan
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Earth

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澎湖七美 Wang Fu Reef

Waiting-husband reef
Cimei, Penghu

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Cimei Island (七美鄉)

The name of Cimei originally came from a historical story of the Ming Dynasty, in which seven women had to commit suicide when Japanese pirates raided the island.
Cimei was named in 1949, as a replacement of its original name "Da-Yu", to commemorate the seven women and their tombs. It now also connotes seven beautiful things as the island's tourist attractions. They are the scenery, the sea water, local products, people's hearts, the geology, the architecture, and the history as indications of the seven beautiful characteristics of Cimei island.

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Awaiting Husband Reef...
the waves come and recede
at the shore

Note:
The poem is partly inspired by the story behind Wang Fu Reef (Awaiting Husband Reef), where is located within the south sea recreation area, Penghu, Taiwan, and where I had served my two-year compulsive military service as a border security agent and a cook.

The heartbreaking story took place in Cimei Island, about 48 sea miles west of Tainan, Taiwan.
There was a loving couple. The husband went out fishing every day, leaving early in the morning and returning late at night, and the wife would wait at the reef by the sea every evening for her husband to return. One day, when she was waiting, a storm suddenly occurred and the waves were fearsome; she waited the entire night in panic and her husband didn’t return. The second day, she still went to the seashore and waited for her husband to return, but he didn’t. The third day, the fourth day, … she waited by the seashore for a week. Her husband simply didn’t show up.

Her family and villagers all gave up hope for his safe return, and told her that her husband wouldn’t come back home and she needed to take good care of herself. She thanked them for their sincere concern for her, she still went to the seashore and waited for her husband. By the end of the month, she finally collapsed, and when people found her, it was too late to save her life. After countless years, the reef near the place she used to wait for her husband miraculously took the shape of a human form.

The amazing part is that the reef has a bulging belly, just like a pregnant woman. The later generations all believe that this is the image of the woman who waited night and day for her husband to return, and that lovers will be assured eternal love if they kiss here at sunset just like what the Westerners do on a gondola at sunset under the Bridge of Sighs in Venice.

See Awaiting Husband Reef video .

Chen-ou Liu

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Taiwan also known, especially in the past, as Formosa
(from Portuguese: Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises 99% of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s; therefore, the term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the Republic of China itself.

Separated from the Asian continent by the 160 km (99 mi) wide Taiwan Strait, the main island of the group is 394 km (245 mi) long and 144 kilometres (89 mi) wide.

Climate
Taiwan's climate is marine tropical.
The northern part of the island has a rainy season that lasts from January through late March during the northeast monsoon, and experiences meiyu in May.
The entire island experiences hot, humid weather from June through September. The middle and southern parts of the island do not have an extended monsoon season during the winter months.
Natural hazards such as typhoons and earthquakes are common in the region.
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Taiwan has a tropical climate,
varying from hot and humid in the south,
to cooler temperatures in the north and inland mountainous region.
Winters are short and tend to be mild, while summer is usually hot, with plenty of humidity.

Throughout the country, sudden rain showers occur frequently and visitors are advised to travel with raingear. In July and September, typhoons from the South China Sea bring heavy rains and as mentioned, monsoons occur frequently. September to October (autumn) is the driest period in Taiwan, followed by a generally damp and chilly winter, with snow on the island's mountain peaks.
Temperatures in the summer can reach up to 90ºF (35ºC) at the coast.
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. Personal Introduction to Taiwan
Chen-ou Liu . 　

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Season Words from Taiwan

Confucius Festisvals : Sekiten 釈奠 (せきてん) / Sekisai 釈菜（せきさい）
spring and autumn

Double Ninth Day, Chrysanthemum Festival
the ninth day of the ninth month
autumn

Lantern Festival Yuanxiao Festival 元宵節
spring

Moon Festival, Mid-autumn Festival
moon cakes, moon rice cakes
autumn

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Haiku Topics from Taiwan

Awaiting Husband Reef, Wang Fu Reef

Sun Moon Lake

Yangming Mountain, Yang-ming shan

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2/28 Peace Park
this familiar accent
Indonesian maids

Confucius minus the head
Indoneisan maid forgot the sage
as she helps take my picture

seeds of
independece
2/28 Peace Park

The 2/28 Peace Park, used to be the Taipei Park(also named New Park) , set up in 1899, is situated at the end of Guanqian Road in front of Taipei Main Station.
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. . . Asian Haiku Travelogue : Gabi Greve

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Chen-ou Liu Taiwan

2011-03-01T14:21:00.000-08:00

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Personal Introduction to Taiwan
Chen-ou Liu

During my first year's stay in Canada, more than seven thousand miles (7,521 miles to be exact) from my family, I often dreamt of Taiwan where I was born and raised. Sometimes these random scenes evoked a sense of homesickness and displacement, and other times I would wonder what they were about. Most of them came to be forgotten, but I don't regret not remembering because there is no point in clinging to bygone days. However, my trouble is that I cannot forget completely. Taiwan is a place where I lived for almost forty years. This is a place I once hated and thought about running away from, then left it, and now I sometimes dream of going back.

The moral backbone of literature is about that whole question of memory. To my mind it seems clear that those who have no memory have the much greater chance to lead happy lives.

But the fact is that writing is the only way in which I am able to cope with the memories which overwhelm me so frequently and so unexpectedly. If they remained locked away, they would become heavier and heavier as time went on, so that in the end I would succumb under their mounting weight.

-- W. G. Sebald, author of The Emigrants

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The haiku/senryu below are dedicated to
Formosa, the Beautiful Island of Taiwan

Lake Ontario water
cupped in my hand --
Formosa ’s moon

Note:
In 1544, a Portuguese ship sighted the main island of Taiwan and named it Ilha Formosa , which means " Beautiful Island " .

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Ontario, Canada's second largest and most populous province, was named for the lake.

Taiwan’s moon
hangs in Ajax sky ... the scent
on mother's apron

Note:
Ajax is a suburb of Toronto, the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada, where I continue to struggle with a life in transition and translation.

Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan and has been the capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949. Most importantly, it’s the city of my birth.

over Ajax
the rainy June sky --
I long for Taiwan

written for Basho
and in response to his haiku below:

even in Kyoto--
hearing the cuckoo's cry--
I long for Kyoto.

Note:
In Ajax, the sun comes in unequal measures, but it seldom rains. If it does, it seldom lasts half a day. In Taiwan, the main rainy season, which lasts from mid-May through to mid-June, is a period of time referred to as Meiyu Jijie (梅雨季節), meaning "plum rain season" as it coincides with the plum season. The island can expect heavy rainfall during the plum rain season, during which about 25 percent of the annual rainfall in northern Taiwan falls.

Taipei memories
here in a flash, gone in a flash...
snow on snow

I sleep in Taipei
but wake up in Ajax...
another winter dawn

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Sun Moon Lake
one by one I catch stars
for her

Note:
Sun Moon Lake, situated in Nantou County, Taiwan, is the island’s largest lake as well as the most famous tourist attraction.

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Yuanxiao Festival
soaring lanterns light up
the Taipei sky

Lantern Festival, Yuanxiao Festival 元宵節

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Confessions of A Germanophile 　

. WKD : Chen-ou Liu - Urban Haiku

Read more of his poems on his poetry blog (external LINK)
Poetry in the Moment
http://chenouliu.blogspot.com/

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Yangming Mountain

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Egg shells and Sanaa

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Libya, Tripoli 2011

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Tarsier

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Tarsier

***** Location: Philippines
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Tarsiers are haplorrhine primates of the genus Tarsius, a genus in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.

Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)

The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta or Carlito syrichta), known locally as the Maumag in Cebuano/Visayan and Mamag in Luzon, is an endangered species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly in the islands of Bohol Island, Samar Island, Leyte Island and Mindanao. It is a member of the approximately 45 million year old family Tarsiidae, whose name is derived from its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone.

Its geographic range also includes Maripipi Island, Siargao Island, Basilan Island and Dinagat Island. Tarsiers have also been reported in Sarangani, although they may be different subspecies.

It was only introduced to western biologists in the 18th century.

The Philippine Tarsier has been called "the world's smallest monkey" or "smallest primate".
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rain falling ...
old tarsier sticks out
his tongue

Angelo Ancheta

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rain falling
old tasier begs to be
left alone

John Tiong Chunghoo

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"I see your soul,"
the tarsier speaks
with sad, wide eyes

J.Gi Federizo

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Bahrain

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Bahrain, Baharain

***** Location: Persian Gulf
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officially Kingdom of Bahrain

(Kingdom of the Two Seas),
is a small island country with approximately 1,234,596 inhabitants (2010), located near the western shores of the Persian Gulf and ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. While Bahrain is an archipelago of thirty-three islands, the largest (Bahrain Island) is 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide.

Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain.

Bahrain is known for its oil and pearls.

Bahrain has been inhabited since ancient times. Its strategic location in the Persian Gulf has brought rule and influence from the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and the Arabs, under whom the island became Islamic.
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14 february this year is the Candle Night of the Birth of the Prophet
the night of power

. Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr

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Pearl Square, Bahrain

February 2011 :
Protesters in Bahrain, emboldened by revolts that have toppled Arab rulers in Tunisia and Egypt.

. Reference : Bahrain, February 2011

for the courageous people of Bahrain

by Chen-ou Liu
Canada

winter light
upon their bloodstained faces
Pearl Square

crimson sunset
riot police storm through Pearl Square
firing bullets

fleeting clouds
bullet-wounded men limp
toward Pearl Square

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Pearl Square news --
my nephew knocks over
the first domino

Note:
L3 alludes to the domino theory promoted by the U.S. government during 1950s to 1980s. The theory speculated that
“if one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.”

During an April 7, 1954 news conference, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower put the theory into the following words:

“Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.”

For further information,
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the night of power
. Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr

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Munia bird (maya pula)

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PHILIPPINES SAIJIKI

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Munia bird (maya)

***** Location: Philippines
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Animal

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It used to be the National Bird (symbol) of the Philippines. In 1995 the Philippine Eagle took its place when then Philippine President Ramos proclaimed it as the new National Bird.

Angelo Ancheta

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Lonchura
is a genus of the estrildid finch family, and includes munias (or minias), mannikins, and silverbills. They are resident breeding birds in Africa and in South Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines. The name mannikin is from Middle Dutch mannekijn 'little man' (also the source of the different bird name manakin).

Some of the Lonchura species were formerly placed in Spermestes. Others have been placed in a genus of their own, Euodice.

List of various species:
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The Philippine Maya Bird
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla jagori

Known as maya pula ("red maya", to distinguish it from the predominantly brownish Tree Sparrow which is also called maya) in the Philippines.

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shortly before dusk
chirping munias roost on trees
to pass the night

December dusk
twittering munias roost
on dying branches

Wilfredo R. Bongcaron

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after a drizzle
on an old twig
maya feathers

Angelo Ancheta

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Finch, finches in all seasons
Bird Saijiki

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Lantern Festival Taiwan

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TAIWAN SAIJIKI

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Lantern Festival

***** Location: Taiwan
***** Season: Spring
***** Category: Observance

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Isabelle writes:

On 17 February 2011, I received a lovely e-mail and photograph from a Taiwanese colleague :

"Today is the annual Lantern Festival in Taiwan representing the end of Spring Festival. Besides making traditional lanterns, one of the most interesting events is to launch the sky lanterns.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy, peaceful and healthy life in 2011!

All the best to you and Happy Lantern Festival!"

e-mail message --
a Taiwanese friend's wish
for lantern festival

Isabelle Prondzynski

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4eb0aDPwBY&feature=fvw

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The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival since Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago. In the early Tan Dynasty (618-907AD), it was called the Shan-Yuan Festival, because of Taoism. in the late Tan Dynasty, it was called the Yuan-Xiao Festival. It was called Lantern Night in the Sun Dynasty (960-1297 A.D.). The Lantern Festival was used in Ching Dynasty (1644-1911 AD).

According to Taoism, Shan-Yuan (first period of the year) Festival is the birthday of the Heaven Officer who blesses human luck. On the 15th lunar day of 7th lunar month is Chung-Yuan (middle period of the year) Festival, which is the birthday of the Hell Officer who has right to pardon ghosts. On this day, all the ghosts can leave hell to human world for food. So the 7th lunar month is called Ghost Month. Many Chinese won't get married in this month. The 15th lunar day of 10th lunar month is Xia-Yaun (last period of the year) Festival. This day is the birthday of the Water Officer who can rescue people in trouble.

On the 15th lunar day of the year, some Chinese families worship the Heaven Officer of Taoism and pray for luck at home or temple during the daytime. Traditionally, Chinese should decorate the light lanterns around the house and children carry the candle paper lantern on the street at night. It might the safety concern, not too many follow this custom today. In stead, many people will attend different activities of the Lantern Festival.
source : www.chinesefortunecalendar.com

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Japan

genshoosetsu 元宵節（げんしょうせつ）
genshoosai 元宵祭（げんしょうさい）
celebration of the first part (of three) of one year

There are three seasonal changes within a year, following the old Chinese Taoist lore, which has been introduced to Japan. They follow the Asian lunar calendar.
It is a day of prayer for good fortune in the coming year on the first day of each change.

. First third of the year (joogen 上元) 　

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There are many other lantern festivals in Japan.

Many are related to the ancestor worship at O-Bon or to the autumnal harvest festivals.

. WKD : Lantern Festivals

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Yuanxiao Festival, 元宵節 also known as the Lantern Festival, celebrated by the Chinese around the world.

not one lantern
under the Toronto sky...
one more bowl of yuanxiao

Yuanxiao Festival
soaring lanterns lighting up
the Taipei Sky

Note:
The fifteenth day of the Chinese lunar new year is traditionally called Yuanxiao Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival. It is celebrated by the Chinese around the world.
On this day, all the family members gather together to have bowls of yuanxiao or tangyuan (glutinous rice balls brewed in a sweet soup) right after dinner, and walk the streets carrying lanterns or launching sky lanterns.

For further information, read the Wikipedia entry entitled
. Lantern Festival

Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan and has been the capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.

Chen-ou Liu
Taiwan/Canada

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***** Moon Festival, Mid-autumn Festival Taiwan
moon cakes, moon rice cakes

***** Double Ninth Day, Chrysanthemum Festival
the ninth day of the ninth month

***** WKD : New Year Celebrations

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Egypt

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AFRICA SAIJIKI

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Egypt

***** Location: North Africa
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Earth

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Egypt February 11, 2011

Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, erupted in mass protests in January 2011, as the revolution in Tunisia seemed to inflame decades worth of smoldering grievances against the heavy-handed rule of President Hosni Mubarak.

After 18 days of angry protests, Mr. Mubarak resigned and turned over all power to the military on Feb. 11, 2011, ending his 30 years of autocratic rule and bowing to a historic popular uprising that has transformed politics in Egypt and around the Arab world. The announcement, delivered during evening prayers in Cairo, set off a frenzy of celebration, with protesters shouting
“Egypt is free!”

The popular protest, peaceful and resilient despite numerous effort by Mr. Mubarak’s legendary security apparatus to suppress it, ultimately deposed an ally of the United States who has been instrumental in implementing American policy in the region for decades.
source : topics.nytimes.com

14 february this year is the Candle Night of the Birth of the Prophet
the night of power

. Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr

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Officially the Arab Republic of Egypt,
a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean region, the Middle East and the Islamic world. Covering an area of about 1,010,000 square kilometers (390,000 sq mi), Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.

Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa and the Middle East. The great majority of its estimated 79 million people live near the banks of the Nile River, in an area of about 40,000 square kilometers (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large areas of the Sahara Desert are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.

Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization, with famous monuments such as the Giza pyramid complex and its Great Sphinx. Its ancient ruins, such as those of Memphis, Thebes, and Karnak and the Valley of the Kings outside Luxor, are a significant focus of archaeological study.
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On the day of the "Google Revolution"

spring in Egypt -
tears of anger and
tears of joy

Gabi Greve, February 11, 2011

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My haiku about Egypt, which were written one week ago

Egypt uprising
Seven Nation Army
on the radio

Tahrir Square
F-16s fly over a sea
of human heads

Chen-ou Liu
Canada

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bright nights
a blessed man contours
an army tank

Alan Summers, England

Weather in Egypt during February is like an English Spring.

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on facebook

I wonder what the Egyptians will call this day?

The Nile --
an old river flows past
a new nation!?

the solitude of sand shifts
with the cry of freedom

Dennis Chibi on facebook

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Egypt on the fly -
noises of protests
then cheers

lightsome sky
over at Tahrir Square
a blast

Angelo Ancheta, Philippines

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the recent events in Egypt---
makes words not suffice
just dance

Fred Masarani

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the view from the top
of the pyramid -
a big improvement

Garry Eaton

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Egypt . . .
its dark night
of rejoicing

Dina E. Cox, February 11, 2011

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winter's end
Egypt's darkest cloud
lifts away

Don Baird

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late spring . . .
the desert swallows
it's past

robert d. wilson

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Thank you Gabi san for your precious information.
I know well you have much concern about Egypt as in your Kigo database.
I can feel your enjoyment.
Wishing to share this feeling,
I post those news on Twitter to share unsere Freude mit der Welt Welt.
Dank schön!

http://twitter.com/#!/sakuo3903

Sakuo Nakamura
Happy Haiku Forum

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My own tears turned from sorrow to happiness!
Such an ancient and venerable people deserve so much more than they have endured. They deserve true freedom, and much joy!

LR

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spring morning -
people wake up to freedom
in Egypt

I was so happy to hear the news! There is no limit to what peace and love can achieve.

Pia, Ireland

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bright nights
a blessed man contours
an army tank

Alan Summers
Kigo Hotline

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Tahrir Square, Egypt ---
tahrir in Arabic means
liberation

Fred Masarani
http://hbfm.blogspot.com/

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The old pharaos
in their endless sleep
protected by protesters

shanna
http://hawaiian-poet-tree.blogspot.com/

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once again
the cry of "let my people go"
is honored

Mary Lee McClure, USA

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I, a girl,
am going down to Tahrir Square:
Asmaa Mahfouz

Chen-ou Liu

An Egyptian activist and one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement.
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- - - - - January 26, 2012

My Dear Fellow Haiku Poets:

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak from power. Rather than celebrating this great day, the Egyptian youth are taking to the streets once again to protest the military's abuse of power.

Here is my haiku for these courageous young people:

Tahrir Square at dusk
"Down with military rule!"
a girl raises her arm

Chen-ou Liu
Kigo Hotline

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***** Nefertiti - Nofretete
and
The Pyramids of Egypt
and
Oum Kalthoum / Umm Kulthum, the singer

***** Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa

***** moroheiya モロヘイヤ Moroheya, Jew's marrow
Once a king of Egypt became ill and recovered when eating this vegetable soup. So it was named "for the King only". Cleopatra also liked to eat it.

***** 14 february 2011 is the Candle Night of the Birth of the Prophet
the night of power
. Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr

***** Bahrain, February 2011

***** Egypt, February 2011

***** Libya, February 2011

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Corn-shucking

2011-01-05T17:00:00.000-08:00

Yam dreaming

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AUSTRALIAN SAIJIKI

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Yam and Yam Dreaming

***** Location: Australia
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Plant / Humanity

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Yams in Australia

Yams are the tuberous root of dioscorea batatis and other diocorea species which are tropical vines. Dioscorea transversa is the Native Yam, known as 'midiny' or 'wanka-parlu'.
Yams are often confused with the 'sweet potato' however they are not actually related.
source : www.nurseriesonline.com.au

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The Kakadu Wetlands

For the Aboriginal people of this region, "Bininj" as they call themselves, this is traditionally a time for celebration, when the great "cheeky" and "long" yams are harvested.
Yams are similar in taste to sweet potatoes.
source : www.aboriginalartonline.com

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yam dreaming
dot painting favoured by many Aborigines.

'The Dreaming' or the 'The Aboriginal Dreamtime'
is that part of aboriginal culture which explains the origins and culture of the land and its people.
Dreamtime is Aboriginal Religion and Culture."
http://www.crystalinks.com/dreamtime.html

source : John Bird . users.mullum.com.au

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. Yam (yama imo) Dioscorea japonica 　

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Traumzeit:
Über die Grenze zwischen Wildnis und Zivilisation
Hans Peter Duerr

Traumzeit, dreamtime,
was one of the first things I learned whilst studying anthropology at Heidelberg University, many years back.
"Primitive Kunst", "Stammeskunst" (primitive art)
was at that time one of the specialites of the Heidelberg department.
Dot painting (Punktmalerei) had also been introduced.

Dreamtime, called among others "Tjurkurrpa", "Altjeringa" or "Palaneri", refers more to the time of the creation of the universe.

German link:
The Indigenous People
Die Traumzeit der Aboriginals
Dieter Tischendorf

external links
http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_aboriginal_mythology1/index1.htm
http://www.sacred-texts.com/aus/peck/index.htm
http://www.gwiztraining.com/Didj%20Book.pdf
http://www.crystalinks.com/dreamtime.html
http://lowchensaustralia.com/names/aborgods.htm

“Dreamtime Kullilla Art“
by Michael Connolly

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"Dreaming"
is also often used to refer to an individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality. For instance, an indigenous Australian might say that he or she has Kangaroo Dreaming, or Shark Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings pertinent to their "country". Many Indigenous Australians also refer to the Creation time as "The Dreaming".
The Dreamtime laid down the patterns of life for the Aboriginal people.
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Australia Day
dot by dot she paints
yam dreaming

Haiku by John Bird, Australia

Yam Dreaming, 1994.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1910-1996)
is one of Australia’s most significant artists.

Emily produced her work at an astounding rate; it is estimated that she painted over 3,000 works over the course of her eight-year career, an average of one painting per day. Emily completed Big Yam Dreaming in just two days. Without preliminary sketching, Emily painted sitting cross-legged on the three-by-eight meter canvas, working her way from the center to it’s edges. Given Emily’s technique of painting by sitting on the floor, her works have no prescribed orientation, except in a few cases.

source : www.kitchensisters.org

Emily in Japan

Emily Kame Kngwarreye in Osaka
18.03.08
It would be hard to overstate the importance of this exhibition for the international profile of Australian art, and more particularly, for indigenous art.

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patterns of raindrops
in the first snow -
yam dreaming

Gabi Greve
(thanks to Lorin Ford, who alerted me to this concept used in haiku.)

dream time -
the past and the future
and the NOW

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AUSTRALIAN SAIJIKI

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Boracay Beach

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Socotra Island

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Socotra Island

***** Location: Yemen
***** Season: Topic
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The Socotra Island ; meaning 'the island of bliss'.

Socotra or Soqotra is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. The largest island, also called Socotra, is about 95% of the landmass of the archipelago. It lies off some 240 kilometres (150 mi) east of the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula.
The island is very isolated and through the process of speciation, a third of its plant life is found nowhere else on the planet. It has been described as the most alien-looking place on Earth.

Socotra is one of the most isolated landforms on Earth of continental origin (i.e. not of volcanic origin). The archipelago was once part of the supercontinent of Gondwana and detached during the Miocene, in the same set of rifting events that opened the Gulf of Aden to its northwest.

Socotra is considered the jewel of biodiversity in the Arabian Sea.
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For those who like to know more about Socotra:

The island of the Phoenix
The importance of the island had always been based on four almost miraculous commodities: frankincense with its deeply mysthic meaning for ancient nations, myrrh as a medicine and basis for luxurious perfumes, dragon blood used for body decorations and medical treatments, and aloe also very precious in traditional medicine.
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The first mention of Socotra in record however does not concern the heavy smell of frankincense but the noise of weapons. During his war adventures, the young Greek titan Alexander the Great got attracted by Socotra. It is said that it was Alexander's tutor, Aristotle, who peaked interest in Socotra by referring to the availability of myrrh some time around 330 BC.
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First-century B.C. accounts (Diodorus of Sicily) report that Socotra supplied the entire world with myrrh, ladanum, and other aromatic plants.

MORE
http://socotra-eco-tours.webnode.com/products/socotra-history/

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strange planet...
over dragon's blood trees I
fly back to a known land

possibly haunted
cormorants return
from shipwrecks

Island of Bliss --
all those fat bottle trees
make me much more thirsty

The Island of Bliss
harsh, hot, dry - I got
my own opinion

picturesque
all sandy beaches
just for birds

Heike Gewi, Yemen

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***** . Begonia socotrana and Arabian gentian 　

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Khamir bread

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Khamir lahaji bread

***** Location: Yemen
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KHAMIR is a type of bread
made from maize flour mixed with barley.

millet (dukhn)
sorghum (dhurah)

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Millet, sorghum [looks like big millet] and maize as main food crops in Yemen.
It's not just millet. It is pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), finger millet and little millet. They are used for human food in the form of flour.
In Lahaj very common Khamir lahaji, baked in traditional ceramic ovens [Moufa].

. Millet, barn millet (hie) 　

The rivers in Lahaj are not perennial. It is floodwater [Sujul] in the monsoon rain season. Therefor, when the wadis are filled up.
A lot of families (Aden City) go there by car to see, smell and taste this beauty.
For me is a trip to Lahaj or Lahj always connected with the taste of its bread (khamir; fermented dough, cooked/baked in a ceramic oven). Bread might be not enough, so we add self-grilled chicken [on charcoal] in an orchard near a jasmine plantation.

Heike Gewi

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Lahj
Location:
Lahj Governorate is located 320 km southwest of the Capital City of Sana’a and 30 km to the east of the City of Aden and is considered a crossing point to and from many governorates.
The most Famous Mountains in Lahj Governorate:
- Radfan Mountains
- Yafie Mountains

Climate:
The governorates climate varies according to the topography of the terrain. In the coastal plains the temperature can rise in the summer to 32∞C, where the mean temperature in the winter comes down to 20∞C. The coastal plains also witness rainfall in the winter and autumn. However in the mountainous highlands, rainfall is witnessed in the spring and summer seasons.

Agricultural Products:
The cutivated area in the Governorate of Lahj is 60,000 feddans. The most popular wadis are Wadi Tuban, Wadi Wirzan, Wadi Yahr, Wadi Saba and Wadi Al-Rruja’a. Along the banks of Wadi Tiban, a number of recent dams were constructed. Since Wadi Tiban is characterized by a semi-tropical climate this fills the gardens of Lahj Governorate with vegetables, fruits, various types of grain and long fiber cotton.
source : www.yementrips.com

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Khamir lahaji...
the taste of Wadi Wirzan
filled with rain water

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khamir lahaji
eaten - the picnic basket
fills up with jasmine

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from the jasmine field
rieses a birdsong...
crumbs of khamir lahaji

Heike Gewi
Yemen 2010

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***** WKD : Millet

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Silence Day, Silent Day, Nyepi

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Silence Day, Silent Day, Nyepi

***** Location: Indonesia
***** Season: Rainy Season
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Nyepi is a day to make and keep the balance of nature. It is based on the story of when King Kaniska I of India was chosen in 78 A.D. The King was famous for his wisdom and tolerance for the Hinduism and Buddhism societies. In that age, Aji Saka did Dharma Yatra (the missionary tour to promote and spread Hinduism) to Indonesia and introduce the Saka year.

Nyepi Day or silent day is a unique day where entire island of Bali is silent. There is no traffic, fire and human activities are allowed on this day. Bali Island is keep black out on the night where is there is no single light is allowed. This is very unique where there is no one region or country can stop the activities within a day in the world, but here in Bali you can meet it.

Nyepi day or silent day is a unique way of Balinese Hindu in Bali to celebrate their New Year which is called Caka Year.
Balinese Hindus have many kind of celebrations (some sacred days) but Nyepi is, perhaps the most important of the island's religious days and the prohibitions are taken seriously, particularly in villages outside of Bali's southern tourist belt.

In 2007, the Caka year is on 19 March 2007 where usual activities of procession to celebrate the Nyepi Day is held like Melasti Ceremony, Ogoh – Ogoh Precession and Ngembak Geni day.

Melasti Ceremony
is one of the important Balinese Hindu rituals that are held every one year before the Nyepi Day.

Ogoh – Ogoh Procession or Big Giant Idol Pageant
One day before the Nyepi Day / silent day, it was regularly big event in Bali to pageant the big giant idol which is called Ogoh-Ogoh.

Ngembak Geni (the day after Nyepi) is the beginning day of Caka Year that is usually used to visit each other among the humanity (socializing). The social ambience is very felt in this day where mostly the Balinese can meet each other and forgive the sin if they have made a mistake.

The Balinese use many different calendar systems. They have adopted the Gregorian calendar for business and government purposes. But for the endless procession of holy days, temple anniversaries, celebrations, sacred dances, building houses, wedding ceremonies, death and cremation processes and other activities that define Balinese life, they have two calendar systems.

The first is the Pawukon (from the word Wuku which means week) and Sasih (which is means month). Wuku consists of 30 items starting from Sinta, the first Wuku and end up with the Watugunung the last one. The Pawukon, a 210-day ritual calendar brought over from Java in the 14th century, is a complex cycle of numerological conjunctions that provides the basic schedule for ritual activities on Bali.
Sasih, a parallel system of Indian origin, is a twelve month lunar calendar that starts with the vernal equinox and is equally important in determining when to pay respect to the Gods.
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we hold hands
under a palm tree -
Silence Day

Gabi Greve
1990, Ubud

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Indonesia Basjir

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Wattle

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Wattle in bloom

***** Location: Australia
***** Season: Various, see below
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We have some differing voices from poets of Australia:

mid-north coast of New South Wales

Wattle arrives at the end of winter and is spring's herald.

Contributed by Violette Rose-Jones, March 2009

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and another voice

Wattle blooms year round,
even in the region your contributor cites; wattle is NOT a sign of spring.

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Wattles bloom in Victoria from mid to late Winter... July-August, usually.
They are the floral emblem for the State of Victoria.

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Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata)

kigo for winter or spring ?

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Although the Australian bush does not experience the same seasonal extremes as Europe or America, it still shows some dramatic changes as winter approaches.

But among the grey there is an occasional burst of brilliant yellow that lights up the whole canopy. Thanks to the humble wattle tree, the winter landscape of the bush and of many Australian gardens glows with golden light, despite the cold weather. Up to a third of Australia's 960 species of wattle will flower in winter.
This winter blooming means that somewhere in Australia, no matter what time of year, a wattle is flowering, because they also flower in spring, summer and autumn.

Some of the best places to see wattle displays are in NSW and Victoria, particularly the Upper Hunter region of NSW, the Pilliga Scrub in northern NSW, and between East Gippsland in Victoria and the south coast of NSW.
They look spectacular with their massed yellow blooms brightening up the greenish-grey of the winter landscape.

The Acacia genus, which includes all the wattles, is the biggest group of trees and shrubs in Australia, topping even the eucalypts in diversity.

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kigo for spring

National Wattle Day
First of September

Wattle Day's long and interesting history has been described in some detail by Maria Hitchcock in her delightful book simply entitled Wattle. Most of the following facts are sourced from Wattle, with permission from the author.

The first known use of wattle as a meaningful emblem in the Australian colonies dates back to the early days of Tasmania (1838), when the wearing of silver wattle sprigs was encouraged on the occasion of an anniversary celebration of the seventeenth century European discovery of the island.

Of course the original inhabitants of Australia had many uses for the wattle plant; the boomerang, for example, has created its own widespread meaning in the word itself and in its shape.

the formation in 1899 of a 'Wattle Club' in Victoria by Mr A. J. Campbell, . .

The first 'national' Wattle Day was celebrated in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide on the First of September 1910.

source : www.wattleday.asn.au

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Japan

ゴールデン・ワトル
Golden Wattle (学名：Acacia pycnantha）

tumbleweed 転がり草 tengarigusa

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North America

In North America we have tumbleweeds in August or September, which is late summer or early fall mainly in the Southern midwestern states such as Texas and Oklahoma.

As you know, when the Spanish discovered the Americas, they explored for more than just gold. They found many species of plant cultivated by the Native Americans that they took back to Europe (tomatoes, potatoes, squash, chocolate, tobacco and sunflowers for instance). Conversely, the New England settlers brought seeds with them, including many medicinal herbs that have now naturalized on these continents (soapwort, Queen Anne's lace, dandelion, clover).

Tumbleweed, now a ubiquitous icon of the American west, sneaked in by ship from Russia.

Thus are we all connected!

Linda Papanicolaou

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wet day walk--
the pup's face yellow
with wattle pollen

wattle in bloom--
old mountain ash still furred
with moss

lorin of brunswick
WHCworldkigo

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Wattle Day -
perchance I find you
on September first

Gabi Greve, September 1, 2010

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FLORIDA SAIJIKI

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Florida is a state of the United States.
It is located in the Southeastern United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. Much of the land mass of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean to the south. Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state in 1845, after over three hundred years of settlement and colonization.

Florida is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" because of its generally warm climate—subtropical in the northern and central regions of the state, with a true tropical climate in the southern portion.
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Climate of Florida

The climate of North and Central Florida is humid subtropical. South Florida has a tropical climate. There is a defined rainy season from June through September, which are the months most at risk of landfalling tropical cyclones. Thunderstorms, though lightning, lead to several deaths per year statewide. Florida is one of the most tornado-prone states in the United States.

During mid summer, dust emanating from Africa affects the state, turning skies white and decreasing air quality.

Dry Season
Between October and May, fronts regularly sweep through the state which keeps conditions dry, particularly over the peninsula.
Towards the end of the dry season in the spring, brush fires become common statewide.

In winters where an El Niño climate cycle exists, rainfall increases while temperatures are cooler statewide.

In North Florida, snow and sleet have been witnessed as early as November and as late as April, though most areas do not experience any frozen precipitation during a typical year. Easterly winds off the warm waters of the Gulf Stream running through the Florida Straits keep temperatures moderate across the southern peninsula year round.
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NORTHERN FLORIDA

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This part of Florida has a temperate-hot climate. And that means:

- Summer (May - September) is the most popular period.

- Winter (December-April) is the off-peak period in northern Florida, and there are some cold days, though temperatures are normally very agreeable.

- June to October is the hurricane period.

- It rains less in winter than in summer, but showers tend to be short.

- April to May ("Florida's Spring") and
- September to November ("Florida's Autumn")

(Autumn is a particularly good period in terms of temperatures and precipitation). Spring and Autumn have very pleasant weather.

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The seasons can be classified according to the equinoxes and solstices.
Spring technically starts March 20 and goes through to June 21.

It starts to get quite hot by May, sometimes April and is still very warm around Halloween.
"Winter" is never too cold. Once in a while it gets down to freezing, but
that is rare (and in the evening).

For haiku we establish the following two seasons:

rainy season : June till September
(summer)

dry season : October till May
(winter)

we might add spring and autumn as defined above.
This classification is still under construction.

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. . . . . KIGO . . . ABC

Beech, American beech trees

Camellia

Cicada

Dogwood, Cornus florida

Grapefruit League (USA)

Grebe (Podiceps family of Birds)

Hammock

Hurricane

Iron rain

Jasmine, Jasmine dichotomum, "Brazilian Jasmine"

Oyster, Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica

Rattlesnake, Florida rattlesnake

Tangerine
winter

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. . . . . HAIKU TOPICS

Crow, American crow . Corvus brachyrhynchos

Place names in Florida
Hammock Park
Honeymoon Island
Wekiva Springs State Park

Pool cage

Raspberry leaf tea
(to induce labor in pregnant women)

Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus

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Laura Sherman

Laura Sherman is a mother of three young children. She lives in Florida with her husband of seventeen years. Laura is a chess coach and freelance writer. Although she has always enjoyed the beauty of haiku, it was only in early 2010 that she began to write them. A few months later she began to chronicle her haiku adventure with The Haiku Foundation on a blog series called . Quicksilver .
Her purpose was to encourage others to try their haiku wings. Today she moderates a forum with the Haiku Foundation called “New To Haiku.”

Her own BLOGS are
http://www.friendlywriter.com/
http://www.sayyestochess.com/

Special Thanks go to Laura
for her valubable contributions to the WKD.

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Florida Haiku (or any state)
By - Carolyn Murray

CONTENT:
Students will create Haiku poems about the state of Florida and place their poems on pictures of something resembling their poem.
Haiku poems are made of 3 lines where the first and third lines consist of 5 syllables and the second line 7 syllables.
ESOL students will be able to perform all of the preceding areas of content using any type of media to express their haiku. Students can rely on anything learned to date about the state of Florida.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASSArtStateHaikuPicture45.htm

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Can you make me a haiku poetry about
the florida panther ?

Endangered Panther
Living in captivity
Florida kills you

AmyJane

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thinking Florida -
a crocodile smiles
in my dream

Gabi Greve
February 2011

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Florida . Information

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Pool cage

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Pool cage

***** Location: Florida, USA
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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We have a structure around the pool, which has panels of screen material. We call it a pool cage. It keeps the mosquitoes out and also stops the leaves from going into the pool. Not everyone has one, but most homes do (if they have a pool).

Laura Sherman

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Florida Pool Cage Ideas
A pool cage is a screened-in area that covers a pool and adjacent patio. There are many areas in Florida where almost every house in the subdivision has a pool with a pool cage. They are not particularly attractive by themselves, but with some decorative additions, you can turn your pool cage into a true outdoor room for family recreation.

Plants
Pool cage areas have no actual visual boundaries, but are surrounded by screening that is almost invisible to the eye. Add a series of large lush potted tropical plants around the edge of your pool cage. This will give your eye somewhere to rest and subconsciously tell your mind that this is the edge of the room. Plants will create a more defined space in which to work, and will add color to a plain area.

Furniture
Many pool cages confine a large patio area beside the pool. Decorate this area as if it were another room in your house. If you want to make it a dining room, place a serving table or small bar along with the table and chairs. For a cozy relaxing retreat, place four cushy chairs around a square coffee table, and add side tables with candles and potted plants.

Relaxing
Many people place chaise lounge chairs beside the pool in their cage. Make a different statement by installing a free-standing hammock in their place. Surround the hammock with potted palm trees, place a small side table next to the hammock for a frosty drink and a book, and you'll have the perfect setting for a relaxing afternoon.
source : www.ehow.com/

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topic for haiku from Florida

Snowy Owl
Nyctea scandiaca, Bubo scandiacus

Sporadically they can be found as far south as central California as well as in Texas and Florida.
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shirofukuroo しろふくろう "white owl"
snowy owl, Nyctea scandiaca
　

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spring morning --
a snowy owl inside
our pool cage

The snowy owl can be found in Florida, according to research, but there aren’t many of them. It was the one and only time I saw one here. When the nets of the pool cage are broken, birds can come inside.

Laura Sherman, Florida, USA

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***** puuru プール pool, swimming pool
Japan

***** Wading Pool, Spray Park
Canada

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Places in Florida

***** Location: Florida, USA
***** Season: Topics
***** Category: Earth

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Here we collect haiku about special places in Florida.

Hammock Park
Honeymoon Island
Wekiva Springs State Park

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Hammock Park

The Hammock is a unique 90-acre natural park inhabited by various forms of wildlife and plant life. It has five miles of nature trails, three picnic shelters,an observation platform, rest rooms and a playground area. The park is located at the northeast end of San Mateo Drive and is open every day from sunrise to sunset. Many birds can be seen at Hammock Park and the park is listed in the "Great Florida Birding Trail Book."
source : www.dunedingov.com

my daughter asks
for another tangerine -
Hammock Park

Hammock Park is a beautiful park with walking trails. There are tons of orange trees there, but the oranges are rather sour. However we discovered the tangerines can be sweeter. My children will ask me to pick them tangerine after tangerine when they are available. It’s a challenge though, because there aren’t many tangerine trees (and the animals and other visitors will pick them too).

Laura Sherman

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Honeymoon Island

The pioneers called it Hog Island, but it became Honeymoon Isle in 1939 when a New York developer built 50 palm - thatched bungalows for honeymooners. Today, visitors can drive across Dunedin Causeway to enjoy the sun - drenched Gulf beaches, mangrove swamps, and tidal flats. Nature lovers will find osprey nests, a wide variety of shorebirds, and one of the few remaining virgin slash pine forests in South Florida.
The park boasts several nature trails and bird observation areas. Visitors can swim, fish, and snorkel in the warm waters of the Gulf or picnic while they enjoy the beautiful scenery. Shelling is particularly good here, as the Gulf currents deposit an incredible variety of seashells on the shore.
source : www.floridastateparks.org

Honeymoon Island –
my toes find mud on the floor
of the ocean

Last year I discovered patches of mud in the ocean.
We had fun plastering it all over us and then washing it off.

Laura Sherman

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. Wekiva Springs State Park
and more about the word HAMMOCK
　

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WKD : Place Names of the World

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Lake Titicaca

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Lake Titicaca

***** Location: Peru / Bolivia
***** Season: Topic
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Lake Titicaca
is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,812 m (12,500 ft) above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. By volume of water, it is also the largest lake in South America.

The lake is located at the northern end of the endorheic Altiplano basin high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The western part of the lake lies within the Puno Region of Peru, and the eastern side is located in the Bolivian La Paz Department.

The origin of the name Titicaca is unknown. It has been translated as "Rock Puma", allegedly for its resembling the shape of a puma hunting a rabbit, combining words from the local languages Quechua and Aymara, and as well as translated as "Crag of Lead." Locally, the lake goes by several names. Because the southeast quarter of the lake is separate from the main body (connected only by the Strait of Tiquina), the Bolivians call it Lago Huiñaymarca (Quechua: Wiñay Marka) and the larger part Lago Chucuito. In Peru, these smaller and larger parts are referred to as Lago Pequeño and Lago Grande, respectively.

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Titikakasee

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短夜のルーペでさがすチチカカ湖　
mijikayo no rûpe de sagasu chichikaka-ko　　

short summer night
looking for Lake Titicaca
with a loupe

Manabe Kureo 真鍋呉夫

source : Tr. Fay Aoyagi

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The WORLD

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Cockatoo Parrot

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Yellowfin tuna Thamad

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Yellowfin tuna, Thamad

***** Location: Yemen
***** Season: Autumn
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TUNA CATCH BY SPECIES

1. the Kawakawa

Kawakawa is found along the coast of Yemen, where it is known as shirwa. It is caught during the whole year, mainly to the west of Aden and in the Mukalla area. It is one of the more profitable and productive fish in the traditional artisanal fishery. The total annual catch by the cooperative sector in 1988 exceeded 1,000 t, and represented 37.2% of the total catch of species in this group. The mean length of the catch was about 62 cm, and the maximum length observed was 90 cm.
It is clear from the statistics for the various years that the catch is highest in the period from March to June, which is the best fishing season.
kigo for spring

2. the Thamad
Yellowfin tuna
This species, which is widely distributed throughout the Indian Ocean, is found along the south coast of Yemen, especially the east part of the Gulf of Aden. Like skipjack tuna, it is an oceanic and migratory species, and appears seasonally, coming to the Gulf of Aden to feed before its breeding season starts. The fishing season for yellowfin is from October to December around Soctra and in the other coastal fishing grounds, with a peak in October. It is normally found at depths near the thermocline, and in the traditional artisanal fishery it is caught mainly with troll lines, small-purse seines, and longlines.

Yellowfin is a valuable and profitable fish in the local markets, where it is known as Thamad. The annual catch by cooperative sector exceeds 700 t, representing about 36.1% of the catch.

Examination of gonad maturation stage of 240 specimens of yellowfin tuna showed
• All sizes larger than 110 cm are sexually mature.
• In April they are in post-maturation stage, and are expected to breed in
May-June.

The stock of pelagic fish in Yemen is characterized by fluctuation of the biomass, which is highest in autumn and lower in winter/spring.
Catch composition varies with variation of the season.
Kawakawa and S. commerson are two of the predominant inhabitants on the coast of Yemen and are fished all year, while yellowfin and skipjack tuna are oceanic migrants and are fished seasonally.
The eastern part of the Gulf of Aden from Shuqra to the border of Oman and the area from Ras-Fartak to Socotra Island are the best fishing grounds for tuna-like fishes.
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Japan

. Thunafish, tuna (maguro) 　
Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares

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yo, Thamad!
do you have to be so cheap?
blinking seller

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the fisherman leaves
his boat loaded with Thamad -
a wave hits him back

Heike Gewi, Yemen

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fishmarket, shouting
Kawakawa loses
its head

Kawakawa
next in my pan
half price

Heike Gewi, Yemen

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***** . FISH AND SEAFOOD SAIJIKI 　

***** YEMEN SAIJIKI

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Redwing Turdus iliacus

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Redwings mating

***** Location: North America
***** Season: Spring
***** Category: Animal

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The Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
is a bird in the thrush family Turdidae, native to Europe and Asia, slightly smaller than the related Song Thrush.

This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name.

The English name derives from the bird's red underwing. It is not closely related to
the
Red-winged Blackbird, a North American species sometimes nicknamed "redwing", which is an icterid, not a thrush.
The binomial name derives from the Latin words Turdus, "thrush", and ile "flank".

The Redwing has two subspecies:

T. i. iliacus, the nominate subspecies described by Linnaeus, which breeds in mainland Eurasia.

T. i. coburni described by Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1901, which breeds in Iceland and the Faroe Islands and winters from western Scotland and Ireland south to northern Spain. It is darker overall, and marginally larger than the nominate form.
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orange contrails...
the trilling of redwings
in reeds

George Hawkins
Happy Haiku Forum

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Father's Day --
a red-wing blackbird announces
availability

For those who live in the USA, this bird's courting habits sometime have the bright red shouldered blackbird perched on a marsh's cattail and throat expanded literally seems announcing his presents.

Chibi . Happy Haiku Forum
2008

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Uluru

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Uluru

***** Location: Australia
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Earth

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Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock,
is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs; 450 km (280 mi) by road. Kata Tjuta and Uluru are the two major features of the Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park.
Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area. It has many springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings.
Uluru is listed as a World Heritage Site.
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"Pitjantjatjara"
is the name of both an Aboriginal people (or Anangu) of the Central Australian desert and their language. Their influence extends from the area near Uluru in the Northern Territory to the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia. Their language is one of the most widely spoken Aboriginal languages.'
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Uluru -
barefoot children
kick at stones

Lorin Ford

first published 10th paper wasp Jack Stamm Anthology, 2009

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Uluru sunrise
mirrors off the sunglasses
the photographer

Alan Summers
‘in a heron’s eye’ Jack Stamm Haiku Award 1999 Anthology
ISBN 0 9577925 0 6 Paper Wasp, Australia (pub. 2000)

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2009-11-24T20:26:00.000-08:00

Islamic Holidays

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Islamic Holidays

Since these holidays change with the Islamic calendar, they are celebrated in a different climatic season each year.

Thus they are a new kind of

kigo with a different season for each year.

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Islamic Holidays

Islamic holidays change with the Islamic calendar.
The Islamic calendar is based on lunar observation; thus, the dates may vary by one or two days. Dates apply to North America.

Here are the dates of Islamic holidays, including Muharram, Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, and Mawlid al-Nabi, from 2006 to 2014.
Check it here:
source : www.infoplease.com

The Islamic (Hijri) Calendar
The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar year of about 354 days. The number of days each month is adjusted according to the lunar cycle, beginning about two days after the new moon. The months drift backward over the seasons, returning to their starting points after about 33 lunar years. The Islamic year begins on the first day of Muharram, and is counted from the year of the Hegira (anno Hegirae)—the year in which Muhammad emigrated from Mecca to Medina (A.D. 622).

The year 2008 translates to A.H. 1428–1429.
The year 2009 translates to A.H. 1429–1430.

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Muslim Holidays

There are two main holidays in Islam, Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha.
The way that holidays are recognized can vary across cultures, as well as across sects of Islam, Sunni and Shia. Muslim holidays generally follow the lunar calendar, and thus move each year relative to the solar calendar.The Islamic calendar has 12 months and 354-355 days. Sunni and Shia lunar calendars do not always coincide: sometimes a Shia holiday and the same Sunni holiday occur on two different days, typically two successive ones.
Islamic dates are based on a lunar calendar, and may vary by 1-2 days from what is predicted below.

Festive day ... 2008 ................. 2009 ............... 2010
Islamic Newyear 10. January - - - - - -
Ashura ................ 19. January .....07. January / - - -
Mawlid an-Nabi 20. March ... 09. March ........ 26. February
Lailat al Miraj 31. July ............20. July ...... ?
Lailat al Barat 18.August .......07. August ...?
Ramadan 01. September ...... 22. August ........ 11. August
Lailat al Qadr 28. September ...17. September .. ?
Eid ul-Fitr 01. October ...........21. September ..10. Sept.
Eid ul-Adha 08. December .... 27. November .. 17. Nov.
Islamic Newyear 29. Dec. ..... 18. Dec. .............. 07. Dec.
Ashura ... - - - .......................27. Dec. ............17. Dec.

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The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 synodic months is only 12 x 29.53=354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter than a tropical year, and therefore it shifts with respect to the Christian calendar.
The calendar is based on the Qur'an (Sura IX, 36-37) and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims.
The Islamic calendar is the official calendar in countries around the Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia. But other Muslim countries use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes and only turn to the Islamic calendar for religious purposes.
source: http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-islamic.html

The names of the 12 months that comprise the Islamic year are:

1. Muharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi’ al-awwal (Rabi’ I or Rabi the first)
4. Rabi’ al-thani (Rabi’ II or Rabi the second)
5. Jumada al-awwal (Jumada I, Jumada the first)
6. Jumada al-thani (Jumada II, Jumada the second)
7. Rajab
8. Sha'ban
9. Ramadan (Ramadhan)
10. Shawwal
11. Dhu al-Qi'dah
12. Dhu al-Hijjah
source: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/islamicholidays.html

For example:
Eid al-Adha or Eid-ul-Adha (10th day of Dhu'l-Hijjah or Dhu al-Hijjah), the celebration concluding the Hajj/Hag; pilgrimage.

Heike Gewi, Yemen

YEMEN Saijiki

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Eid-ul-Adha / Eid al-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice

Idd ul Fitr (Ramadan ends) Eid Al-Fitr, Eid ul-Fitr

Eid Al-Kabir/ Aid Al Kabir

Lailatul Qadr : The Night of Power
Laylat al-Qadr, Shab-e-Qadr

Ramadan
..... Ramadhan in Kenya
..... Ramadan ends (Idd ul Fitr) Ramadhan

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Eid-ul-Adha

2009-11-09T14:08:00.000-08:00

Camel, Dromedary

2009-10-27T18:03:00.000-07:00

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Camel, Dromedary, Kamel, Dromedar

***** Location: Yemen
***** Season: Winter (wet season)
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Camelus dromedarius

camel mating, camel breeding

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The dromedary or Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) is a large even-toed ungulate with one hump on its back. Its native range is unclear, but it was probably the Arabian Peninsula. The domesticated form occurs widely in North Africa and the Middle East; the world's only population of dromedaries exhibiting wild behaviour is an introduced feral population in Australia.

The dromedary camel is one of the best-known members of the camel family. Other members of the camel family include the llama and the alpaca in South America. The Dromedary has one hump on its back, in contrast to the Bactrian camel which has two.

Dromedaries were first domesticated in central or southern Arabia some thousands of years ago. Experts are divided regarding the date: some believe it was around 4000 BC, others as recently as 1400 BC.
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Al-Husseinia Horse and Camel Racing Festival
(Al-Hajn)

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Camel racing (Al-Hagen)
is one of the historical and traditional sports that is practiced by Arabs, especially Yemenis. The relationship between Camel and Arabs is more than that between an animal and jockey; it is, rather a stronger friendship. For Arabs, the camel is a symbol of the strength that overcomes all hard challenges of the harsh desert environment, and for that, the camel is known in Arabic as the ship of the desert. Camels can travel vast distances in desert, drink from waterholes far more bitter or saline for others and eat almost anything, regardless of how tough or how thorny they are. For Bedouins, the camel can be considered as a member of the family that transport them, and feed them with milk, meat and hair. It is always said that Bedouins bones and body are very strong because they drink camel's milk every day.

Al-Husineah Festival, Camel Festival:
Although camel racing (Al-Hagen) is very old sport, the government started to take care of it officially only in March 1987 when the first camel racing in the town of Al-Husineah, located at Al-Hudaydah province, took place. Nevertheless, it is said that Al-Husineah Festival had been running for centuries. The main aim of this festival is to rebirth historical sports, such as; camel racing, horse racing, long distances races, high jump up over a row of camels. The latter sport is the most popular one where a number of camels are lined up and a sportsman runs and jumps high over them.
source : camel_racing_a_yemeni 2006

Al Hajn -
the camels line up
search for my glasses

Heike Gewi, Yemen

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rakuda らくだ【駱駝】 camel
hitokobu rakuda ひとこぶらくだ　an Arabian camel, dromedary
futakabu rakuda ふたこぶらくだ　a Bactrian camel

At the famous sand dunes in Tottori 鳥取砂丘 we have some camels for the tourists.

青葉風らくだと共に砂丘行く
aobakaze rakuda to tomo ni sakyuu yuku

wind in the green leaves -
together with the camels
we walk the sand dunes

Motobayashi Kazuko 元林和子

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泣きながら駱駝のわたる天の川　
nakinagara rakuda no wataru Ama no Gawa

crying
this camel crosses over
the Milky Way

Konishi Akio 小西昭夫

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砂漠には壺を抱きて寝る駱駝
対馬康子

駱駝の背砂漠に春を惜しみけり
長屋きみ子

駱駝負ふ都会の砂漠花曇り
渡辺恭子

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Kenya

The Maralal International Camel Derby
is becoming a tourist attraction as well as an enjoyable part of life in Northern Kenya.
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Nairobi, where most of the Kenya haijin live, is south of the camel zone and, apart from the few camels that are based in the city as attractions for fairs and similar events, there are none here.

Sunday --
a camel strolls down
Jogoo Road

The camel was on its way to a fair, I am sure -- or to Uhuru Park, where children can try out camel rides on Sundays... It was the only occasion when I have seen a camel on Jogoo Road (one of the main roads in and out of the city centre).

Camel attraction in Uhuru Park

Text and photo : Isabelle Prondzynski
October 2009

Kenya Saijiki

the young sister
clinging on the big brother - -
christmas camel ride

the camel owners
smiling as the children queue
for more chritsmas rides

antony njoroge, Kenya December 2009

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camel foot flowers
Bauhinia purpurea : Purple camel's foot tree

first rainfall --
the camel foot flowers
look brighter too

Isabelle Prondzynski, 2006

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the 'one hump'
becomes a real deal ...
just in calf

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October moon
watching a camel yawn
for the first time

Ella Wagemakers, 2009
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Monsoon Yemen

2009-10-26T17:37:00.000-07:00

Screw worm

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Rice Philippines

2009-10-04T18:46:00.000-07:00

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Rice

***** Location: Philippines
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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In The Philippines, rice is the staple food, and there are many words for it.

bigas - newly-harvested rice grains
punla - rice saplings
kanin - plain cooked rice
sinangag - fried rice

bahaw - cold rice, often the leftovers in the pot, still yummy for the next meal, or if you're feeling hungry at any time and don't have time to cook; just make some sinangag from it or put it in a bowl with very hot soup like bulalo or tinola or nilaga

tutong - burnt rice, brown, found stuck to the bottom of the cooking pot; often no longer good for consumption, unless you're so hungry you might not care

lugaw - gruel, as a basis for soup or to make eating easier for toothless people

Many people like to eat tapsilog = tapa-sinangag-itlog = salted beef, fried rice, an egg (usually fried). This is a favourite breakfast for many, and one I make sure to eat whenever I visit. There are many variations, like longsilog - sausage, rice, egg.

Ella Wagemakers

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Rice production in the Philippines is important to the food supply in the country and economy.

Rice is the most important food crop, a staple food in most of the country. It is produced extensively in Luzon, the Western Visayas, Southern Mindanao, and Central Mindanao.
In 1989 nearly 9.5 billion tons of palay were produced. In 1990 palay accounted for 27 percent of value added in agriculture and 3.5 percent of GNP. Per hectare yields have generally been low in comparison with other Asian countries. Since the mid-1960s, however, yields have increased substantially as a result of the cultivation of high-yielding varieties developed in the mid-1960s at the International Rice Research Institute located in the Philippines. The proportion of "miracle" rice in total output rose from zero in 1965-66 to 81 percent in 1981-82. Average productivity increased to 2.3 tons per hectare (2.8 tons on irrigated farms) by 1983. By the late 1970s, the country had changed from a net importer to a net exporter of rice, albeit on a small scale.

This "green revolution" was accompanied by an expanded use of chemical inputs. Total fertilizer consumption rose from 668 tons in 1976 to 1,222 tons in 1988, an increase of more than 80 percent. To stimulate productivity, the government also undertook a major expansion of the nation's irrigation system. The area under irrigation grew from under 500,000 hectares in the mid-1960s to 1.5 million hectares in 1988, almost half of the potentially irrigable land.
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A list of kigo.

Rice Dishes from Japan
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pot of rice
our cook asks me
how my day went

I have fond memories of our housekeeper, Anday, who was like a mother to me. Everytime I was down (which was often), she would whiff up a plate of fried rice, Hormel hotdogs, a fried egg, and fresh slices of tomato. They are, in fact, my fondest memories of the house I grew up in.

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Emancipation Day

2009-08-01T23:43:00.000-07:00

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Emancipation Day

***** Location: Guyana
***** Season: Dry Season
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1st August in Guyana is celebrated every year as Emancipation Day for the African slaves in 1838. There are cultural events everywhere. Traditional african ceremonies, games , cuisine, dance and drumming all on display.

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Emancipation Day is celebrated in various locations throughout the Americas on various dates in observation of the emancipation of slaves of African origin. It is also observed in other areas in regard to the abolition of serfdom or other forms of servitude.

Freedom Day as it was earlier called.
Out of the abolition came the villages, the struggle of the trade union movement, the opening of the hinterland through the pork knockers, and the evolution of the Civil Service and artesian shops. Emancipation initiated indentured labor, the system that brought Portuguese, Chinese, and East Indians to Guyana
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konki is a small cake made of pumpkin and cornmeal boiled in a banana leaf tied around it with a thin strap of the same leaf.

Metem-gi is provisions boiled in coconut milk.

Fu-fu is boiled green plantains mashed in a mortar ( a wooden block with a wide hole on one side ) and a pestle (a heavy stick used for beating the plantain in the hole).

Mauby is a traditional african drink showcased at this time.

It is made with sugar and the bark and/or fruit of certain species in the Colubrina genus including Colubrina elliptica (also called behuco indio) and Colubrina arborescens, a small tree native to the northern Caribbean and south Florida.
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Due to the climatic characteristics and geographical position, the most common plantations of Guyana are rice and sugar cane. Rice is also the staple of the Guyanese cuisine and it is eaten every day, combined with beans or meat and the poultry is among the most frequent dishes.

Basically, Guyanese people have 3 meals per day and the breakfast includes a traditional bread (which is home made) and animal products, like cheese, milk, eggs or butter. The dinner is a complex meal, which sometimes includes meat, assorted with rice as roti, cassava, bread or yams. Fish is also a common dish and it is mainly served at dinner in a curried style, as Guyanese food is sometimes spicy (curry and hot pepper are frequently used).

cassava juice

Mauby (also known as mavi in Puerto Rico, and mabi in Haiti and the Dominican Republic)

Festival Food
Due to the fact that there are more distinctive religions in Guyana, there are some dishes which are excluded on religious bases: the Muslims do not eat pork and the Hindus don’t eat beef. The ethnic diversity also lead to a number of festivals and celebrations during the year, like: Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Azah, Youman Nabi, Phagwag, Deepavali, Easter, Christmas or Masharamani. The Masharamani festival is in fact a carnival whose name means “a job well done” and it takes place in February, for the days of the Republic. The most important dishes that are consumed on these occasions are the metagge, curry and roti, garlic Pork, dhol-puri and chow mein.

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emancipation day -
konki, metem-gi, fu-fu
african drums too

©　kenneth daniels (GY)
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Bobolink Bird

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Bobolink

***** Location: North America
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Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus

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The Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, is a small New World blackbird and the only member of genus Dolichonyx.

Their breeding habitats are open grassy fields, especially hay fields, across North America. In high-quality habitats, males are often polygynous. Females lay 5 to 6 eggs in a cup-shaped nest, which is always situated on the ground and is usually well-hidden in dense vegetation. Both parents feed the young.

Bobolinks breed from Montana to Nova Scotia and southward to the latitude of the Ohio Valley. In grain-growing states, bobolink families gather in large flocks at harvest time. After feeding on ripened grain, they migrate at night and reappear in the rice fields of the South, where they consume large quantities of the crop. Here they are known as ricebirds or reed-birds. They then resume their southward migration, chiefly by way of Florida, and pass the winter south of the Amazon River.
Bobolinks are still collected as food in Jamaica, where they are called butter birds, commentary on how fat they are as they pass through on migration.
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In a songbird hall of fame, the Bobolink would be noted for one of the longest migrations in the western hemisphere—a round trip of approximately 20,000 km (12,400 miles). Bobolinks nest in hayfields and meadows across the northern United States and southern Canada during the northern summer months of May through early July.
They migrate to the vast grasslands of southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina to spend the austral spring and summer months of November through March. Relatively small numbers may winter along the coast of Peru and Chile."

Bobolinks nest on the ground in slight depressions formed at the base of a clump of grass. The nests consist of course grasses and weed stems lined with finer grasses. Three to seven eggs are usually laid per nest. An intriguing aspect of Bobolink nesting behavior is that sometimes more than two adults will feed the young at a single nest.
After a nine week nesting season, Bobolinks typically congregate in marshes where they will undergo their post-nuptial molt before heading southward in late August.......
Upon reaching South America in October, the majority of Bobolinks will spend the next two months making their way to southwestern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Their song has been vividly described as "a bubbling delirium of ecstatic music that flows from the gifted throat of the bird like sparkling champagne," "a mad, reckless song-fantasia, and outbreak of pent-up, irrepressible glee," and as "a tinkle of fairy music, like the strains of an old Greek harp."
source : nationalzoo.si.edu

bobolink mating, bobolink nesting
kigo for summer

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komekoidori コメクイドリ

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bobolink
flying between tufts
of high grass

bob
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Matariki New Zealand

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Matariki (Pleiades)

***** Location: New Zealand
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Known in other cultures by names including the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters, the rise of the star cluster Matariki heralds the beginning of the Aotearoa Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Matariki may be translated as mata riki – tiny eyes, or Mata Ariki – eyes of God.
The eyes are thought to watch over the land and its people. Matariki (Pleiades) is a small but distinctive star cluster that drops below the horizon in April and reappears in June.

Matariki tribal celebrations are held at different times by different tribes. For some, feasts (hangi) are held when it is first seen. For others, it is the full moon after it rises that is celebrated and for others, celebrations are centred on the dawn of the next new moon. Each winter the stars of Matariki and Puanga signal the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Matariki is visible to the naked eye on a clear winter evening after the full moon from early to late June each year.

Matariki signals growth. It’s a time of change, a time to prepare and a time of action. During Matariki we acknowledge what we have and what we have to give.
Matariki celebrates the diversity of life. It’s a celebration of culture, language, spirit and people.

The physical appearance of the stars in the sky was used by tohunga (priest or expert) as a forecast of the year ahead
- clear and bright signalled warm and productive, whereas hazy or shimmering meant a cold winter was in store and ground for crops must be prepared accordingly.

The Japanese know the constellation as subaru – meaning ‘united’ or ‘getting together’.
The carmaker also uses the cluster as the logo for its Subaru vehicles.
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Months of the Matariki Calendar

Traditionally for Māori the new year began in June, and divisions of the year were based on lunar months. With the arrival of European settlers, the Gregorian calendar system based on the solar year came to prevail. However, Māori were concerned about the loss of their own calendar. So they introduced a system where each month of the Gregorian calendar was given an ancient name based on the activities appropriate for that month, for example, cultivation, setting seed beds, planting, weeding, harvesting, gathering, and storage. This enabled the seasonal rotation preserved by the ancient names to be retained.

Matariki of no abode
During the nights of Tangaroa (the twenty-third to twenth-sixth nights of the Māori calendar) Matariki is seen to take a rest, albeit a brief one, in a temporary home before recommencing her journeys. This period marks the commencement of the Māori New Year.

Read the details HERE
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Haangi, Hangi
Hāngi is an ancient New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using super heated rocks buried in the ground in a pit oven. Modernised hangi methods are still used today and are often saved for special occasions due to the large amount of time and preparatory work involved.
Prior to colonisation and the introduction of metals and wire, food was laid out on clean sticks, bark, large leaves and other vegetation to minimise direct contact with the super hot rocks and reduce burning. Carved bowls and flat rocks were also used for this purpose. Leaves, sticks and vegetation were used to cover the food and to prevent crushing from the weight of the earth on top.
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kigo for all winter

kan subaru 寒昴 (かんすばる/ 寒スバル)
pleiades in the cold season
fuyu subaru 冬昴（ふゆすばる）pleiades in winter

mutsuraboshi 六連星（むつらぼし） "six stars"
Since with the naked eye we can only see six of the stars, hence this name.

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wavering
in the hangi's heat-haze
our matariki moon

Kathy Earsman (Australia)
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matariki -
seven sisters shimmer
on my monitor

Gabi Greve, May 2009

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Related words

Geminid and Leonid Meteor Shower

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