What does a dog, a mouse, a red mouth, a wedding and staying in have to do with the third lunar day of the new year? Perplexed? I’ve always been intrigued with the symbolism of the colour Red, so in 2021, I pontificated what happens when Valentine’s Day and the 3rd lunar day of the month coincided, also known as Red Scarlet day!
Read more12th Solar Term : Major Heat - Dà Shú
☼ 12th Solar Term : Greater Heat (Dà Shú)
23 July ⎯ We’re now in the final increment of Summer, known as ‘Greater Heat ‘ (Dà Shú). This Solar term falls on 23 July in the Georgian calendar and correlates with the Sun’s ingress into the western Zodiacal sign of Leo. However Solar terms reign for an approximately a fortnight and ends 7 August, when we welcome Monkey month.
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