72 Microseasons

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• 1. East wind melts the ice
  
• 2. Bush warblers start singing in the mountains
  
• 3. Fish emerge from the ice
  
• 4. Rain moistens the soi
  
• 5. Mist starts to linger
  
• 6. Grass sprouts, trees bud
  
• 7. Hibernating insects surface
  
• 8. First peach blossoms
  
• 9. Caterpillars become butterflies
  
• 10. Sparrows start to nest
  
• 11. First cherry blossoms
  
• 12. Distant thunder
  
• 13. Swallows return
  
• 14. Wild geese fly north
  
• 15. First rainbows
  
• 16. First reeds sprout
  
• 17. Last frost, rice seedlings grow
  
• 18. Peonies bloom
  
• 19. Frogs start singing
  
• 20. Worms surface
  
• 21. Bamboo shoots sprout
  
• 22. Silkworms start feasting on mulberry leaves
  
• 23. Safflowers bloom
  
• 24. Wheat ripens and is harvested
  
• 25. Praying mantises hatch
  
• 26. Rotten grass becomes fireflies
  
• 27. Plums turn yellow
  
• 28. Self-heal withers
  
• 29. Irises bloom
  
• 30. Crow-dipper sprouts
  
• 31. Warm winds blow
  
• 32. First lotus blossoms
  
• 33. Hawks learn to fly
  
• 34. Paulownia trees produce seeds
  
• 35. Earth is damp, air is humid
  
• 36. Great rains sometimes fall
  
• 37. Cool winds blow
  
• 38. Evening cicadas sing
  
• 39. Thick fog descends
  
• 40. Cotton flowers bloom
  
• 41. Heat starts to die down
  
• 42. Rice ripens
  
• 43. Dew glistens white on grass
  
• 44. Wagtails sing
  
• 45. Swallows leave
  
• 46. Thunder ceases
  
• 47. Insects hole up underground
  
• 48. Farmers drain fields
  
• 49. Wild geese return
  
• 50. Chrysanthemums bloom
  
• 51. Crickets chirp around the door
  
• 52. First frost
  
• 53. Light rains sometimes fall
  
• 54. Maple leaves and ivy turn yellow
  
• 55. Camellias bloom
  
• 56. Land starts to freeze
  
• 57. Daffodils bloom
  
• 58. Rainbows hide
  
• 59. North wind blows the leaves from the trees
  
• 60. Tachibana citrus tree leaves start to turn yellow
  
• 61. Cold sets in, winter begins
  
• 62. Bears start hibernating in their dens
  
• 63. Salmon gather and swim upstream
  
• 64. Self-heal sprouts
  
• 65. Deer shed antlers
  
• 66. Wheat sprouts under snow
  
• 67. Parsley flourishes
  
• 68. Springs thaw
  
• 69. Pheasants start to call
  
• 70. Butterburs bud
  
• 71. Ice thickens on streams
  
• 72. Hens start laying eggs