Today I went to Hinata-yakushi, the countryside of Kanagawa prefecture. It took about 30 minutes by bus from Isehara station of Odakyu line. A lot of aged people came to see higanbana. Some farmers are just harvesting rice.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Lycoris Again!
Lycoris is called “higanbana” in Japanese, because it blooms around fall higan. Higan is Buddhist ceremony cerebrated during fall equinoctial week. They say in the old days lycoris was used as food in the case of famine, since the bulb is starchy. That may be why Lycoris is usually seen around paths between rice fields.
Today I went to Hinata-yakushi, the countryside of Kanagawa prefecture. It took about 30 minutes by bus from Isehara station of Odakyu line. A lot of aged people came to see higanbana. Some farmers are just harvesting rice.
Today I went to Hinata-yakushi, the countryside of Kanagawa prefecture. It took about 30 minutes by bus from Isehara station of Odakyu line. A lot of aged people came to see higanbana. Some farmers are just harvesting rice.
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Summary in Japanese (日本語要約)
【ヒガンバナ再び】
Lycorisは、秋のお彼岸の頃に咲くので、日本語でヒガンバナという。お彼岸は、秋分の日の週に行われる仏教行事である。ヒガンバナは、鱗茎はでんぷんを含んでいるので、昔は、飢饉の際に食用にされたそうだ。ヒガンバナが田んぼの畦道によく見られるのは、そのせいかもしれない。
今日は、神奈川県の田舎の日向薬師に行った。小田急線の伊勢原駅からバスで30分くらいかかった。たくさんのお年寄りがヒガンバナを見に来ていた。ちょうど稲刈りをしている農家の人がいた。
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