Kingfisher Day - Kingfisher Day

Japanese: カワセミの日 - かわせみのひ
Kingfisher Day - Kingfisher Day

…Their grandfather Aiolos was the god of wind, so a legend arose that the sea would be calm when kingfishers built their nests. Based on the above legend, Pliny the Elder's Natural History contains a description of a certain period around the winter solstice called the "Day of the Kingfisher." In the area around Sicily, when kingfishers start building nests and lay eggs in mid-winter, the winter sea becomes temporarily calm and ships can sail. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to "Kingfisher Day" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼らの祖父アイオロスAiolosが風神であることから,カワセミが巣をつくるときは海が穏やかになるとの伝承が出た。以上の伝説をふまえて,大プリニウスの《博物誌》には〈カワセミの日〉と呼ばれる冬至前後の一定期間に関する記述がある。シチリア付近では,真冬になりカワセミが巣づくりを始め卵を産むと,冬の海が一時静かになって船が航行できる状態となる。…

※「カワセミの日」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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