Apricot rain - Kyoukau

Japanese: 杏花雨 - きょうかう
Apricot rain - Kyoukau

...The reason why games such as tamari and kemari are popular is because there is a lot of rain around this time, and dust does not build up. This spring rain was called Kyoukau (apricot flower rain) after the time when apricot flowers bloom. Nowadays, this day is used to visit the graves of ancestors and to offer prayers for the souls of ancestors, and it is also a day to worship martyrs who died in the revolution.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Apricot Flower Rain" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また打毬や蹴鞠などが盛んなのは,この前後に雨が多く,塵がたたないためである。この春雨はアンズの花の咲く時期にちなんで杏花雨(きようかう)と呼ばれた。現在は墓参して祖先の霊を供養するほか,革命に殉じた烈士をまつる日ともなった。…

※「杏花雨」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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