Red flower petals decorate the rainy season street corner for Shoman

Red flower petals decorate the rainy season street corner for Shoman


May 21 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Shoman, the eighth solar term in the traditional lunisolar calendar, falls on May 21 this year. In Okinawa, the term is often combined with the following term, “Boshu” to become “Suman-bosu,” a name used to describe the rainy season.

On Okinawa’s main island, the break from the rain that comes in the middle of the season continues. In the Asato district of Naha on May 20, Delonix regia flowers have begun to bloom along the streets, lighting up the blue rainy season skies with a bright red hue.

According to the Okinawa Meteorological Agency (OMA), the 21st was cloudy due to humid weather front caused by approaching rain, and that rain was forecasted to start in the evening.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

 

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