Before they come, I prepared my house more neatly than usual
I put some fresh herbs picked up from the garden on a usual artificial wreath.
And I also baked "moon cookies"
They look rough, because the moon has lots of craters.
Why "moon cookies"?
Because we talked about OTSUKIMI which is one of Japanese autumn custom. It means viewing the moon.
The day of Otsukimi this year is, to the truth, October 4th. Otsukimi is celebrated on the August 15 the on the Chinese calendar, so, on the Gregorian calendar it is changed every year.
And usually the moon on Otsukimi is mostly the full of moon. But the real day the moon becomes the full of moon this year is October 6th.
It is said, ancient people enjoyed the full moon in autumn, and named the nearest day of Autumnal Equinox day the 15 nights moon which is the day of Otsukimi.
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