The winter solstice; (to-u-ji)

Today is the winter solstice;(to-u-ji).

As you know the period of the daytime is the shortest and the night longest.

We have a custom of eating pumpkin and taking a hot citron bath today in Japan.
Then we won't have a cold and be healthy.

In ancient times it was said today was the beginning of the year.
It may be reasonable as the day becomes longer and longer from tomorrow!


Glass cadlestand

Da-i-mo-n-ji-so

I also took this picture in the yard of my friend's house.

I wondered if this is 'jyu-u-mo-n-ji-so' or 'da-i-mo-n-ji-so', so I asked to 園芸ナビ　to make it clear.
Then someone answered to it in a few minuites.

I now know this is a kind of 'da-i-mo-n-ji-so'.

Tsuーwaーbuーki

I took this picture at my friend's yard.

The name of this flower is 'tsu-wa-bu-ki'.

The leaves are glossy so we call it 'tsu-ya(tsu-wa) fu-ki.'