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It is interesting to compare the Japanese micro seasons with the 12 month names in the French Republican calendar [1]. The French month names derived from Latin or Greek words, translated here to English. Autumn: Vendémiaire (vintage), Brumaire (winter cold), and Frimaire (frost) Winter: Nivôse (snowy), Pluviôse (rainy), and Ventôse (windy) Spring: Germinal (germination), Floréal (flower), and Prairial (meadow) Summer: Messidor (harvest), Thermidor (summer heat), and Fructidor (fruit) In Britain, a contemporary wit mocked the Republican Calendar by calling the months: Wheezy, Sneezy, and Freezy; Slippy, Drippy, and Nippy; Showery, Flowery, and Bowery; Hoppy, Croppy, and Poppy. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar |