tsukimi
Mono no aware (もののあはれ) is one of Japan’s most beautiful and hard-to-translate ideas. It means feeling a quiet tenderness for things that don’t last — the moment when you realize that beauty exists because it fades. What does it really mean? The phrase literally means “the pathos of things,” or more naturally, “the gentle sadness of being aware.” But it’s not about sorrow. It’s the ability to notice impermanence — a blossom about to fall, the sound of cicadas fading into dusk — and feel moved by it instead of resisting it. Where it came from The expression ...
Every autumn, Japan celebrates Tsukimi — the moon-viewing festival — to appreciate the beauty of the full moon and to give thanks for the year’s harvest. The tradition dates back to the Heian period (794–1185), when aristocrats would board boats to admire the moon reflected on the surface of the water or in their cups of sake.What they cherished was not the moon itself, but its reflection — a symbol of elegance and refined sensibility in Japanese culture. They composed and recited poems under the pale glow of the moon, expressing gratitude and the fleeting beauty of the season. From ...
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