太陽暦で 今日は楽しい ひな祭り

　日本では明治５年まで太陰太陽暦でしたが、その後、欧米に合わせて太陽暦になりました。

　ところが、ひな祭りをそのまま３月３日に行ってしまったために、本来の３月３日【毎年必ず大安】とは季節が１ヶ月以上ずれたままです。つまり、昔のひな祭りは現在の４月上旬から中旬に行われてました。

　桃の節句という言葉も残ってます。しかし、現在の３月３日に自然界で桃は咲きません。寒くて蕾も出てません。

　一方、七夕でも同様の不都合が起こってます。江戸時代までは旧暦の「七」月七日の「夕」方だったので、夜空には彦星【わし座のアルタイル】と織姫星【こと座のベガ】、天の川、そして七日目の月が西南の空に出てました。

　現在の７月７日は梅雨の真っ最中であり、もし星が出ても、七夕の二つの星は東の空に低くて、殆ど見えません。また、月の形は二人が天の川を渡る船の形をしてません。

　ひな祭りも七夕も旧暦で行ってこそ、本来の季節に合います。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiokQzqJPoo

Dear my friend who likes traditional events

　In Japan, the lunisolar calendar was used until the 5th year of the Meiji era(1872), but after that, it became the solar calendar according to Western nations.

　However, the Hinamatsuri which is girl's doll festival in Japan was continued on March 3rd in solar calendar, the season is still more early than a month from the original March 3rd [Lucky day surely every year]. In other words, the old Hinamatsuri was held from the beginning or in the middle of April.

　Still now, the word of peach festival remains. However, currently peach does not bloom in nature on March 3rd. It's cold and has no buds.

　On the other hand, the same inconvenient event is occurring in Tanabata that means Vega festival in our nation. Until the Edo period, it was the "evening" of the 7th of July in the lunar calendar, so in the night sky there were Hikoboshi [Altair in Aquila], Orihimeboshi [Vega in Lyra], the Milky Way, and the moon on the 7th day was shining in the southwestern sky.

　The current July 7th is in the middle of the rainy season, so that the stars are low in the eastern sky, and almost invisible. Also, the moon is not the shape of a ship where he and she cross the Milky Way.

　The Hinamatsuri and Tanabata are meaningful only in the lunar calendar which suits the original season.

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