The second seasonal phrase for March is “First peach blossoms smile”. Smile or laugh 笑here is bloom; the expression “flower smiles” means “flower blossoms”. Now, that is definitely my favorite depiction.
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3月二つ目の七十二候の名称は、「桃始笑」。「笑」はこの場合「咲」で、「花が咲く」ことを「花が笑う」という私の大好きな表現です。
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