#shubun

[nine-frames]

醜聞 (Shūbun  - Scandal), 1950.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa | Writ. Akira Kurosawa & Ryūzō Kikushima | DOP Toshio Ubukata

[the-cricket-chirps]

Kano Ryusetsu Hidenobu, Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), a pair of handscroll paintings, 1650-1750. British Museum

Kano Eino, Birds and Flowers of Summer, late seventeenth century. Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo

Mountain Landscape, Tensho Shubun, early 15th Century

[mudajima]

cannibalism and the kin, a small research (carried over from my twitter thread)

more below the break

so, on twitter, someone mentioned artemy being a cannibal in canon (via drinking tinctures), so i looked into it a little. outright cannibalism isn’t explicitly practiced by anybody in the game (at least 2), though it’s mentioned in a nightmare that artemy has.

so, it’s pretty obvious that eating others is equal to something like betrayal and shown in a bad light. in this reddit post,

op makes a good point about how the kin would despise cannibalism due to it’s breaking of the cutting bodies rule. its noted that townspeople with closed minds do accuse the kin of cannibalism out of blatant xenophobia, though such an act would be considered unethical by the kin themselves not only in the context of the game, but also in real buryat culture.

black shamans were disliked due to bringing about diseases which is a central theme of the game. these shamans and their patron zayans were feared.

however, i found something interesting. this article mentions a cannibalistic spirit called mu-shubun, also present in the game in the form of executors. i think this was pretty neat considering the practice of khun-dolyo rites involving sick persons.

there’s a possibility that the kin could have accused artemy of being a black shaman during the time which he was tangled up in the mystery of his father’s death. i wish to look further into khun-dolyo and other buryat legends. you can read everything for yourself here.

[transgenderer]

A jitsuin (実印) is an officially registered seal. A registered seal is needed to conduct business and other important or legally binding events. A jitsuin is used when purchasing a vehicle, marrying, or purchasing land, for example.

The size, shape, material, decoration, and lettering style of jitsuin are closely regulated by law. For example, in Hiroshima, a jitsuin is expected to be roughly 1⁄2 to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.5 cm), usually square or (rarely) rectangular but never round, irregular, or oval. It must contain the individual's full family and given name, without abbreviation. The lettering must be red with a white background (shubun), with roughly equal width lines used throughout the name. The font must be one of several based on ancient historical lettering styles found in metal, woodcarving, and so on. Ancient forms of ideographs are commonplace. A red perimeter must entirely surround the name, and there should be no other decoration on the underside (working surface) of the seal. The top and sides (handle) of the seal may be decorated in any fashion from completely undecorated to historical animal motifs, dates, names, and inscriptions.

Throughout Japan, rules governing jitsuin design are very stringent and each design is unique, so the vast majority of people entrust the creation of their jitsuin to a professional, paying upward of US$20 and more often closer to US$100, and using it for decades. People desirous of opening a new chapter in their lives—say, following a divorce, death of a spouse, a long streak of bad luck, or a change in career—will often have a new jitsuin made.

The material is usually a high quality hard stone or, far less frequently, deerhorn, soapstone, or jade. It is sometimes carved by machine. When carved by hand, an intō ("seal-engraving blade"), a mirror, and a small specialized wooden vice are used. An intō is a flat-bladed pencil-sized chisel, usually round or octagonal in cross-section and sometimes wrapped in string to give a better grip. The intō is held vertically in one hand, with the point projecting from the carver's fist on the side opposite the thumb. New, modern intō range in price from less than US$1 to US$100.

The jitsuin are kept in secure places such as bank vaults. or hidden in a home. They are usually stored in thumb-sized rectangular boxes made of cardboard covered with embroidered green fabric outside and red silk or red velvet inside, held closed by a white plastic or deerhorn splinter tied to the lid and passed through a fabric loop attached to the lower half of the box. Because of the superficial resemblance to coffins, they are often called "coffins" in Japanese by enthusiasts and hanko boutiques. The paste is usually stored separately.

A ginkō-in (銀行印) is used specifically for banking; ginkō means "bank". A person's savings account passbook contains an original impression of the ginkō-in alongside a bank employee's seal. Rules for the size and design vary somewhat from bank to bank; generally, they contain a Japanese person's full name. A Westerner may be permitted to use a full family name with or without an abbreviated given name, such as "Smith", "Bill Smith", "W Smith" or "Wm Smith" in place of "William Smith". The lettering can be red or white, in any font, and with artistic decoration.

Since mass-produced ginkō-in offer no security, most people either have them custom-made by professionals or make their own by hand. They were traditionally made of wood or stone; more recently of ivory, plastic or metal, and carried in a variety of thumb-shape and -size cases resembling cloth purses or plastic pencil cases. They are usually hidden carefully in the owner's home.

A mitome-in (認印) is a moderately formal seal typically used for signing for postal deliveries, signing utility bill payments, signing internal company memos, confirming receipt of internal company mail, and other low-security everyday functions.

Mitome-in are commonly stored in low-security, high-utility places such as office desk drawers and in the anteroom (genkan) of a residence.

A mitome-in's form is governed by fewer customs than jitsuin and ginkō-in. However, mitome-in adhere to a handful of strongly observed customs. The size is the attribute most strongly governed by social custom. It is usually not more than 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in size. A man's is usually slightly larger than a woman's, and a junior employee's is always smaller than his bosses' and his senior co-workers', in keeping with office social hierarchy. The mitome-in always has the person's family name and usually does not have the person's given name (shita no namae). Mitome-ins are often round or oval, but square ones are not uncommon, and rectangular ones are not unheard-of; irregular shapes are not used. They can produce red lettering on a blank field (shubun) or the opposite (hakubun). Borderlines around their edges are optional.

Plastic mitome-in in popular Japanese names can be obtained from stationery stores for less than US$1, though ones made from inexpensive stone are also very popular. Inexpensive prefabricated seals are called sanmonban (三文判). Rubber stamps are unacceptable for business purposes.

[fighter-spirits]

Collection of Neos based on the Ichowan Pronouns

Ayabun (Ayapo - Xenogender)

Erobun (Epo - Masculine)

Nabun (Mepo - Androgynous)

Nibun (Niyopo - Agender)

Rebun (Redipo - Feminine)

Shubun (Naopo - Multigender/Plural Genders)

Yuibun (Unknown/Indeterminate Gender)

Nan (That)

[morporkian-cryptid]

Was tagged by @just-a-little-unionoid <3

Last movie: Once upon a time in America, watched it with my family which I do once every blue moon

Currently watching: I'm slowly chipping at Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and the remaining Lupin III TV Specials I haven't seen yet

Currently reading: The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (rereading)

Last thing you researched for writing purpose: rituals around the Shinto holiday shubun no hi, and the layout of Mejiro-Tenso shrine

If you wanna do this, consider yourself tagged by me!

[guangchuans]

[Image description: an image showing classification of “small seasons,” a more detailed description of what seasons are there and when they happen. Each is filed with “season,” “name,” “meaning,” “association,” and “date.”

In spring there are:

Risshun 立春 Start of spring. Ground thaws, fish appear under ice. Feb 4.

Usui 雨水 Rain waters. Snow recedes, mist lingers in the air. Feb 18

Keichitsu 啓蟄 Going-out of the worms. Bugs surface from hibernation. Mar 6.

Shunbun 春分 Vernal equinox. Sparrows start to nest, cherry blossoms bloom. Mar 21.

Seimei 清明 Clear and bright. Geese fly north, the first rainbows of the year appear. Apr 4.

Kokū 穀雨 Rain for harvests. Reeds sprout by rivers, rice seedlings grow. Apr 21.

In summer:

Rikka 立夏 Start of summer. Birds and frogs start the songs of summer. May 6.

Shōman 小満 Small blooming. Flowers and plants bloom, wheat ripens. May 21.

Bōshu 芒種 Seeds and cereals. Praying mantises hatch, fireflies come out. Time to seed the soil. Jun 5.

Geshi 夏至 Reaching summer. Longest days of the year, irises bloom. Jun 21.

Shōsho 小暑 Small heat. Warm winds blow, young hawks learn to fly. Jul 7.

Taisho 大暑 Big heat. Summer heat at its strongest, accompanied by great rains. Jul 23.

In autumn:

Risshu 立秋 Start of autumn. Cooler winds blow, thick fogs roll through hills. Aug 8.

Shosho 処暑 Lessening heat. Rice has ripened, the heat of summer, forgotten. Aug 23.

Hakuro 白露 White dew. Drops of dew on grass. Sep 7.

Shubun 秋分 Autumnal equinox. Day and night are of equal length. Sep 23.

Kanro 寒露 Cold dew. Temperatures begin to drop, crickets stop chirping. Oct 8.

Sōkō 霜降 Frosting. The first frosts, maple leaves turn yellow. Oct 23.

In winter:

Ritto 立冬 Start of winter. The ground starts to freeze. Nov 8.

Shōsetsu 小雪 Small snow. Light snow, the last leaves have fallen from trees. Nov 23.

Taisetsu 大雪 Big snow. Cold sets in, bears hibernate. Dec 8.

Tōji 冬至 Winter solstice. Shortest days of the year. Dec 22.

Shōkan 小寒 Small cold. Temperatures quickly drop. Jan 6.

Daikan 大寒 Big cold. Ice thickens on the streams, hens huddle together. Jan 20.

End image description.]

small seasons

[sunnyapollonjabrigidotter]

One of my life-long fascinations is def the Chinese Horoscope, & since my Sign is that of the Golden Dragon (2000) it makes way more special, cs a powerful sign, & element:

The Chinese zodiac has twelve animals: Rat (adaptable), Ox (diligent), Tiger (passionate), Rabbit (artistic), Dragon (powerful), Snake (wise), Horse (energetic), Goat (empathetic), Monkey (curious), Rooster (meticulous), Dog (loyal), and Pig (honest). source: timesofindiatoday

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Some ingenious connections here to help retain better some of their characteristics, it totally seems so awesome...

First on festivals, both Eastern & Western, tho i thought of either the 1st or 2nd...

Sorry that i didn't check on all celebrations, so idk if there might have been any mistakes, on either a festival name, or what it represents, from the Eastern side (since im European, & im familiar with the other 'western' too).

^^

That’s an interesting challenge! Associating each of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals with festivals from both Eastern and Western traditions can be done by focusing on the characteristics of each animal and the themes of the festivals. Here's a list of suggestions, keeping in mind symbolism, personality traits, and cultural associations:

### 1. **Rat**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Mid-Autumn Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Rat is known for intelligence, adaptability, and resourcefulness. The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates family reunion and clever ways of sharing and finding mooncakes. Rats are known for their social nature, and this festival's emphasis on unity fits their characteristics.

- **Western Festival**: *New Year's Eve*

- **Why**: The Rat symbolizes new beginnings and quick thinking. New Year's Eve is a time of setting goals, looking forward to a new cycle, and celebrating changes—a fitting match for the Rat’s resourceful and opportunistic nature.

### 2. **Ox**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Double Ninth Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Ox symbolizes hard work, stability, and resilience. The Double Ninth Festival is a day for honoring elders and respecting hard work and longevity, reflecting the Ox’s attributes.

- **Western Festival**: *Labor Day*

- **Why**: The Ox represents labor, diligence, and patience, all of which resonate with the themes of Labor Day, a celebration of the achievements and contributions of workers.

### 3. **Tiger**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Qingming Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Tiger represents courage and strength. The Qingming Festival is a time for respecting ancestors, bravery, and the strength to face one’s heritage and past.

- **Western Festival**: *Halloween*

- **Why**: The Tiger’s association with power, mystery, and fearlessness aligns with Halloween, where people confront the themes of death, spirits, and hidden aspects of the world.

### 4. **Rabbit**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Chongyang Festival (Japan: Shubun-no-Hi)*

- **Why**: The Rabbit is known for its gentleness and kindness. Chongyang Festival (Double Ninth) or the Japanese Shubun-no-Hi (Autumnal Equinox) are about appreciating nature’s beauty and seeking balance, reflecting the Rabbit’s peaceful nature.

- **Western Festival**: *Easter*

- **Why**: The Rabbit is already associated with Easter, symbolizing renewal, fertility, and new life. Easter and the Rabbit both represent the birth of new beginnings and innocence.

### 5. **Dragon**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Dragon Boat Festival (China)*

- **Why**: Naturally, the Dragon Boat Festival symbolizes the Dragon’s power, competition, and honor. This festival involves racing dragon-shaped boats, celebrating the mythical and revered dragon figure.

- **Western Festival**: *St. George’s Day*

- **Why**: St. George’s Day, which involves slaying a dragon, is a day of courage, valor, and overcoming challenges. The Dragon’s association with bravery fits the legend of St. George.

### 6. **Snake**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Ghost Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Snake is a symbol of wisdom, transformation, and mystery. The Ghost Festival deals with spirits and the unknown, themes that the Snake can navigate with its intuitive nature.

- **Western Festival**: *Samhain (Celtic Halloween)*

- **Why**: The Snake’s connection with transformation and the cycle of life and death aligns with Samhain’s theme of crossing over to the otherworld and exploring the mysteries of the spirit realm.

### 7. **Horse**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Naadam Festival (Mongolia)*

- **Why**: Horses are symbols of strength and freedom. Naadam, a festival of horse racing, archery, and wrestling, celebrates these qualities, showcasing the Horse’s athleticism and competitive spirit.

- **Western Festival**: *Carnival (Brazil)*

- **Why**: The Horse’s association with energy and movement makes it a good fit for Carnival, where dance, parades, and vibrant celebrations take place, embodying freedom and joy.

### 8. **Goat/Sheep**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Bai Ethnic Torch Festival (Yunnan, China)*

- **Why**: The Goat/Sheep is associated with peace and harmony. The Torch Festival is about unity, warding off evil, and seeking community strength, reflecting the Goat’s gentle, collective spirit.

- **Western Festival**: *Thanksgiving*

- **Why**: The Goat’s emphasis on family, generosity, and nurturing fits Thanksgiving, where people come together to share food, give thanks, and express gratitude for the harvest.

### 9. **Monkey**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Lantern Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Monkey is curious and playful. The Lantern Festival, with its light displays, puzzles, and playful atmosphere, suits the Monkey’s love for cleverness and fun.

- **Western Festival**: *Mardi Gras*

- **Why**: The Monkey’s energetic and mischievous nature fits Mardi Gras, with its revelry, costumes, and playful chaos.

### 10. **Rooster**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Hungry Ghost Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Rooster is known for vigilance and protection. The Hungry Ghost Festival involves keeping spirits at bay and honoring them, a role that suits the Rooster’s watchful nature.

- **Western Festival**: *Oktoberfest*

- **Why**: The Rooster, as a herald of the day and a symbol of hard work, suits Oktoberfest, which celebrates the harvest, abundance, and waking up early to work hard and then enjoy the rewards.

### 11. **Dog**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Double Seventh Festival (China)*

- **Why**: The Dog symbolizes loyalty and love. The Double Seventh Festival, celebrating the love story of the cowherd and weaver girl, fits the Dog’s themes of devotion and emotional connections.

- **Western Festival**: *Valentine’s Day*

- **Why**: The Dog’s loyalty and faithfulness make it a perfect match for Valentine’s Day, emphasizing relationships, trust, and companionship.

### 12. **Pig**

- **Eastern Festival**: *Spring Festival (Lunar New Year, China)*

- **Why**: The Pig represents wealth, abundance, and contentment. The Spring Festival is a time of feasting and welcoming prosperity, perfectly aligning with the Pig’s attributes.

- **Western Festival**: *Christmas*

- **Why**: The Pig’s association with generosity, sharing, and family gatherings resonates with Christmas traditions of gift-giving, feasting, and celebrating abundance.

### Summary

These associations are meant to capture the spirit of each zodiac animal and the essence of the festivals. Although not all of them are perfect matches, they reflect common themes that resonate across cultures, bridging the characteristics of each Chinese zodiac sign with Eastern and Western festivities.

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Then on each Sign as one of the Olympian gods, i know this one might seem too far-fetched, but the connection seems quite good:

Associating each of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs with one of the 12 Olympian gods can be an interesting exercise in finding shared characteristics, themes, and archetypes between the two systems. Let’s see how each sign might correspond to an Olympian god:

### 1. **Rat** - **Hermes (Mercury)**

- **Why**: The Rat is known for being clever, quick-witted, and resourceful. Hermes, the messenger of the gods, embodies these traits as he’s associated with communication, trade, and cunning. Both share a talent for adaptability and intelligence.

### 2. **Ox** - **Hephaestus (Vulcan)**

- **Why**: The Ox is patient, hardworking, and strong, reflecting Hephaestus’s qualities as the divine blacksmith. Hephaestus is diligent, industrious, and crafts beautiful works with perseverance and dedication, which aligns well with the steadfast nature of the Ox.

### 3. **Tiger** - **Ares (Mars)**

- **Why**: The Tiger represents courage, power, and a dynamic spirit, similar to Ares, the god of war. Both are bold and assertive, embodying energy, ferocity, and a willingness to face challenges head-on.

### 4. **Rabbit** - **Aphrodite (Venus)**

- **Why**: The Rabbit is gentle, peace-loving, and associated with beauty and kindness. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, shares these qualities, bringing harmony, sensitivity, and grace, which complement the Rabbit’s peaceful nature.

### 5. **Dragon** - **Zeus (Jupiter)**

- **Why**: The Dragon is powerful, authoritative, and commanding, much like Zeus, the king of the gods. Both symbolize leadership, dominance, and the ability to control forces around them. The Dragon’s mythical status and majestic presence parallel Zeus’s grandeur and authority.

### 6. **Snake** - **Athena (Minerva)**

- **Why**: The Snake is associated with wisdom, intelligence, and strategic thinking. Athena, the goddess of wisdom and strategy, is a fitting counterpart. Both are insightful, contemplative, and skilled in using knowledge to achieve their goals.

### 7. **Horse** - **Poseidon (Neptune)**

- **Why**: The Horse symbolizes freedom, speed, and power. Poseidon, the god of the sea, is also the patron of horses. Both are vigorous and possess a wild, untamed energy, emphasizing movement, strength, and dominance over nature.

### 8. **Goat/Sheep** - **Hestia (Vesta)**

- **Why**: The Goat/Sheep represents nurturing, gentleness, and a strong connection to home and family. Hestia, the goddess of hearth and home, embodies these qualities. Both are symbols of domesticity, stability, and caring for others.

### 9. **Monkey** - **Apollo**

- **Why**: The Monkey is known for its intelligence, playfulness, and curiosity, which aligns with Apollo’s association with the arts, music, and knowledge. Apollo, as a god of light and wisdom, matches the Monkey’s versatility and creativity.

### 10. **Rooster** - **Hera (Juno)**

- **Why**: The Rooster symbolizes watchfulness, pride, and protection, qualities that reflect Hera’s role as the queen of the gods and the protector of marriage and family. Both are vigilant and commanding presences, representing a sense of order and responsibility.

### 11. **Dog** - **Artemis (Diana)**

- **Why**: The Dog is loyal, protective, and honest. Artemis, as the goddess of the hunt and protector of animals, resonates with the Dog’s traits of faithfulness and guardianship. Both represent loyalty and the safeguarding of those they care for.

### 12. **Pig** - **Demeter (Ceres)**

- **Why**: The Pig is associated with abundance, generosity, and fertility. Demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility, shares these themes, representing prosperity, nourishment, and care for the earth’s bounty. The Pig’s symbolism of wealth and contentment aligns with Demeter’s nurturing spirit.

### Summary

This pairing considers the core characteristics and symbolisms of each Chinese zodiac sign and matches them with the Greek gods whose domains, personalities, and mythological roles complement these attributes.

Tell me, do you agree, disagree, or 50/50, or nah...

[hosizorayoukai]

2024 Autumnal Equinox Day] Silver Week Starry Sky Special! Purple Mountains, perihelion passage of Comet Atlas (C/2023 A3), collaboration of the Moon and planets

Autumnal Equinox Day, Silver Week Starry Sky Special! Autumnal Equinox Day (Shubun no Hi) is a Japanese holiday that celebrates the autumnal equinox (around September 23). 

This day is meant to celebrate the arrival of autumn, when the length of day and night are approximately equal. It is also a day to honor ancestors and give thanks to nature. On that day, the stars in the sky also celebrate the arrival of autumn. Around dawn of each day, the moon will collaborate with Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars, as if each is high-fiving the other where they are aligned. The moon has just turned into a half moon, the sagittal moon. We will keep you posted on how it goes. Also, a major event, the perihelion passage of Comet Purple-Valley-Atlas (C/2023 A3), will occur at dawn on Saturday of the weekend. Will it survive and show its face in October without being disintegrated by the sun's power? We are on the brink of doom. Please look forward to a week of anticipation and excitement!

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[brookston]

Holidays 9.23

Holidays

Al-Yaom Al-Watany (Saudi Arabia)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Asteroid Day

Barbara Gordon Day

Batman Day (DC Comics)

Bi Visibility Day (UK)

Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day; Cambodia)

Celebrate Bisexuality Day (a.k.a. Bisexual Pride & Bi Visibility Day)

Checkers Day

Chuuk Liberation Day (Micronesia)

Day of the Genocide of Lithuania's Jews (Lithuania)

Dogs in Politics Day

Education Technology Day

First Day of Fall [Autumnal Equinox, Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. …

Alban Elfed (Celtic Winter Finding)

Autumnal Equinox (a.k.a. Mabon, Alban Elfed; Celtic, Pagan) [6 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]

Autumn Stroll Day

Fall Astronomy Day

Feast of Carpo (Celtic Goddess of Autumn)

Festival of Ragutiene and Ragutis (Slavic Goddess & God of Beer) 

Festival of the Sea Goddess (Eskimo)

French Republican New Year (France)

Higan (Japan)

Kukulcan Snake God Celebration (Ancient Mayan)

Mabon begins (Northern Hemisphere; Neopaganism)

Miķeļi Festival begins (Latvia; The Week of Iron)

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Oenach Carman (Ancient Celtic)

Ostara begins (Southern Hemisphere; Neopaganism)

Proposal Day

Sendai Great Tug-of-War (Japan)

Shubun no Hi (Japan)

Spring Day (Argentina)

Svarog’s Day (Asatru/Slavic Pagan Mead Drinking Festival to God of Fire & Sky)

Flashbulb Day

Gray Cat Day

Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)

Haryana Veer and Shahidi Divas (Haryana, India)

Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania)

I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight Day

Innergize Day [Day after Equinox]

International Day Against Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking of Women & Children

International Day of Sign Languages

International Hospitality Women’s Day

International Restless Legs Syndrome Day

Kyrgyz Language Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Landscape-Nursery Day

Learn to Code Day

National AFM Day (a.k.a. Acute Flaccid Myelitis Day)

National Acute Flaccid Myelitis Day

National Checkers Day

National Field Marketer’s Day

National Go With Your Gut Day

National Property Manager’s Day

National Redhead Appreciation Day

National Singles Day

National Teletext Day (UK)

National Temperature Control Day

National Volleyball Day

Neptune Day

New Year's Day (Constantinople)

Nintendo Day

Pancake Queen Memorial Day

Puffy Shirt Day (Seinfeld)

Restless Legs Awareness Day

Saffron Day (French Republic)

Speed Racer Day

Sügise Algus (a.k.a. Sügisene Pööripäev; Estonia, Finland, Sweden)

Teachers’ Day (Brunei)

Thrue Bab (Blessed Rainy Day; Bhutan)

Teal Talk Day

That'll Be the Day Day

West Nordic Day

World Maritime Day (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chewing Gum Day

Gastronomy Day (France)

Great American Pot Pie Day

National Apple Cider Vinegar Day

National Bacon Butty Day (UK)

National Baker Day

National Snack Stick Day

Za’atar Day

4th Saturday in September

American Frog Day [4th Saturday]

Cavan Day [4th Saturday]

European Mushroom Day [4th Saturday]

Fish Amnesty Day [4th Saturday]

International Rabbit Day [4th Saturday]

Kiwanis Kids' Day [4th Saturday]

Museum Day (Smithsonian) [4th Saturday]

National Colouring Day (Canada) [4th Saturday]

National Hunting & Fishing Day [4th Saturday]

National Public Lands Day [4th Saturday]

National Seat Check Saturday [4th Saturday]

National Wildlife Ecology Day [4th Saturday]

R.E.A.D. in America Day [4th Saturday]

Seat Check Saturday [4th Saturday]

Independence Days

Duchy of Prussian Britannia (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adomnán (Christian; Saint)

Augustalia (Ancient Rome)

Cicciolina Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Cissa of Crowland (or of Northumbria; Christian; Saint)

Citua (Feast to the Moon; Ancient Inca)

Corneille (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Chukem (Deity of Footraces; Colombia)

Feast of the Ingathering (a.k.a. Harvest Home, Kirn or Mell-Supper; UK)

Festival of Papa, Wife of Rangi (Maori; New Zealand)

Festival of the Goddess Ninkasi (Sumerian Goddess of Brewing)

František Kupka (Artology)

Libra zodiac sign begins (Pagan)

Linus, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Manolo and Carlo Flamingo (Muppetism)

Paul Delvaux (Artology)

Padre Pio (a.k.a. Pio of Pietreclcina; Christian; Saint)

Sossius (Christian; Saint)

Suzanne Valadon (Artology)

Thecla (Roman Catholic Church)

Walk the Plank Day (Pastafarian)

Xanthippe and Polyxena (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [39 of 53]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [45 of 60]

Premieres

Abraxas, by Carlos Santana (Album; 1970)

Aja, by Steely Dan (Album; 1977)

Arsenic and Old Lace (Film; 1944)

Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV Series; 1976)

The Blacklist (TV Series; 2013)

Blonde (Film; 2022)

Brave Little Tailor (Disney Cartoon; 1938)

Bridges to Babylon, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1997)

Bunker Hill Bunny (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Film; 1969)

Capture the Saint, by Burt Barer (Novel; 1997) [Saint #52]

Corpse Bride (Animated Film; 2005)

Daffy’s in Trouble (WB LT Cartoon; 1961)

Difficult Loves, by Italo Calvino (Novel; 1970)

Dolphin Tale (Film; 2011)

Educating Rita (Film; 1983)

Enola Holmes (Film; 2020)

Girls with Balls (Film; 2018)

The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt (Novel; 2013)

Goofy Gymnastics (Disney Cartoon; 1949)

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Film; 2022)

Heroes, by David Bowie (Song; 1977)

I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (WB MM Cartoon; 1933)

JAG (TV Series; 1995)

Jeepers Creepers (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

The Jetsons (Animated TV Series; 1962)

Light of the Midnight Fun (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Mad About You (TV Series; 1992)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Modern Family (TV Series; 2009)

Mom (TV Series; 2013)

NCIS (TV Series; 2003)

Night of the Living Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1988)

North, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2003)

The Nylon Curtain, by Billy Joel (Album; 1982)

One Tree Hill (TV Series; 2003)

Only When I Laugh (Film; 1981)

Parallel Lines, by Blondie (Album; 1978)

People Are Strange, by The Doors (Song; 1967)

Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux (Novel; 1909)

The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (Prose Poetry; 1923)

Rodent to Stardom (WB LT Cartoon; 1967)

Scooby-Doo! And the Goblin King (WB Animated Film; 2008)

The Shawshank Redemption (Film; 1994)

Sledge Hammer! (TV Series; 1987)

Storks (Animated Film; 2016)

Up a Tree (Disney Cartoon; 1955)

The Veldt, by Ray Bradbury (Short Story; 1950)

When I Was Cruel, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2002)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK Improv Series; 1988)

Today’s Name Days

Helene, Thekla (Austria)

Elizabeta, Lino, Pijo, Tekla, Zaharija (Croatia)

Berta (Czech Republic)

Linus (Denmark)

Diana, Dolores, Tekla (Estonia)

Mielikki, Miisa, Minja (Finland)

Constant, Faustine (France)

Linus, Gerhild, Thekla (Germany)

Iris, Polixeni, Rais, Xanthippe, Xanthippi (Greece)

Tekla (Hungary)

Lino, Pio, Rebecca (Italy)

Ivanda, Omula, Vanda, Veneranda (Latvia)

Galintas, Galintė, Linas, Teklė (Lithuania)

Snefrid, Snorre (Norway)

Boguchwała, Bogusław, Libert, Minodora, Tekla (Poland)

Zdenka (Slovakia)

Constancio, Lino, Pío, Tecla (Spain)

Tea, Tekla (Sweden)

Autumn, Linnet, Linnette, Lynette, Lynn, Lynne (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 266 of 2024; 99 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 38 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 9 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Tishri 5784

Islamic: 8 Rabi I 1445

J Cal: 26 Aki; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 9 September 2023

Moon: 59%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 14 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Corneille]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 1 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 1 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Autumn (a.k.a. Fall) [Season 4 of 4]

Libra (Balance) begins [Zodiac Sign 7; thru 10.22]

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醜聞 (Shūbun  - Scandal), 1950.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa | Writ. Akira Kurosawa & Ryūzō Kikushima | DOP Toshio Ubukata

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Holidays 9.23

Holidays

Al-Yaom Al-Watany (Saudi Arabia)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Asteroid Day

Barbara Gordon Day

Batman Day (DC Comics)

Bi Visibility Day (UK)

Bonn Phchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day; Cambodia)

Celebrate Bisexuality Day (a.k.a. Bisexual Pride & Bi Visibility Day)

Checkers Day

Chuuk Liberation Day (Micronesia)

Day of the Genocide of Lithuania's Jews (Lithuania)

Dogs in Politics Day

Education Technology Day

First Day of Fall [Autumnal Equinox, Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. …

Alban Elfed (Celtic Winter Finding)

Autumnal Equinox (a.k.a. Mabon, Alban Elfed; Celtic, Pagan) [6 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]

Autumn Stroll Day

Fall Astronomy Day

Feast of Carpo (Celtic Goddess of Autumn)

Festival of Ragutiene and Ragutis (Slavic Goddess & God of Beer) 

Festival of the Sea Goddess (Eskimo)

French Republican New Year (France)

Higan (Japan)

Kukulcan Snake God Celebration (Ancient Mayan)

Mabon begins (Northern Hemisphere; Neopaganism)

Miķeļi Festival begins (Latvia; The Week of Iron)

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Oenach Carman (Ancient Celtic)

Ostara begins (Southern Hemisphere; Neopaganism)

Proposal Day

Sendai Great Tug-of-War (Japan)

Shubun no Hi (Japan)

Spring Day (Argentina)

Svarog’s Day (Asatru/Slavic Pagan Mead Drinking Festival to God of Fire & Sky)

Flashbulb Day

Gray Cat Day

Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)

Haryana Veer and Shahidi Divas (Haryana, India)

Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania)

I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight Day

Innergize Day [Day after Equinox]

International Day Against Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking of Women & Children

International Day of Sign Languages

International Hospitality Women’s Day

International Restless Legs Syndrome Day

Kyrgyz Language Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Landscape-Nursery Day

Learn to Code Day

National AFM Day (a.k.a. Acute Flaccid Myelitis Day)

National Acute Flaccid Myelitis Day

National Checkers Day

National Field Marketer’s Day

National Go With Your Gut Day

National Property Manager’s Day

National Redhead Appreciation Day

National Singles Day

National Teletext Day (UK)

National Temperature Control Day

National Volleyball Day

Neptune Day

New Year's Day (Constantinople)

Nintendo Day

Pancake Queen Memorial Day

Puffy Shirt Day (Seinfeld)

Restless Legs Awareness Day

Saffron Day (French Republic)

Speed Racer Day

Sügise Algus (a.k.a. Sügisene Pööripäev; Estonia, Finland, Sweden)

Teachers’ Day (Brunei)

Thrue Bab (Blessed Rainy Day; Bhutan)

Teal Talk Day

That'll Be the Day Day

West Nordic Day

World Maritime Day (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chewing Gum Day

Gastronomy Day (France)

Great American Pot Pie Day

National Apple Cider Vinegar Day

National Bacon Butty Day (UK)

National Baker Day

National Snack Stick Day

Za’atar Day

4th Saturday in September

American Frog Day [4th Saturday]

Cavan Day [4th Saturday]

European Mushroom Day [4th Saturday]

Fish Amnesty Day [4th Saturday]

International Rabbit Day [4th Saturday]

Kiwanis Kids' Day [4th Saturday]

Museum Day (Smithsonian) [4th Saturday]

National Colouring Day (Canada) [4th Saturday]

National Hunting & Fishing Day [4th Saturday]

National Public Lands Day [4th Saturday]

National Seat Check Saturday [4th Saturday]

National Wildlife Ecology Day [4th Saturday]

R.E.A.D. in America Day [4th Saturday]

Seat Check Saturday [4th Saturday]

Independence Days

Duchy of Prussian Britannia (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adomnán (Christian; Saint)

Augustalia (Ancient Rome)

Cicciolina Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Cissa of Crowland (or of Northumbria; Christian; Saint)

Citua (Feast to the Moon; Ancient Inca)

Corneille (Positivist; Saint)

Feast of Chukem (Deity of Footraces; Colombia)

Feast of the Ingathering (a.k.a. Harvest Home, Kirn or Mell-Supper; UK)

Festival of Papa, Wife of Rangi (Maori; New Zealand)

Festival of the Goddess Ninkasi (Sumerian Goddess of Brewing)

František Kupka (Artology)

Libra zodiac sign begins (Pagan)

Linus, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Manolo and Carlo Flamingo (Muppetism)

Paul Delvaux (Artology)

Padre Pio (a.k.a. Pio of Pietreclcina; Christian; Saint)

Sossius (Christian; Saint)

Suzanne Valadon (Artology)

Thecla (Roman Catholic Church)

Walk the Plank Day (Pastafarian)

Xanthippe and Polyxena (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [39 of 53]

Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [45 of 60]

Premieres

Abraxas, by Carlos Santana (Album; 1970)

Aja, by Steely Dan (Album; 1977)

Arsenic and Old Lace (Film; 1944)

Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV Series; 1976)

The Blacklist (TV Series; 2013)

Blonde (Film; 2022)

Brave Little Tailor (Disney Cartoon; 1938)

Bridges to Babylon, by The Rolling Stones (Album; 1997)

Bunker Hill Bunny (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Film; 1969)

Capture the Saint, by Burt Barer (Novel; 1997) [Saint #52]

Corpse Bride (Animated Film; 2005)

Daffy’s in Trouble (WB LT Cartoon; 1961)

Difficult Loves, by Italo Calvino (Novel; 1970)

Dolphin Tale (Film; 2011)

Educating Rita (Film; 1983)

Enola Holmes (Film; 2020)

Girls with Balls (Film; 2018)

The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt (Novel; 2013)

Goofy Gymnastics (Disney Cartoon; 1949)

The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Film; 2022)

Heroes, by David Bowie (Song; 1977)

I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song (WB MM Cartoon; 1933)

JAG (TV Series; 1995)

Jeepers Creepers (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

The Jetsons (Animated TV Series; 1962)

Light of the Midnight Fun (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Mad About You (TV Series; 1992)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Modern Family (TV Series; 2009)

Mom (TV Series; 2013)

NCIS (TV Series; 2003)

Night of the Living Duck (WB LT Cartoon; 1988)

North, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2003)

The Nylon Curtain, by Billy Joel (Album; 1982)

One Tree Hill (TV Series; 2003)

Only When I Laugh (Film; 1981)

Parallel Lines, by Blondie (Album; 1978)

People Are Strange, by The Doors (Song; 1967)

Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux (Novel; 1909)

The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran (Prose Poetry; 1923)

Rodent to Stardom (WB LT Cartoon; 1967)

Scooby-Doo! And the Goblin King (WB Animated Film; 2008)

The Shawshank Redemption (Film; 1994)

Sledge Hammer! (TV Series; 1987)

Storks (Animated Film; 2016)

Up a Tree (Disney Cartoon; 1955)

The Veldt, by Ray Bradbury (Short Story; 1950)

When I Was Cruel, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2002)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (UK Improv Series; 1988)

Today’s Name Days

Helene, Thekla (Austria)

Elizabeta, Lino, Pijo, Tekla, Zaharija (Croatia)

Berta (Czech Republic)

Linus (Denmark)

Diana, Dolores, Tekla (Estonia)

Mielikki, Miisa, Minja (Finland)

Constant, Faustine (France)

Linus, Gerhild, Thekla (Germany)

Iris, Polixeni, Rais, Xanthippe, Xanthippi (Greece)

Tekla (Hungary)

Lino, Pio, Rebecca (Italy)

Ivanda, Omula, Vanda, Veneranda (Latvia)

Galintas, Galintė, Linas, Teklė (Lithuania)

Snefrid, Snorre (Norway)

Boguchwała, Bogusław, Libert, Minodora, Tekla (Poland)

Zdenka (Slovakia)

Constancio, Lino, Pío, Tecla (Spain)

Tea, Tekla (Sweden)

Autumn, Linnet, Linnette, Lynette, Lynn, Lynne (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 266 of 2024; 99 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 38 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 9 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Tishri 5784

Islamic: 8 Rabi I 1445

J Cal: 26 Aki; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 9 September 2023

Moon: 59%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 14 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Corneille]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 1 of 89)

Zodiac: Libra (Day 1 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Autumn (a.k.a. Fall) [Season 4 of 4]

Libra (Balance) begins [Zodiac Sign 7; thru 10.22]

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Antique Japanese Inlaid Peony Vase - Sterling Silver, Gold and Copper Showa 4th Shubun Carved

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Movie-log 

101. Shûbun / Scandal

Akira Kurosawa -- 1950 | Japan | 5.5

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Actually, it’s Hiruta from ‘Scandal’ who’s a walking misophonia trigger. I can’t stand his constant sniffing and lip smacking.