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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Lunar Twilight 2020 - the last night: Shima Uta

 

And then there was one. Tonight the last glimmer of 2020 streaks across the heavens.  Look up because the last Moon of 2020 fades to darkness.  After a day of waiting, on January 14, 2021 will the first Moon of 2021 begin. 

Since we started with a Japanese artist to contemplate Lunar Twilight, it only makes sense to close with another.  The follow song stems from men from Yamanashi Prefecture.  It is on the other side of Mt. Fuji.   However, this song stems from a folk song from Okinawa as converted into modern music in 1993.   

It is sad song of love and letting go, as we transition from one year to the next, it is more than appropriate.  This is an accumulation of the themes for Lunar Twilight 2020.  

1 comment:

  1. The next Lunar Twilight 2021 will be at a minimum of 1½ nights, because the last Moon of 2021 fades away on January 1, 2021. And the first Moon of 2022 starts on January 2, 2022!

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