Today is 驚螫 in the Chinese Lunar Calender, the day when all insects are awakened by the coming of Spring. (There are 24 such seasonal periods in every year.) The kids were coughing and sneezing. It is believed that older or sick people, or the very young ones, have to be especially careful on those 24 days, because the energy of the whole universe are chaging rapidly and it's difficult for them to cope with.
Indeed today is warm. Just 3 days ago we had a bad snow storm that the school had to be closed. After a long and cold winter, spring seems to have finally arrived. Very slowly, though........
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