Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」
謹賀新年 令和八年
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令和八年 元旦
Reiwa 8
New Year’s Day
"謹賀新年" is
pronounced "kinga shinnen" and is a greeting that is written
at the beginning of a New Year's card as a greeting to celebrate the New Year.
"Kin" expresses respect, and "ga" means to celebrate, so
together they form a polite expression meaning "I would like to offer my
sincere congratulations."
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初日の出富士の裾野に駆ける馬
hatsuhinode fuji no susono ni kakeru uma
First sunrise of
the year
a horse galloping
at the foot of Mount Fuji
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The Year of the Horse
2026年「丙午」
The Chinese zodiac
sign for 2026："Bingwu"
"Bing（丙：ひのえ : hinoe）"
belongs to the "fire" element of the five elements/five elements that
make up the world: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, and represents intense
heat like the sun.
"Wo（午：うま :
uma）"
in the Chinese zodiac is the character "仵" which
represents the original state of a plant, and represents the time when plants
that grew in the previous year of the Snake (the character that represents the
state of a plant is also "Mi（巳：み : mi ）"
stop growing.
If we
combine these two words, we can interpret this as a year in which we will put
all our efforts into striving for maximum growth and achieve it.
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As mentioned above, the Fire Horse year, which achieves maximum growth with the strength of fire, has the momentum to burn everything down if one mistake is made.
If we tighten the reins, set our sights firmly on our
goals, and move forward, 2026 could be a year in which we can ride the momentum
and make a final sprint to reap the next great rewards.
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The guardian deity of the Year of the Horse is
Bodhisattva Seishi, who illuminates the world with the light of wisdom. It is
said that this light will free people from confusion.
This year is likely to be one in which we will
energetically escape from chaos, cast aside doubts, and forge ahead toward our
dreams.
秋田国際俳句ネットワーク
蛭田 秀法
Hidenori Hiruta
Akita International Haiku Network
