大寒は一年で一番冷えこむ季節で、大きく寒いと書きます。この時期は起きられない朝、頬がぴりりと痛い北風、かじかむ手と猫背の人々、足のしもやけがかゆい。寒の入りからそんな毎日を過ごしています。

To welcome the god of the year and prepare for the New Year. We arrange the decorations for the New Year with shimekazari (decorations for the New Year), osechii-ryori (festive foods), and flowers, and we pay our respects to the gods at Hatsumode (New Year's visit to the shrine).

Japan has many milestones in the beginning. New Year’s Day is just around the corner. The beginning of the lunar calendar is Risshun. And the beginning of “Enano no Yui” is the winter solstice.

大雪は大きい雪と書くように、雪がたくさん降って来る時期です。恵那山麓の今年の雪はどのくらい降るのでしょうか。