Camellia Tea Ceremony
💄💋THE MAKE-UP WEARING LEAVES🌿🎎
Ryōsoku-in (両足院), a sub-temple of Kennin-ji (建仁寺), is affectionately known as the 'Temple of the Hangeshō' (半夏生の寺) at this time of year, when the herb "Chinese lizard's tail" begins to bloom in profusion.
It is not clear how hangeshō got its name.
For some it's because the plant's leaves turn white around the last seed-sowing day, the 11th day after the summer solstice.
July 2nd-6th in the ancient calendar, 'Hangeshōzu' (半夏生 'crow-dipper sprouts'), was named after the plant.
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