Kisaragi (如月 or 衣更着) is a traditional name for February in Japanese. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

The meaning of "kisaragi" is not so deep as those of the other names of the months. It is written as "wearing kimonos over" in kanji; it also means "the rehabilitation of plants." February is the second month of the year. In the lunar calendar, which was used until the Heian Period, February was the second month of winter; January, February, March made up winter, and the three months starting from April were considered spring. The characters for Kanji, lit. ... A lunar calendar is a calendar whose date indicates the moon phase. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei Overview The Heian period (平安時代) is the last division...