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Historical term; Buddhism
kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period
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Historical term
Metal Monkey month; lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent
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Historical term
Gapsin Coup (failed reformist coup d'état in Korea; 1884); Kapsin Coup
