The link explaining Hiraga Gennai's connection to the Midsummer Day of the Ox is broken. I don't know what the previous link said, but here are two other explanations that I found trying to satisfy my own curiosity.
The link explaining Hiraga Gennai's connection to the Midsummer Day of the Ox is broken. I don't know what the previous link said, but here are two other explanations that I found trying to satisfy my own curiosity.
Wowww!♡Why do you think Reimu asked that kind of question?So, tell me, why do they call it "the Midsummer Day of the Ox"? I usually translate it to the equivalent idiom "dog days of summer", but since this is about the Japanese term's history, I'm leaving it as-is.There's also the theory that eels cooked on the Midsummer Day of the Ox will not spoil.Even though she could have asked me...#There's a famous theory that it was an advertisement thought up by Hiraga Gennai. Explanation of his association with the Midsummer Day of the Ox is here.However, I think it has to do with the fact that the time of year is...Probably because she figured she could put him in a good mood and get him to treat her to some eel.
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