Shiwasu or December

It is December already and less than a month before the end of 2020.
This month has another name in Japan — The old way to call it is ‘Shiwasu’. In Japanese, the word has a couple of meanings and one of the popular ones is ‘shi runs around’. Shi, Buddhist monks, are busy for the year-end Buddhist events. Therefore, it is believed in Japan that December is the busiest month. During such a busy period as this, we would like to be careful especially about our health, and be ready for entering a new year with a lot of happiness.