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Note 7 — Old Stories

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Lucky and unlucky days were named and symbolized as follows, according to the old Japanese astrological system:—

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Senkatsu:—forenoon good; afternoon bad.

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Tomobiki:—forenoon good; afternoon good at the beginning and the end, but bad in the middle.

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Senpu;—forenoon bad; afternoon good.

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Butsumetsu:—wholly unlucky.

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Taian;—altogether good.

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Shakō:—all unlucky, except at noon.

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