rain on the grave site I visit
for the first time
World Kigo Database (Seimei)
Note: The Seimei Festival starts on April 5. The relatives gather in front of the graves, say prayers and then have a feast, including traditional dishes and the loved "awamori" liquor. After the feast it is time for shamisen music and dance. The relatives have two weeks to perform the rituals. Sometimes the bones are taken out of the graves and washed. Washing the bones is a custom of China, where floods would flush the bones out of the graves.
-- An Excerpt from World Kigo Database (Season of spring)
