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candle rush

On-Yomi: カン

Koohii stories:

1) [astridtops] 10-2-2007(30): The candle rush doesn't bloom often, but when it does, the flowers must be perfect.

2) [adrianbarritt] 29-1-2008(14): There was a candle rush because these scented candles were perfect, smelling just like real flowers.

3) [cameron_en] 15-11-2008(9): On valentines day (a.k.a. the candle rush), people are rushing to buy candles and the perfect flowers for their lover. Of course they do this all with a smile 莞爾 【かんじ】として.

4) [herman] 10-6-2009(7): I prefer using "smiling" as keyword. Imagine her smile when you give her the perfect flowers.

5) [to_nihon] 11-1-2009(4): If you were wise in the middle ages, you wouldn't waste time collecting flowers; you would spend your time collecting candle rush, the pith of which was perfect for making candle wicks. See http://www.rushlight.org/research/juncus.html for a description. More information here: http://sognogfjordane.kulturnett.no/sognfolkemuseum/Liv/Kulturlandskap/CULTIVATEDLANDS.htm and a picture here: http://sognogfjordane.kulturnett.no/sognfolkemuseum/Liv/Kulturlandskap/kultur33.jpg.

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