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Safflower, saffron flower (benibana, beni no hana) Japan. Carthamus tinctorius

Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) safuron, safuran, Safran

Sage, Salbei, Salvia splendens et al. (sarubeea, seeji) Japan

Samurai, bushi, buke, tsuwamono, Daimyoo Japan

.. .. Saints: Their Memorial Days Links to the Saints

Salmon (sake) Japan
Salmonberry (North America, Southeast Alaska)

Sand (suna) Japan, worldwide
Sandalwood (chandan) India
Sanja Festival at Asakusa Kannon (Japan)
Santa Claus St. Nikolaus, Santa san . Worldwide
Santoka Memorial Day (Santooka ki) Japan

Sari Dress for Ladies, India
Saury Fish (sanma, Japan) Pacific Saury

Scarecrow (kakashi) Vogelscheuche Japan, worldwide. Bird rattles, bird scarers and more
Schoolyear begins Worldwide

.. .. .. Seasons and Categories General Points

Seaweed (kaisoo) Japan Including laver (nori), kelp (wakame), duckweed (mo) and agar agar (tengusa)
Secret Buddha Statues (hibutsu) Japan
Senior Citizen's Day. Respect for the Aged Day (keiroo no hi) Japan Including: Old people, elders, elderly and so on as haiku topics
Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) India (Snake Festival)
Sesame (til, tila, gingili) India goma, goma no hana (Japan)
Setsubun (Japan) .. Bean Throwing Festival, February 3
Seven Herbs of Spring (haru no nanakusa) (Japan)

Seven Five Seven (shichigosan) Japan. Celebrating seven, five and three year old children

Shamisen (a musical instrument) Japan. sheperd's purse (shamisengusa)
Sheperds Winter (Romania)
Sheep (hitsuji) Kenya
Shiitake Mushrooms Japan
Short day (tanjitsu), short night (mijika yo) 　 Japan

.. .. .. .. Shinto Ceremonies in Japan A topical Saijiki.
Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja, miya, guu) Japan see also : TEMPLE
Shrine day (shanichi) Japan. For the God of the Earth (tsuchi no kami)

Shiva Ratri Night, Festival India, Nepal, Hindu Communities

..... Short Rains, a Haiku Season in Kenya

Shrovetide Maslenitsa (Russia)

Sierra Nevada, High Sierra North America

Silence (maun) (India) . Shizukesa, Japan. Quietude, Stillness
...... Silence by Narayanan
..... Silence and Stones
..... Continue to ... Silence and Haiga

Sleet, rain mixed with snow, cold rain, wy drizzle (shigure) 　 Japan, other areas
..... including
"village shower", passing winter shower, mura shigure. scattered winter showers, kata shigure. nightly sleet shower, sayo shigure. drizzling, sleet is falling, shigururu. / ice-rain (hi-same), rain in the cold (kan no ame)and many many more

Sliding paper doors (fusuma) Japan
Sliding doors (shooji) Japan. Also folding screens (byoobu, byobu)
Slippers, Toilet Slippers (surippaa, Hausschuhe) Japan and worldwide

Skunk Cabbage (Alaska) (Mizu-Bashoo, Japanese Skunk Cabbage)

..... Smell, Aroma, Fragrance in various kigo (koo, ka, nioi, kusai) smelling, sweetfish, fragrance of rice, mildew, perfume and more

Smelt, Osmerus mordax Fish in America, Cucumber Fish, kyuuri uo (Japan)
Snake, serpent, viper, cobra (hebi, mamushi, habu) Japan
Snake Gourd (karasu-uri, Japan) see also: sponge gourd (hechima)
Snapper in Australia

Snow (yuki) Japan . Many kigo related to snow.
Snowdrops Schneeglocken
Snow Geese (hakugan, kari, wataridori) Japan. Migratory birds.
Snowman (yuki Daruma) Japan (yuki-botoke)
Snow melting (yukidoke, Japan) thawing, thaw, defrost. Schneeschmelze

Soap bubbles (shabondama)　 Japan. Seifenblasen
Soccer, Football, Fussball. Europe Including other Winter Sport Kigo, such as Rugby, American Football, Bob Sley, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey

..... ..... ..... Sonoran Saijiki, USA
Sorrel, Hibiscus (Tropics)
Sound of Water (mizu no oto) Japan Translation Problems

..... Southern Cross Haiku Information about the Southern Hemisphere

Sparrow (suzume, Japan)
.. ... SPICES from India
Spiders ... (kumo, Japan) Spider web, Cob web. Spinne
Spider Lilies, cluster amaryllis (higanbana, manjushage, Japan)

Sponge gourd (hechima) Japan, also Masaoka Shiki Memorial Day, Hechima-ki

Spring (haru, Japan)
... Spring equinox, vernal equinox Japan
... Spring at the Zoo , also Bird's Nest
... Spring Peace Mild spring weather (nodoka, Japan)
... Spring light, spring shining (shunkoo) Japan
..... wind shining (kaze hikaru) Japan

Sprinkling Water (uchimizu, Japan)
Star Festival (Tanabata, Japan)
Start of School Year, School Year starts(Kenya)
Stephen’s Day Europe, christian communities
Stepping on a Christian image (fumi-e, ebumi) Japan
Stone Lantern (ishidooroo) Japan
Storm, Gales Europa

Strawberries Cranberries
Straw hat, hat, cap, hood (kasa, booshi, zukin (Japan)

Summer (natsu, Japan)
..... Summer in India Kigo Collection
..... Summer sash (natsu obi, natsuobi) Japan
..... Summer Solstice (geshi) Worldwide

Sunset (yuuhi) Japan Worldwide
Surfer, Surfing, Surf Hawaii, worldwide
Swallow (tsubame, Japan)

Sweets from Japan (wagashi)
Sweetfish

Swift, Mauerseegler Germany
Swing (buranko) Japan