'' The custom of 'airing out' is done in summer to prevent kimonos, books, scrolls, and so on from being eaten by insects and mold. Here, there is also a subtext of frustration, probably stemming from the suppression of women in Edo society. ''
from 'Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master', by Patricia Donegan & Yoshie Ishibashi
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'' The custom of 'airing out' is done in summer to prevent kimonos, books, scrolls, and so on from being eaten by insects and mold. Here, there is also a subtext of frustration, probably stemming from the suppression of women in Edo society. '' from 'Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master', by Patricia Donegan & Yoshie Ishibashi