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Can anyone help me with the Japanese Autumnal equinox?

So, I need help with writing a five sentence paragraph in japanese about it. I have all the facts, but I'm not sure how to do it in Japanese. The lil essay that I wrote about it in English is The Autumnal Equinox, or Higan No Chu-Nichi in japanese. The Higan is the period of time around autumn and spring, there's a saying that expresses this time, "Both the heat and cold end with Higan." The Autumnal Equinox is on September 23 or 24, on this day, they pay their respects to their parents, grandparents, and other family members who have passed away. They celebrate the Higan also to state the changing of seasons, from Autumn to Spring. The Autumnal Equinox actually has two backgrounds. One being the celebration of when the seasons change, a typical celebration of an agricultural society. This is the day when the night time hours and the day-time hours are equal. The other background is a religious one, the religion is buddhism. They visit their deceased family, just like I stated above. They weed their family tombs and leave flowers, sweet rice balls covered with soybean paste, and incense. It is tradition that they bring round food because the family members prefer round foods over any other. On this day, they don't exactly eat anything specific. If anything, they would probably also eat sweet rice balls because they would make them for their family anyways. On Higan, the people that have passed away are the ones that eat specific food. Can anyone help?

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1. You might have better luck asking this in a different category. You got stuck in "Astronomy & Space" because you have the words "autumnal equinox" in your question. I've found a few web links that might help you: http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ENG/Hiroshima/Festivals/35.html http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/japan/jp_holi.html http://www.budtempchi.org/ohiganwriteup.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higan
2. there is a tree, the Higan Cherry, that blooms at this time of year, too... perhaps you could add it in?...