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Kattikā

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우기의 끝을 알리는 별자리이자 달(10월에서 11월)의 이름으로, 그 보름날에는 축제가 열렸다

Name of a constellation and also of a month (October to November), during which the full-moon is near the constellation of Pleiades.

It is the last month of the rainy season (See, e.g., Netti.143. For details see the Pali Text Society Dictionary. s.v. Kattikā)

The full-moon day of the month was observed as a festival and great rejoicings were held, particularly at night, e.g., J.i.433; 499, 508.

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