January 3rd Color Calendar: First Pale of the Year
The color calendar for January 3, 2026 is "Hatsuawa."
The New Year's atmosphere is gradually easing.
It is a color that lets go of intensity and moves towards gentleness.
January 3rd Color Calendar
Hatsuawa – First bubbles
"Let go of intensity and move towards kindness."
"Hatsuawa" is the pale color of the air when the tension of the new year begins to subside.
White or gray, a soft light gray with a slight bluish tint
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This color represents the "slowness of beginning" and "quiet transition."
As the end of the three days approaches,
The moment the air suddenly becomes lighter,
The paleness emerges as gentleness.
First light in daily life
• I got lost on the way back from visiting a shrine in the New Year, and the sky was slightly cloudy.
• The soft margins left on the New Year's dishes
• The outline of faint light reflected on the morning shoji screen
Hatsuawa is a color that conveys the idea of a "warm beginning" and the "gentleness of space."
This is a gentle poem for the beginning of the year that shines with the "tranquility of materials" and "lingering emotions" that WABISUKE values.
Notes and etymology
• "Hatsuawa" is a word coined in poetry and is not a traditional color.
The overlapping of "first" and "light" expresses the intersection of tension and relaxation.
• Similar colors include "White Mouse," "Grayish Blue," and "Light Cloud Mouse."
"Showa" is a color that focuses on mental relaxation and emotional softness.