Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn.

UNESCO: Culture

Performed since the end of the seventeenth century in communities throughout the region, the Akiu no Taue Odori today takes place during festivals in the spring or autumn.

UNESCO: Culture

It may not be able to do much more than elect a new president whose first job would be to dissolve parliament and call elections at the earliest in July, but much more likely in the autumn or perhaps spring.

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The photo was taken in winter or autumn, or maybe at the beginning of spring, but certainly not in summer.

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Men who are horse- and mule-packers during the spring, summer and early autumn have little or no employment in the off-season.

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Summer is peak tourist season, but planning a wine tour in the spring and autumn means avoiding the crowds and observing either the first leaves and shoots or witnessing the harvest, with grapes hanging ripe and heavy on the vine.

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