こんにちは。10月も半ばになりました。昨日から急に、外に出ると金木犀（キンモクセイ）の甘い香りがしてくるようになり、今年もこの季節になったなあと感慨深いです。秋は金木犀、春は沈丁花（チンチョウゲ）の花の匂いがしてくるとその季節になったなあと毎年思うのです。
Hi there! Now, it's mid-October. How are you doing? Since yesterday, I could suddenly sence the sweet scent of Kinmokusei flowers when you go outside, and felt that this time of year has come. In autumn, you find Kinmokusei's scent in the air and Chinchoge flower's scent in spring, and typically feel the season has come every year.
ところで、10月は古い呼び名で神無月といいます。神無月とは「神様がいない月」という意味です。どういうことかご存知ですか？
By the way, October is used to be called 神無月（kannazuki）which means "the month with no gods". Do you know what that means?
10月は、全国の八百万（やおよろず＝全ての）神が出雲（島根県）に集まるとされ、各地では神様がお留守になるためです。逆に出雲では全国の神様が集まってくるため、「神在月」（かみありづき）と呼ぶそうです。
In October, all the gods in the counrty gather in Izumo (Shimane Prefecture) and are away from their own places. (By the way, in Japanese, "all" is expressed as 八百万 =8 million, as "八 =8" has the meaning of "many/infinte" and "百万 =a million" is just "too many"!). On the contrary, in Izumo where the gods gather from all over the country, October is called 神在月 (kamiarizuki), meaning "the month with the gods".
ご興味があれば、こちらをどうぞ。For your reference, please see below:
https://izumo-kankou.gr.jp/6404
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