rice year

Japanese: rice year(英語表記)riceyear
rice year

…The Bontoc Igorot people of the Philippines, who focus on rice as the only plant, divide their calendar into eight periods in relation to the various tasks of rice cultivation. A calendar formed in this way in relation to rice is called the rice year. Calendars in primitive societies are not always linked to the phases of the moon, but calendars linked to the moon are more common. …

*Some explanations of terms that mention "rice year" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,フィリピンのボントック・イゴロット諸族ではこの植物が稲のみに集中し,稲作のいろいろの作業と関連して8の期間に分けられている。このように稲との関連で形成される暦をとくに稲年(いなどし)rice yearと呼ぶ。未開社会の暦はつねに月の満ち欠けと組み合わされるとは限らないが,月と組み合わされた暦のほうがより一般的である。…

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