vigilia

Japanese: vigilia
vigilia

…The Greek system of dividing the day and night into 12 parts was adopted, but the length of the hour was irregular. The night was divided into 4 parts (each of which was called a vigilia) by 4 shifts of military watch, just like in Greece. The day began at midnight. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "vigilia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…時間はギリシアと同じく昼と夜をそれぞれ十二分する方法が採用されたが,1時間の長さは不定時法であった。夜を軍隊の見張りの4交替制から四分(そのおのおのをウィギリアvigiliaと呼ぶ)したことは,ギリシアと同様である。なお,1日は真夜中から始まった。…

※「vigilia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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