Anglo-Saxon calendar

Japanese: アングロ・サクソン暦 - あんぐろさくそんれき
Anglo-Saxon calendar

…They decorated evergreens, burned Yule logs, performed masks and chanted chants, and engaged in dancing. Thus, English Christmas was established as a syncretism of Yule and Nativity, and the Anglo-Saxon calendar began to count the New Year from this day. This custom continued until the late Middle Ages. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Anglo-Saxon calendar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼らは常緑樹を飾り,ユールの丸太を燃やし,仮面劇やまじない歌を誦し,踊りに興じた。このようにして,イギリスのクリスマスはユールと降誕節の習合として成立し,アングロ・サクソン暦はこの日から新年を数えることとなった。この慣習は中世末まで残った。…

※「アングロ・サクソン暦」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。

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