Walter of Henry

Japanese: 《ウォルター・オブ・ヘンリー》 - うぉるたーおぶへんりー
Walter of Henry

...a calendar or calendar book that systematically determines the dates of agricultural work and related annual events for each of the four seasons in order to carry out agricultural work on an annual cycle.
【Japan】

[Ancient and Middle Ages]
There is currently no evidence that agricultural calendars existed among the general public in the ancient and medieval periods, but it is certain that each region had customary calendar systems that determined the annual rural events and the types and procedures of various agricultural work according to the changing of the seasons, the dates of the month, the zodiac, and climatic changes.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Walter of Henry" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1年を周期とする農業を営むために,四季それぞれの時期における農作業やそれにかかわる年中行事を,月日を追って系統的に定めた暦法または暦書。
【日本】

[古代・中世]
 古代・中世に,農事のための暦書が民間に存在した形跡は,今のところ見当たらないが,季節の移変りに従って,月日や干支や気候変動により,年中恒例の農村諸行事や,さまざまな農作業の種類と手順を定めた慣習的な暦法が各地域で行われていたことはたしかである。…

※「《ウォルター・オブ・ヘンリー》」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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