The Beginning of the Universe - Uchuukai Byakugen

Japanese: 宇宙開闢紀元 - うちゅうかいびゃくきげん
The Beginning of the Universe - Uchuukai Byakugen

...Although the existence of such fairies was not recognized by the Orthodox Church, at the common people's level Christian beliefs and nature worship were seamlessly integrated.
[Calendar, weights and measures]

[The Beginning of the Universe]
Russia has used the solar calendar since ancient times. The first method of counting years used in the chronicles was the Byzantine method, which began with the birth of Adam and is the so-called cosmic beginning, which is equal to the modern calendar of the birth of Christ plus 5508.

*Some of the terminology referenced in the "Universal Era" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このような妖精の存在は正教会によって承認されたわけではなかったが,庶民のレベルではキリスト教信仰と自然崇拝が無理なく融合していた。
【暦法,度量衡】

[宇宙開闢紀元]
 ロシアでは古くから太陽暦が用いられた。年代記に初めて採用された年の数え方は,ビザンティンの流儀にしたがってアダムの誕生を起点とするいわゆる宇宙開闢(かいびやく)紀元で,現代のキリスト生誕暦に5508を加えた数に等しい。…

※「宇宙開闢紀元」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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