きゅうれき
Noun
1.
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
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旧暦の正月は、毎年日付が変わります。
The New Year according to the old calendar changes date every year.
江戸時代までは、日本で旧暦が広く使われていました。
Until the Edo period, the old calendar was widely used in Japan.
沖縄では、今でも旧暦の行事が大切にされています。
In Okinawa, events based on the old calendar are still cherished.
旧暦と新暦のずれを調整するため、閏月が設けられました。
An intercalary month was established to adjust the discrepancy between the old and new calendars.
旧暦の七夕は、新暦の8月頃に行われることが多いです。
Tanabata according to the old calendar is often celebrated around August in the new calendar.
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