申さるの日ひ

expression, noun

day of the Monkey

Archaic term referring to the day of the Monkey in the traditional Chinese zodiac calendar. Now mostly encountered in historical or cultural contexts.

• 昔むかしの暦こよみでは、申さるの日ひは十じゅう二に支しの一ひとつとして使つかわれていた。

  In old calendars, the day of the Monkey was used as one of the twelve zodiac signs.