絵え暦ごよみ

noun

traditional Japanese picture calendar; pictorial calendar for the illiterate

Historical term for a calendar that used pictures to convey dates and seasonal information, especially for people who could not read. Often associated with the Edo period. Compare with 盲暦 (mekura-goyomi), a similar concept.

See also: 盲暦

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、文も字じが読よめない人ひとのために絵え暦ごよみが作つくられた。

  In the Edo period, picture calendars were made for people who could not read.