Twelve individual rectangles of heavy paper. One side has appropriate color picture for the month with the name of the month. The reverse side has a printed description of the holiday and the flower of the month. January - Girls playing with battledore and shuttlecock. February - Setsuban - Bean throwing ceremony to scare away the devils. March - Hinamatsuri - Girl's Day with display of court dolls. April - Hanamatsuri - Flower Festival. Also celebrates Buddha's birthday. May - Boys' Festival with warrior motif. June - Men carrying a mikoshi from Sanno Shrine. July - Bon Odori and Tanabata are both celebrated. August - Fireworks on the Sumida River. September - Moonviewing October - Ebisu Festival - Celebrated by tradesmen. Ebisu is one of the seven gods of fortune. November - Shichigosan - Festival of girls 3 and 7 and boys of 5 who go to the shrine to be blessed. December - End of year clearing, year-end sales, decorating with pine and bamboo. Paper envelope for the calendar.

1992.062.001