This is the reason why Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on Jan. 7 and not on Dec. 25
For millions of Orthodox believers, this date remains a sacred time to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, regardless of ...
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Why some people celebrate Christmas in January
To do so, they decided to base it on the Julian ... other differences. It stayed that way for centuries, and the calendar drift continued. By 1923, there was a 13-day difference between the ...
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Gregorian calendar is passé, explore splendour, glory
Most ordinary folks are governed by the calendar and time they reckon by their watch. Gregorian or English calendar was born after the Julian calendar ... intercalary days between the 18th and ...
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14 September 1752: Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar and “loses” 11 days
If, in 1752, you'd arranged to do anything on any day between 2 ... the British Calendar Act of 1751 had abolished them. Until this day in 1752, Britain was using the Julian calendar, designed ...