If Your Birthday Falls On October 5th to October 14th, You Wouldn’t Have A Birthday In 1582. Here’s Why.

In the Julian calendar, the new year began on March 25. So March 24, 1701 would be followed directly by March 25, 1702. The Gregorian calendar, as we know today, begins on January 1.

This meant the Julian calendar would be short a day every 128 years, according to National Geographic. By the 16th century, time had shifted again and not in a good way.

The Julian calendar worked so well at first that many countries adopted it. Unfortunately, it was flawed, being 0.0078 of a day (about 11 minutes and 14 seconds) longer than the tropical year.

SCRANTON, Pa. — A number of orthodox services are on tap across our area on Friday, January 7, as people mark Julian Calendar Christmas. For members of the Latino community, this week is also ...

The switch acknowledged that even though he was born Feb. 11, 1731, according to the Julian calendar, to most of the world (which was using the Gregorian calendar), it was Feb. 22, 1732. Advertisement ...

Under the Julian calendar, France celebrated the New Year during the week between March 25 and April 1. When France began using the Gregorian calendar, the change shifted New Year's Day to January 1.

For centuries, much of the world had existed under the Julian calendar (named for Julius Caesar, who implemented it), which was much like our calendar. A year was 365¼ days long and added an ...

Nearly 100 people of Orthodox Christian faith gathered inside this storied place of worship to celebrate Christmas according to the Julian Calendar, which falls 13 days after December 25 on January 7.