The Story Behind Our Monthly Names and the Calendar
The article traces how months were named after gods and emperors from March through December. It explains the transition from a ten month Roman year to a twelve month Julian calendar, the addition of January and February, and the adoption of the Gregorian system in 1582. It notes a remaining imbalance with the solar year and suggests future refinements may come.
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Mars
Maia
Juno
Julius Caesar
Quintilis
Numa Pompilius
Janus
Gregory XII
Council of
Nicea
Franklin Proposed Daylight Saving Time
The first known proponent of Daylight Saving Time was Benjamin Franklin who suggested Parisians save daylight by moving clocks ahead one hour. Though ignored in his time DST gained traction over 200 years later as a widespread, often reluctantly adopted, practice in the United States.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
France
Paris
Inauguration of Anno Domini dating in 532 and 879
The passage notes the adoption of A D dating by a monk around 532 A D and the later use of the notation by Charles III of Germany in 879 Focusing on the establishment of the Christian Era and the retroactive dating system that assigns years before and after Christ.
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Charles III
Germany
New Year Festivities In Ancient China Highlight Traditions
The passage describes a traditional New Year celebration in China with firecrackers, feasting, gift exchange, cards, and ceremonial visits to relatives. It notes the holiday as a major event comparable to July Fourth, Christmas, and Thanksgiving, with family debts settled and social rituals observed.
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China
Dipping the Bible for New Year fortunes in old customs
In historic practice families began the year by a dipping rite. The head of the household opened the Bible with eyes closed and pointed to a passage. The read text was interpreted to signal luck or misfortune for the coming year.
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