The First of the Year
In ancient Rome the first month of the new year was the same one in which spring began. That month was called Martius after the God of War, Mars. Today we call the month March. Spring would seem a natural time for the new year to begin, since that’s when the climate changes [...]
From Julian to Gregorian
By the middle of the 16th the Calendar used by the Christian Religious leaders was off. The Julian Calendar designed and adopted during the reign of Julius Ceasar in 45 BC was off by 10 to few days.
This was causing confusion on when Easter as adopted by the First Council of Nicaea in 325. [...]
December
The month of December is the last month of the year. Even though decem means “ten” and it was the 10th month of the old Roman Calendar, even then it was the last month of the year. The winter period between the end of December and the 1st of March was considered monthless.
December [...]
A Third Friday the 13th
2009 is one of those rare years when there are three months that have a Friday the 13th. The first was February followed a month later in March. The third is today.
Instead of repeating the Friday the 13th post from earlier in the year, just take a look at it:
Friday the 13th
October
In the old Roman Calendar October was the eight month of the year, not the tenth. Its name derives from this fact with Octo being latin for eight.
While the month is associated with autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, in the southern it is the beginning of Spring. This would make its sister month April.
In [...]
Autumn Time
As we turn the pages of the seasons moving from Summer to Autumn one begins to realize that the year is nearly two thirds over. It wasn’t very long ago that the sun shone for its longest day. Now it’s obvious that the days are getting shorter. Depending on the time you rise in [...]
England Loses Days
England in 1752 was about to have a big change and it had nothing to do with a War or a famine or a natural disaster. September 2, 1752 was the last day that England observed the Julian Calendar and adopted the Gregorian Calendar. With this adoption the next day was September 14th.
As [...]
September
September is the ninth month of the Gregorian Calendar and is one of the four months that have 30 days. The others are April, June and November.
Septem means seven in latin. September was the seventh month in the old Roman calendar.
There are 91 days between the first on September and the first of [...]
August
August is considered the Dog Days of Summer and many people think that it’s because August is generally hot and muggy, which they are in the Northern Hemisphere. The Dog Days actually is related not to the weather, but to the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.
Regardless August is here. August is [...]
Did You Know? 2009 Calendar Oddities
If you have been reading 6 Things to Consider over the past few months you already know that there are 3 Friday the 13th in 2009. February, March and November.
If looking at Sunday being the first day of the week February’s calendar page which began on a Sunday and ended on a Saturday only [...]
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