Many people think that the calendar that we use today stems from ancient Rome, which the current version that we use, known as the Gregorian calendar does, but the basics of it were already invented ...

Leap years were first introduced with the Julian calendar in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, who added an extra day to February every four years, based on the work of the astronomer Sosigenes, to account for ...

The four months specifically designated as sacred months are the last four months of Hijrah calendar. They are Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhul Qa’dah and Dhul Hijjah. Some of these months have 30 days. Others ...

French Republican Calendar Ancient Roman Calendar Today, most of the West uses the Gregorian calendar, which has its roots in two earlier calendar systems: the Julian calendar and the Roman calendar.

By- AK Merchant 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 of Julius Caesar, based upon ...

The Julian calendar, introduced during the reign of Julius Caesar in 45 BC, lags 13 days behind the widely used Gregorian calendar. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar to ...

Keep reading for some fun facts about timekeeping throughout the world’s history. 1. The First Measuring of Time Appeared in 2700 B.C. Keeping track of time is a very complex task, and calendars weren ...

Like the Julian calendar, the Gregorian calendar consists of 12 months of 28, 30 or 31 days with an extra day added to February in each leap year.

While many Orthodox churches accept the Gregorian calendar for fixed religious feasts, all except the Orthodox Church of Finland use the Julian calendar for movable feasts such as Easter.

And Greece held out even longer — all the way to 1923! The Gregorian calendar has proven to be far superior to the Julian calendar.

Today is Leap Day. Every four years, an extra day is added to the Gregorian calendar (other, better calendars are available), making February 29 days long. This hasn't always been the case, of ...