The Julian calendar was used globally for more than 16 centuries but the discrepancy between the calendar dates and the actual time of the spring equinox of the Northern Hemisphere accumulated.

The Julian calendar had a 12-month year measuring 365.25 days -- an attempt to duplicate the time it takes the Earth to make a complete revolution around the sun. However, the calendar exceeded ...

In honor of Leap Day, this read is for the history nerds. Ever wonder how America caught our calendar up with the rest of the world? In September 1752, we skipped over 11 days.

The confusion grew: "February 30, 1712, came into existence in Sweden when the Julian calendar was restored and two leap days were added that year." Sweden’s final conversion to the Gregorian ...

The Julian calendar officially began on Jan. 1 in 45 BCE. This method would continue over several centuries, but not without issue. Caesar's math of 365.25 days was close, but it wasn't the exact ...

END OF THE WORLD fears have resurged after online users wildly claimed the Julian calendar, which was used until the 1500s, would place Earth in the year 2012, not 2020, potentially meaning the ...

When the Julian calendar was later refined into the Gregorian calendar in 1582, the tradition of adding a leap day to February persisted. Contributing: Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY.

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 ...

Julian calendar Christmas a public holiday in many parts of central and eastern Europe. Many Orthodox Christians fast for 40 days prior to Christmas and then have a feast on Christmas Eve.

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. ...