Calendar

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Calendar

• Todays date?
• Todays month?
• Todays year?
• Nothing whatsoever happened in British history
  between 3rd and 13th September 1752.

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11 lost days?
The Gregorian calendar is the one most used
nowadays. It is named after Pope Gregory Xlll who
introduced it in 1582. Up until 1753, the
calendar we used in Britain was the Julian
Calendar which was based on the solar year, the
time it takes for the Earth to rotate around the
Sun, and thus was less accurate than the
Gregorian Calendar. The Julian Calendar was
365.25 days long, which was fractionally too
long, and the calendar over time fell out of line
with the seasons.
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All change - "Give us back our 11 days!

• "In 1752 Britain decided to correct this by
  abandoning the Julian calendar in favour of the
  Gregorian.
• By doing so, 3 September instantly became 14
  September - and as a result, nothing whatsoever
  happened in British history between 3 and 13
  September 1752.
• Many people thought that the government had
  stolen eleven days of their lives. They protested
  in the streets, demanding "Give us back our 11
  days!"

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• Before the calendar was changed, England
  celebrated Christmas on the equivalent of the 6th
  of January by our modern, Gregorian reckoning.
• That is why in some people still call the 6th
  January, Old Christmas Day.
• January is also known as Epiphany or Twelfth Day.
  If you are Russian Orthodox or Orthodox from
  some communities you may be celebrating Christmas
  again this week!

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Does it matter?

• We measure time because it is important and every
  day is a gift.
• As each day is a gift to us, a one-off
  opportunity to make the most of each precious
  minute given to us.
• There are 30 school days in this 1st half Spring
  Term what goals and targets will you set for
  each day? How will you use your time wisely?

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We must use time wisely and forever realize that
the time is always ripe to do right. Nelson
Mandela