ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy the revised Julian calendar wasn't widely adopted?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareWhy the revised Julian calendar wasn't widely adopted?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
It makes an even better job than the Gregorian calendar when it comes to approximating the calendar to the solar year.
minus-squareFlaxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAnd Christianity being a major religion in Europe which teaches a 7 day week, and I believe Islam in the east does the same. China also used the 7 day week at this point, too.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoVery much so. They were never going to get the Pope on board, and without the Pope, they wouldn’t have had much of Europe on their side.
And Christianity being a major religion in Europe which teaches a 7 day week, and I believe Islam in the east does the same. China also used the 7 day week at this point, too.
Very much so. They were never going to get the Pope on board, and without the Pope, they wouldn’t have had much of Europe on their side.