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Dates and Calendars

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• Genealogical Feast Day Calendars
• Indigenous seasonal calendars at CSIRO - article

Background

Gregorian Calendar

• The Gregorian calendar was adopted as the official civil calendar of Great Britain in 1752.
• It was used for all government, business, and everyday purposes.
• It was the standard calendar in Australia because it was the one used by Great Britain upon settlement in 1788.

Aboriginal Calendars

• Calendars used by aboriginal populations of Australia are diverse and varied systems typically based on observations of natural phenomena.
• They reflected local environmental changes, seasonal cycles, and astronomical events.
• Because these systems are highly localized, there is no single "Australian Aboriginal calendar."