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The Catholic Church was very concerned because the celebration of Easter was figured from the spring equinox. As a result, on 24 February 1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued a decree (a papal bull) instituting a new calendar. | The Catholic Church was very concerned because the celebration of Easter was figured from the spring equinox. As a result, on 24 February 1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued a decree (a papal bull) instituting a new calendar. | ||
To returned the spring equinox back to 21 March, the new Gregorian Calendar skipped 10 days from the year. Also, a change already starting was validated - The first day of the year was changed from the 25 March to 1 January. | To returned the spring equinox back to 21 March, the new Gregorian Calendar skipped 10 days from the year. Also, a change already starting was validated - The first day of the year was changed from the 25 March to 1 January. But most importantly, to keep consistent with the earth’s movement around the sun, a new rule was followed - Every year that is exactly divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are exactly divisible by 100; the centurial years that are exactly divisible by 400 are still leap years. | ||
The Pope could not mandate these changes, because he no longer held the power over the European contries that he once did. The Pope could only propose the changes. Some countries (usually Catholic) adopted the Gregorian Calendar soon after the Pope issued the decree. Other countries (usually Protestant) ignored the Pope and continued with their own calendars. But gradually the advantages became apparent and most countries one by one adopted the Gregorian Calendar. | The Pope could not mandate these changes, because he no longer held the power over the European contries that he once did. The Pope could only propose the changes. Some countries (usually Catholic) adopted the Gregorian Calendar soon after the Pope issued the decree. Other countries (usually Protestant) ignored the Pope and continued with their own calendars. But gradually the advantages became apparent and most countries one by one adopted the Gregorian Calendar. | ||
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| 1600<ref name="Blackburn">Blackburn &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Holford-Strevens (1999), p. 784.</ref><ref>John J. Bond, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=bzAWAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;printsec=frontcover#PPR17,M1 Handy-book of rules and tables for verifying dates with the Christian era]'' Scottish decree on pp. xvii–xviii.</ref> | | 1600<ref name="Blackburn">Blackburn &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Holford-Strevens (1999), p. 784.</ref><ref>John J. Bond, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=bzAWAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;printsec=frontcover#PPR17,M1 Handy-book of rules and tables for verifying dates with the Christian era]'' Scottish decree on pp. xvii–xviii.</ref> | ||
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