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===Christianization and the Julian Calendar (11th-18th Centuries)=== | ===Christianization and the Julian Calendar (11th-18th Centuries)=== | ||
*'''Christian Conversion (11th Century):''' With the arrival of Christianity, the Julian calendar gained prominence as the official system for both religious and secular purposes. Feast days and saints' days became integral parts of timekeeping, reflected in detailed church calendars.<ref>Harrison, Dick. A History of Modern Sweden. Blackwell Publishing, 2009.</ref> | *'''Christian Conversion (11th Century):''' With the arrival of Christianity, the Julian calendar gained prominence as the official system for both religious and secular purposes. Feast days and saints' days became integral parts of timekeeping, reflected in detailed church calendars.<ref>Harrison, Dick. A History of Modern Sweden. Blackwell Publishing, 2009.</ref> | ||
*'''[[Sweden Feast Day Calendars|Feast Day Calendars]]:''' The church year, with its fixed and movable feast days, became another important timekeeping system. These calendars were regularly used in church records, and some church events were occasionally recorded using feast days, such as "3 söndagen före påsk" (the 3rd Sunday before Easter). | |||
*'''Julian Calendar Discrepancy:''' Over time, the Julian calendar's slight inaccuracy, lacking leap years for years divisible by 100 but not 400, caused dates to drift from the actual seasons. This discrepancy led to a need for reform in the later centuries.<ref>"Gregorian Calendar." Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed December 14, 2023, https://www.britannica.com/science/Gregorian-calendar: https://www.britannica.com/science/Gregorian-calendar.</ref> | *'''Julian Calendar Discrepancy:''' Over time, the Julian calendar's slight inaccuracy, lacking leap years for years divisible by 100 but not 400, caused dates to drift from the actual seasons. This discrepancy led to a need for reform in the later centuries.<ref>"Gregorian Calendar." Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed December 14, 2023, https://www.britannica.com/science/Gregorian-calendar: https://www.britannica.com/science/Gregorian-calendar.</ref> | ||