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Use the following comprehensive charts spanning several centuries to convert dates between feast day names and the corresponding Julian and Gregorian Calendar systems. | Use the following comprehensive charts spanning several centuries to convert dates between feast day names and the corresponding Julian and Gregorian Calendar systems. | ||
==Julian Calendar== | ==Julian Calendar== | ||
The Julian calendar, implemented by Julius Caesar in 45 BC, is a solar calendar with 365 days in a regular year and an extra day added every four years (leap year) to account for the fact that a year isn't exactly 365 days long. This system aimed to create a more stable calendar compared to the previous Roman calendar. While it was a significant improvement, the Julian calendar adds a bit too many leap days. This slight inaccuracy caused the calendar to drift out of sync with the seasons over time. Despite this, the Julian calendar (or the Revised Julian Calendar) is still used by some religious groups and even some communities today, though the Gregorian calendar, a more refined version, is the most widely used calendar system in the world. | |||
===1426-1535=== | ===1426-1535=== | ||
The Movable Feast Day Tables - Julian Calendar begin with the year 1536. A few records using feast days may be in existence before that year. For the period 1426-1535, use the table of the year listed next to the year desired, as follows: | The Movable Feast Day Tables - Julian Calendar begin with the year 1536. A few records using feast days may be in existence before that year. For the period 1426-1535, use the table of the year listed next to the year desired, as follows: | ||
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