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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. | ==Feast Days== | ||
Christian feast days commemorate significant events in Christianity throughout the year. There are two main cycles: one based on Easter and the other on Christmas. Easter, the celebration of Jesus' resurrection, is the movable feast day at the center. The date changes each year but always falls on a Sunday between late March and late April. The other cycle centers on December 25th, Christmas, celebrating Jesus' birth. Many other feasts dot the calendar, honoring saints, apostles, and other figures. Some feasts, like those of Peter and Paul (June 29th) or Mary's Assumption (August 15th), have fixed dates. Others, like Ascension Thursday (40 days after Easter) or Palm Sunday (the week before Easter), are tied to Easter's date. These celebrations reflect the core beliefs and stories of Christianity, offering occasions for commemoration, prayer, and special church services. | |||
Some documents (especially church records) used for genealogical research may record events using the name of the feast day. 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. | 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. | ||
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