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The people who live in multiple timelines
Proposed by a Roman consul, Julius Caesar, the Julian calendar took effect on 1 January, 45 BCE. It had been the predominant calendar in most of the Western world until 1582 when the Gregorian calendar took place, which made the average length of the year 365.2425. As Western powers colonized the world and the Industrial Revolution reshaped the way of life, transportation, and communication in the following centuries, more countries adopted the Gregorian calendar as their standard calendar. But various calendars are still being used in many parts of the world. Think of school years and fiscal years. They don’t necessarily start in January. In Korea, everyone adds a year to their ages on January 1. In China, they use the Gregorian calendar but celebrate the Lunar New Year around February. In Nepal, the Gregorian calendar isn’t even an official calendar and most Nepalis live on different calendars. In the meanwhile, digitalization and globalization have been making those non-Gregorian countries adopt this conventional calendar for the sake of convenience. As smartphone is becoming a more predominant tool for our daily lives, people seem to live in a part of the world more than ever before.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about what calendars have meant to people around the world and in history.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221124-the-people-living-in-multiple-timelines
The people who live in multiple timelines
Proposed by a Roman consul, Julius Caesar, the Julian calendar took effect on 1 January, 45 BCE. It had been the predominant calendar in most of the Western world until 1582 when the Gregorian calendar took place, which made the average length of the year 365.2425. As Western powers colonized the world and the Industrial Revolution reshaped the way of life, transportation, and communication in the following centuries, more countries adopted the Gregorian calendar as their standard calendar. But various calendars are still being used in many parts of the world. Think of school years and fiscal years. They don’t necessarily start in January. In Korea, everyone adds a year to their ages on January 1. In China, they use the Gregorian calendar but celebrate the Lunar New Year around February. In Nepal, the Gregorian calendar isn’t even an official calendar and most Nepalis live on different calendars. In the meanwhile, digitalization and globalization have been making those non-Gregorian countries adopt this conventional calendar for the sake of convenience. As smartphone is becoming a more predominant tool for our daily lives, people seem to live in a part of the world more than ever before.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about what calendars have meant to people around the world and in history.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221124-the-people-living-in-multiple-timelines
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