New Year, where began this tradition.
New Year, where began this tradition.
The New Year began to celebrate on January 1 relatively recently;
Pope Gregory XIII was the who
Pope Gregory XIII was the who
decided in 1582 to all Catholic countries, opening the calendar effect, which replaced the Julian.
Then, gradually, the remaining nations incorporated-the Russians were the last in 1917- and well
accepted worldwide year beginning on January 1, not March 21 or April 1, asused
be in the old days.
But as structured on a miscalculation made by the monk Dionysius Exiguus to establish four to
five years before the beginning of the Christian era, the date would be another.
It turned that Dionisio was tired of the years continue counting from taking the throne of Emperor
Diocletian, because he had persecuted Christians furiously, and took advantage the new calendar to do
from the birth of Jesus.
Comentarios
Publicar un comentario