#old calendars

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The darkest month, the birth of Light🌟

Calendar for 1904 by:

Theodorus van Hoytema (Dutch, 1863-1917)

Lithograph in color on rigid paper

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Happy "Auld" New Year everyone!

January 1st hasn't always been the start of the year, that date was the first day of the Roman civil year. When Roman law was revived in the Middle Ages, in some places, January 1st was selected to signal the beginning of the New Year, but it wasn’t standard.

  In fact, many New Year’s celebrations were held on March 25th, as with most feasts it is part of the religious days of the year, in this case the Feast of the Annunciation; that celebrated the coming of the Angel Gabriel to Mary with news that she would bear God a son. The streets would be filled with processions, and people would make offerings to Mary.

  In some places, like Venice, the New Year began on March 1st, and in others, it began on Christmas or Easter. The Anglo-Saxons celebrated December 25th as the New Year, but this switched to March 25th in the later Middle Ages, and then to January 1st.

King James VI, via an act of his Privy Council, decided in 1599 that Scotland should come into line with other “well governit commonwealths.”  January 1 was named as the first day of the year.

The Gregorian calendar wasn’t legally adopted across the rest of the country until the Calendar Act of 1751 which was passed following protests from merchants.

The new law set out that Britain and its colonies would adopt the new calendar from 1752.

People rioted, demanding back their 11 days – but some places took advantage of the changes.

You can find a full explanation of the date changes here https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/.../old.../change-in-calendar

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[annedebretagneduchesseensabots]

July !

Dutch calendar from 1911. Illustration by Theodoor van Hoytema.

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Y'all, I've got a bunch of gorgeous fanart from a couple of fandoms, including a 2020 calendar. I want to display the calendar art, does anyone have any recommendations as to how?

[eppujensen]

What a nice gallery wall from old calendar pages. Great style and colors. By Cyndy at The Creativity Exchange.

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