When the Julian calendar was later refined into the Gregorian calendar in 1582, the tradition of adding a leap day to February persisted. John Tufts covers trending news for the Indianapolis Star.

A common year has 365 days on the calendar while a leap year boasts that extra day. Their purpose keeps our calendar in sync with the seasons and solar year, or the length of time it takes the ...

Both have 365 days. But the calendar year, based on the Gregorian calendar, runs from New Years’ Day on January 1 through to December 31.

The Gregorian calendar, instituted by Pope Gregory XIII, went into effect in 1582. In the 1,417 years from 1583 through 3000, it’s most common for Easter to fall on April 16, with 61 instances.

This perplexed many people, including the Catholic Church, which based its holidays on the vernal, or spring, equinox. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII (hence the name, Gregorian calendar) decreed that ...

When Is Orthodox New Year? Orthodox New Year falls on January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, which is now in general use across much of the world including in the U.S.

The Gregorian calendar, instituted by Pope Gregory XIII, went into effect in 1582. In the 1,417 years from 1583 through 3000, it’s most common for Easter to fall on April 16, with 61 instances.

Gregorian New Year 1 January 2025 New Year’s Day marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar, something we’ve become fairly familiar with around the world.