Scandinavia Feast Day Calendar

Julian Calendar changed to Gregorian Calendar
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 * In the Western world time began to be reckoned or dated before and after the birth of Jesus Christ. **B.C. (before Christus)
 * A.D. (Anno Domini — the year of our Lord; or "after Domini" — the Lord's birth)
 * In the Western world time began to be reckoned or dated before and after the birth of Jesus Christ. **B.C. (before Christus)
 * A.D. (Anno Domini — the year of our Lord; or "after Domini" — the Lord's birth)
 * A.D. (Anno Domini — the year of our Lord; or "after Domini" — the Lord's birth)


 * In the late 1600s, scientists and astronomers told about the incorrectness of the Julian calendar system they were using. The calendar date was off by eleven days, a leap year was needed to make time line up correctly, and so forth.


 * The reigning pope of the time, Pope Gregory, ordered the scientists and astronomers to make the necessary changes to bring the calendars in line with their measurements.


 * In 1700, most of the Christian/Western world switched to using the Gregorian calendar system. Denmark, Iceland, and Norway all changed at that time.


 * Sweden and Finland waited until 1753 to bring about their calendar change.

Fixed and Movable Feast Days

 * Pagan dates began to be mixed with religious dates
 * "Feast days" celebrating lives of those who were designated "saints" and life events of those who were important in religious history all began to be mixed together.


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