Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "The Calendar Act of 1750 and eleven lost days" video.

  1. My wife is from Ukraine, where the calendar was changed in 1918 by the Soviets, but the Orthodox Church refused to change. The Church still uses the Julian calendar, currently 13 days behind our current calendar (and it will add another day behind in a few years) Hence, Christmas is on January 7 by our calendar. December 25 is just another day in the Former Soviet Union where the Orthodox Church is most common. The few people who celebrate "Catholic Christmas" celebrate on December 25, but it is not an official "holiday". Orthodox Easter this year is one week behind "ours". Some years it is the same as ours (last year) Countries which are primarily Orthodox (Greece, Serbia, Former Soviet Union, etc.) still use the Julian Calendar, at least for Religious Holidays. As I understand, there were two reasons for this. 1. The Church would not accept "the government" deciding when Christmas and Easter were and 2. The Gregorian Calendar was developed by the Catholic Pope, so...NO!!!!!!!!!! We spend a couple months a year in Ukraine and if it is during the holidays it can be very confusing! Most people settle it by having parties and skipping work from December 24 (Gregorian Calendar) until January 13 (Gregorian calendar) and that covers them all. January 13 is a Holiday celebrated as "The Old New Year". If you can imagine the week between Christmas and New Year's in the USA, that is what it is like for an extra 2 weeks.
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