Talk:Undecimber
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Is the Gregorian calendar really used in most of the world? I know that indians and chinese, among others, use their own calendars at least much of the time.
-Magnus
- For non-religious purposes, yes... (By the way, there are many calendars in India, with numerous local variations.)AnonMoos 11:21, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
- Not really, in fact only 1 third of the world population uses 1 january as new year.
When writing the Undecimber stuff, I relied on the Gregorian calendar page--quote 1st sentence: "The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world." But you have a point, so I softened the sentence a bit ("almost everywhere in the world" -> "in most parts of the world"). --193.99.145.162 17:24, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
If the 365.25 day year were divided into 28-day months, there would be thirteen months, with 1.25 days left over. The days of the week and the days of the month would coincide for an entire year. The leftover day per year and extra day every four years could be a global holiday. (You should hear me regarding the benefits of switching to octal!) --205.201.141.146 18:07, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
- That's the International Fixed Calendar proposal, which has received varying degrees of support since being proposed by Auguste Comte in 1849. However, it has very little reelvance to this article... AnonMoos 13:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dr Seuss
Need I mention the first of Octember? Shouldn't it be mentioned on the page? --HomfrogTell me a story! 19:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
