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By tndltlon tr'ldltlon trldltlon tradition ' , if not notby notby notby by p-actice p actice p"actfce pactfce p"actice pactice " ' - , , it is the time a Vr woman womancan ftomancan oman omancan can propose manlige manI'1ge manI1ge marriage ' to a man The TheorI Theorigin Theorigin orI origin ln of this thl9 thus counter attick att'lck attlck attack ' in the thelove thelove thelove love suit is le less < ; q sitlsfactorlly 'ltlsfactorlly ltlsfactorlly satisfactorily < ; ' ex es exp1'1lDe esplumed expinned p1'1lDe p11lDe plumed ' than the Julian Ju11an and aDd Grego Gregol1n Gregotin Gregoilin l1\n l1 n tin ' \ calendarsBut calendars calendare calendarsBut : But apparently aptY.lrently aptYlrently . 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The Gregorlin Gregorl'1n Gregorl1n Gregorian ' calendar cdlenddr wn was ! : . ac- ac acccpte accepted ac accepted - - cepted ccpte In Itnly Ital ) , , 5p Spain ln , and Portugal Portugalon on the same snme day it wig was " 1S ' ordered orderell In InHome InRome InRome Home Rome In Fnnce rr'1nce rr1nce Prance ' Itae It waq \\ae ae was \ ; ' icccpted 1ccepted accepted he hefore hefore hefore fore the vcar vear year \ was \ as ended ind 1nd and ' In 1j83 1583 1j83by 1583by 1583by ; by the Catholic C.1thoUc C1thoUc Cathollc . states of ot Germany GermanyThe GermanyThe GermanyThe The German Gennan Protestint Proleshnt Protestant states rE- rE rEtalned retained re retained ' - - tained talned tlie the Julian JuHan calendir calendar lf'nd'lr lfndlr ' ' until unm 1700 1700when 1700when 1700when when S\\ S Sweden Seden \ \ eden and Denmark alo also alochanged alsochanged alsochanged " ! changed to the Gregoriin Gregorl1n Gregorian or ' new newstyle newstyle newstyle style " calendir calend'1r calend1r calendar ' Rus Rus-Ii Rus Ii TIns.h TInsh . ' - Ii held heM to the theJulhn theJulian theJullin Julhn Julian calendir calend'1r calend1r calendar ' until unhl the tbe soviet union ugion unionwa9 ugionwas unionwa9 wa9 was formedIn formedIn formed formedIn In Great Britiin BrIt'lln BrItlln Britain ' the Julian Tullan itillan Galendar calen Galen calend calendir dar d r ras \ was \\as as abolished by the act of 1750 1750That 1750That 1750That That same year ; } ear saw the chmge ch'1nge ch1nge change ' In Inthe Inthe Inthe the British BrJtlsb colonies coloDles In America . The Thebirthday Thebirthday Thebirthday birthday of George W1 Wasliington Wishlngtonwhich < ; hlngton hlngtonh1 , \\h1 h1 which \ .h h < . .has \ was \\as as Febnnry FebnJ'lry FebnJlry February ' 11 under lml1er the theJu11.tu theJulian theJullaii Ju11.tu Ju11tu Julian . calendar , became Februiry Febru'1ry Febru1ry February ' 22when 22 22"hen 22when "hen hen when " the change occurredCl1ic'1go occurredChicigo occurred -Cl1ic'1go Cl1ic'1go Cl1ic1go -Chicigo Chicigo - Cl1ic'1goTribune ChicigoTribune ChlcigoTribune ' Tribune . , |