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Show DAY'S MIXUP The whole world celebrates New Year's Day, but not always on the same date. The biggest mixup occurred from 1SS2 to 1772 when Europe and England Eng-land observed the New Year on the same day but at different times! In 1552, Pope Gregory III eliminated 10 days from the Julian calendar previously in use because it was 11 minutes longer each year than the astronomical year. England did not adopt the new Gregorian calendar until 1772, however, thus observing the same holiday at a later day. When translated into the Gregr rian calendar, the Jewish New Year's varies from September 0 to October 4. The Mohammedans not only celebrate at a dilTerent date but their calendar is dated almost 600 years behind the Gregorian since it begins with the Prophet's flight from Mecca in A. D. 622. |