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Show Gregorian Calendar Not Readily Accepted in 1752 When England adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, thousands thou-sands of her people could not believe be-lieve that they had lost 10 days and looked for some sign of confirmation con-firmation or denial from God or nature, says Collier's. As Christmas Christ-mas (new style) approached and no sign had appeared, many persons per-sons journeyed to Glastonbury to see if a famous thornbush there would blossom on this day as it had on other Christmases. Failure of the bush to flower 1 was, therefore, considered ade-; ade-; quate proof by them that the date was the 14th and not the 25th and i they did not accept the new calen-; calen-; dar for some time afterward. |