Show I Gregorian Gregorio t r Calendar I Was Slow lei in I f ion Adoption o Great Britain and her colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752 the Julian JuHan calendar having become become become be be- come 11 days slow by that time parliament parliament parliament par par- ordered that the day following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing September 3 1752 would be September 14 arid and that the legal year should begin on January 1 The Gregorian calendar is in effect effect ef ef- efI I feet a revision edition of the old Roman calendar The ancient Roman Roman Roman Ro Ro- man year began with the month of March and ended with December the month January and February February February Feb Feb- were added in the course of time and the celebration of New Years Year's on January 1 began in B. B C C. C Continental Europe had universally universal universal- ly adopted the Gregorian calendar by 1700 but Great Britain frowning upon anything originating in Rome Romeas as Popish continued the use of the theold theold theold old calendar with calendar with its legal year beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning on March 25 until 25 until the confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion arising from using a different different different differ differ- ent calendar than the one used by continental Europe prompted the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752 |