Monday, February 01, 2016

31, 28, 31, 30? What is that? Our Idiotic #Calendar

When is (or was) Feb. 1? Most would say, "Today, Monday."

For proponents of the 30x11 Calendar and the Common-Civil-Calendar, January should have ended on the 30th day of the month, making the 31st their "Feb. 1."

For supporters of the Symmetry454 Calendar, New Earth Calendar, and the 13-month Sol Calendar (and other 13-month, 28-day month proposals,) Sunday, Jan. 29, was the day for welcoming February (though the Symmetry454 and New Earth calendars would have called it a "Monday," since all weeks in these calendars start on Mondays.)

These excellent calendar reform ideas represent a call for societal change - a change in how we view the year.

The one message they all convey comes across loud and clear: the Gregorian months - which start 2015 numbered in this way: 31, 28, 31, 30 - cry out for symmetry, order and a logical progression of days.

It's not too hard to envision a different, better, way to number our months, thanks to many visionary reformers who have proposed calendar change on a global scale. We should listen to what they have to say.

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