31, 28, 31, 30

When was Feb. 1? Most would say, "Today, Wednesday." Those who support some calendar reforms say "yesterday, Tuesday," or "this past Sunday."

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.)

This first Date of Divergence in these calendars 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 2006 numbered in this fashion: 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.

Calendar News: Drop 12/31? Problem solved?

Professor Dick Henry, the creator of the Common-Civil-Calendar-and-Time Calendar isn't at all worried that he has missed the January 1, 2006 implementation date for his calendar. It would have been a perfect time to adopt it, since it, like the Gregorian year 2006, starts on a Sunday.

He says on his Website: "[I]t is not a big deal. All that needs to be done is to drop 2006 December 31 (that is, rename that day 2007 January 1), and all is well. Similarly, a two-year delay could be easily accommodated by dropping 2007 Dec 30 AND 2007 Dec 31. (The new "last day" of the old year could be celebrated as New Year's Eve.) So, the argument that there is not sufficient time to implement CCC&T just does not hold water."

It's highly unlikely that dates would ever be dropped from the calendar simply to shoehorn in a new version.

I do wonder why he simply didn't suggest waiting until 2012, when January 1 is again a Sunday. It is unlikely his, or any other, new calendar will be adopted quickly.

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