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• nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  hmm, how about 12 months each with 30 days, plus 5 days every year that’s not part of any month?

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  • teft@piefed.social ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    days every year that’s not part of any month

    Those are called intercalary months. They had them in the ancient egyptian calendar and were usually used for rest and religious ceremonies.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercalary_month_(Egypt)

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    • Microw@piefed.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m pretty sure they’re being cheeky and we’re referencing exactly this ;)

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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    plus 5 days every year that’s not part of any month?

    Get this Roman bullshit outta here

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  • rImITywR@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    forgottenrealms.fandom.com/…/Calendar_of_Harptos

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The year starts with Hammer and ends with Nightal.

      Whereas my year starts with Hammer and ends with Fall.

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  • Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    plus 5 days every year that’s not part of any month?

    Just add a leap month every six years

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    • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      While a novel idea, a leap month would throw the concept seasons and therefore agriculture off significantly. Relatively predictable seasons and being able to track our place in it with calendars was a great help to agrarian communities, helping them know when to plant and harvest most effectively.

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  • ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    13*28=364 so even 13 months and 28 days doesn’t work.

    If we had 28 days in a month then the week needs to be something other than 7 days. Three out of four times February / March fucks me over by having the same weekday/ day of the month.

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• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Only for pre-decimal society. Nowadays it’s not a problem

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