CALENDAR EASY AND NEW

1 YEAR = 13 MONTHS AT 4 WEEKS.

ONE YEAR HAS 52 WEEKS.

52 CANNOT BE DIVIDED BY 12.

TRYING TO DIVIDE 52 BY 12 IS NOT NATURAL.

52 CAN EASILY BE DIVIDED BY 13 AND BY 4.

THIS GIVES US:

4 SEASONS OF 13 WEEKS

AND

13 MONTHS OF 4 WEEKS.

MORE PRECISELY:

11 MONTHS OF 28 DAYS

PLUS

THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WHICH HAS

28 NORMALLY AND

29 DAYS ON LEAP YEARS

PLUS

A NEW MONTH WHICH HAS ALWAYS 29 DAYS.

RESULT:

365 DAYS NORMALLY AND

366 DAYS ON LEAP YEARS

AS USUAL.

ADVANTAGES

THE CALENDAR IS MUCH SIMPLER.

THE WEEKDAYS START ALWAYS ON THE SAME DAY

UNTIL A MONTH HAS 29 DAYS.

THIS HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE 13TH MONTH

AND AFTER FEBRUARY 29 ON LEAP YEARS.

THREE ISSUES:

• A NAME MUST BE FOUND FOR THE 13TH MONTH.
• EXCEL MUST BE MODIFIED TO ACCEPT 13 AS A MONTH.
• WE MUST DECIDE IF WE CONTINUE TO USE THE PRESENT GREGORIAN CALENDAR WITH JANUARY 1 AS THE FIRST DAY OF THE YEAR.

AN ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE TO USE

THE ANCIENT JULIAN CALENDAR BUT

DIVIDE IT INTO 13 MONTHS.

THIS WOULD BE VERY OLD AND TOTALLY NEW.

THERE IS A PLACE CALLED URNAESCH

SITUATED IN THE CANTON OF APPENZELL

IN SWITZERLAND.

EVERY YEAR, ON JANUARY 13,

VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING,

THE INHABITANTS AND MANY VISITORS CELEBRATE

"SYLVESTERCHLAUSEN"

WHICH IS THE END OF THE YEAR

ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT JULIAN CALENDAR.