Between the calendar year and the us standard measuring system they’ve been trying to confuse us from birth.
TheKramer89 on
Also:
The 9th month – SEPTember
The 10th month – OCTober
azraelus on
There is a 13th zodiac, Ophiuchus, that was removed. So yea you’re onto something
Liberator2020 on
The Chad 13 month system vs the wizard 12 month system. I know which one I opt for.
KitTayTay2021 on
Because everyone knows the number 13 is bad luck.. 🙂
craftyshafter on
It’s what the calendar was, before Rome
Key-Serve-9196 on
You want to disrespect Roman Emperors and make their months as ling as any other month? July and August are named after roman emperors — Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus. Thats why both have 31 day in them, because its the higest number of days and Emperor Augustus is equal to Julius Caesar in his deeds.
soolar79 on
People often say we “lost” a 13‑month lunar calendar, but it’s not that simple. What we really had were lunar cycles people rounded to ~28 days for convenience, even though a true lunar month is ~29.53 days. That drift meant calendars constantly went out of sync.
To deal with agriculture, seasons, and festivals, societies shifted toward a Sun + Moon compromise — basically a farmer’s almanac approach where the Sun set the year and the Moon influenced ritual time. In that sense, it’s a Sol–Mon calendar (or jokingly, a “Solomon’s calendar”): practical order over natural purity.
Rome later standardized a solar administrative calendar, and Christianity inherited it rather than redesigning it. Instead of starting fresh, they just kept correcting errors. That’s why we’re left with uneven months (31, 30, and 28 days) — they don’t serve a deeper function, they’re historical leftovers.
As for 12 vs 13: it’s not really a conspiracy. There are actually 13 constellations the Sun passes through — Ophiuchus is the one that got ignored. But twelve is easier to divide, symbolize, and manage, so astrology (and calendars) focused on twelve signs. Thirteen didn’t disappear — it just became the “extra” month, leap day, or ignored zodiac sign. Stability won over accuracy.
Eazy46 on
Mods
joe-bagadonuts on
Except every 4 years that would index by one day
justed87 on
Ethiopia
wreckingballjcp on
That’s how Ethiopian calendars are. 13th month has 1 extra day every 4 years.
RedWhacker on
In my culture we do have 13 months with 28 days each.
forestcityece on
In my cultures (anishinaabe/haudenosaunee) we follow the moons, so typically we have 13 in a year.
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Between the calendar year and the us standard measuring system they’ve been trying to confuse us from birth.
Also:
The 9th month – SEPTember
The 10th month – OCTober
There is a 13th zodiac, Ophiuchus, that was removed. So yea you’re onto something
The Chad 13 month system vs the wizard 12 month system. I know which one I opt for.
Because everyone knows the number 13 is bad luck.. 🙂
It’s what the calendar was, before Rome
You want to disrespect Roman Emperors and make their months as ling as any other month? July and August are named after roman emperors — Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus. Thats why both have 31 day in them, because its the higest number of days and Emperor Augustus is equal to Julius Caesar in his deeds.
People often say we “lost” a 13‑month lunar calendar, but it’s not that simple. What we really had were lunar cycles people rounded to ~28 days for convenience, even though a true lunar month is ~29.53 days. That drift meant calendars constantly went out of sync.
To deal with agriculture, seasons, and festivals, societies shifted toward a Sun + Moon compromise — basically a farmer’s almanac approach where the Sun set the year and the Moon influenced ritual time. In that sense, it’s a Sol–Mon calendar (or jokingly, a “Solomon’s calendar”): practical order over natural purity.
Rome later standardized a solar administrative calendar, and Christianity inherited it rather than redesigning it. Instead of starting fresh, they just kept correcting errors. That’s why we’re left with uneven months (31, 30, and 28 days) — they don’t serve a deeper function, they’re historical leftovers.
As for 12 vs 13: it’s not really a conspiracy. There are actually 13 constellations the Sun passes through — Ophiuchus is the one that got ignored. But twelve is easier to divide, symbolize, and manage, so astrology (and calendars) focused on twelve signs. Thirteen didn’t disappear — it just became the “extra” month, leap day, or ignored zodiac sign. Stability won over accuracy.
Mods
Except every 4 years that would index by one day
Ethiopia
That’s how Ethiopian calendars are. 13th month has 1 extra day every 4 years.
In my culture we do have 13 months with 28 days each.
In my cultures (anishinaabe/haudenosaunee) we follow the moons, so typically we have 13 in a year.