Gregorian calendar
/grɪˈgɔːrɪən/noun
- the calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory ⅩⅢ, as a modification of the Julian calendar格列高利历, 公历(教皇格列高利十三世对儒略历修订后于1582年颁行的历法)。
To bring the calendar back into line with the solar year, 10 days were suppressed, and centenary years were only made leap years if they were divisible by 400. Scotland adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1600, but England and Wales did not follow suit until 1752 (by which time 11 days had to be suppressed). At the same time New Year's Day was changed from 25 March to 1 January, and dates using the new calendar were designated 'New Style'.