Subj : Re: Daylight Savings Time
To   : Vk3jed
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Feb 25 2022 07:48:00

-=> Vk3jed wrote to Nightfox <=-

 Vk> And besides, going further back in history, several _days_ don't exist,
 Vk> because of the switch from the Julian to Gregorian calendar.  The exact
 Vk> number of days depends on where you're talking about - different
 Vk> countries switched calendars in different years, with Russia being
 Vk> among the last in the early 20th century.

I spoke to a woman who'd grown up in the Soviet Union, and she mentioned 
that they celebrated "Old New Year" and "New New Year" where she came from.

Old was for family and was a quiet affair, New was the celebratory, go out 
and get drunk version. Although I think Vodka was involved with both days.


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