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  2. Soviet calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Soviet calendar was a modified Gregorian calendar that was used in Soviet Russia between 1918 and 1940. Several variations were used during that time. The Gregorian calendar, under the name "Western European calendar", was implemented in Soviet Russia in February 1918 by dropping the Julian dates of 1–13 February 1918.

  3. List of adoption dates of the Gregorian calendar by country

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    Previously used the Korean calendar. In addition to the Gregorian calendar, the Juche calendar is in use. North Macedonia: Yugoslavia: 1919 14 Jan 28 Jan 13 [25] Norway: Denmark-Norway: 1700 18 Feb 1 Mar 11 Poland: Poland: 1582 4 Oct 15 Oct 10 Local resistance [21] Poland Duchy of Prussia: 1610 22 Aug 2 Sept 10 Southern Ducal Prussia is now ...

  4. List of calendars - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...

  5. We're approaching the Year of the Dragon. What does ... - AOL

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    On the Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year generally falls during the ... the lunar calendar in a 12-year cycle. The order of the Chinese Zodiac is: ... 2024 will be the year of the dragon. "A ...

  6. Gregorian calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar, is a solar calendar with 12 months of 28–31 days each. The year in both calendars consists of 365 days, with a leap day being added to February in the leap years. The months and length of months in the Gregorian calendar are the same as for the Julian calendar.

  7. Date and time notation in Russia - Wikipedia

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    This order is used in both the all-numeric date (for example "28.08.17") and the expanded form (for example "28 августа 2017 г.". Note: The trailing "г" is short for "года" ("of the year"). Coincidentally, in Polish the word for year is "rok", so a similar date format is used by the Poles e.g. 1987r).

  8. List of days of the year - Wikipedia

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    The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Jan 1

  9. Public holidays in the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    Date English name Russian name Notes 1 January: New Year's Day: Russian: Новый год Most of the traditions that were originally associated with Christmas in Russia, such as Father Frost and decorated fir-trees, have been moved to New Year's Day since the October Revolution, arguably making New Year's Day the largest celebration in the Soviet Union and modern Russia.