Friday, March 20, 2015

The New Reform Calendar


The Gregorian Calendar, which we are using today, was introduced by
Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Since then the world has become "smaller"
and life faster. There is a need to reform the Calendar. Have to make it 
simple and globally acceptable. (All past attempts to change failed.)

Here is my proposal to reform the Gregorian CalendarIf accepted,
it can be used from 2019.

                          (This is a business card size Calendar. Can copy and
                      print. To see the full
size Calendar:  CLICK HERE )
                                                                         
The New Reform Calendar has 4 identical quarters, each with two 30
day months and one 31 day  month.  Each quarter has thirteen (7 days)
weeks, that’s 91 days and the total of  364 days a year. (Have to count
the leap years, every 4 years, like in the Gregorian Calendar) This way
will be 1 extra day in regular years and 2 extra days in leap years.Those
days will be saved and in the year they will reach 7, an extra week will be
added to the calendar, called Leap Week. (LW). 

Leap  week  will be at the end  of every 5th or 6th year, depending on
when the saved days add up to 7. Here is how to date the Leap Week:  
yyyy-00-d. The yyyy for the year, the 00 for LW (Leap Week) and the  
d for the day. For example, the date: 2023-00-3  stands for: 2023-LW-3

(Leap Week could be Peace Week  worldwide. All hostilities should
stop for 7 days, and the animosities must
be replaced with intensive
peace negotiations between the hostile parties. It could lead to peace)
   
Permanent dates can be set for holidays and all other recurring events.

To celebrate holidays, birthdays*, etc, which are presently on day 31, those
dates have to be changed in January, May, July, August and October.
*Officially the actual birth date should be used.

The International Organization for Standardization, ISO** announced
in 1988 that Monday should be the first day of the week. Presently some
countries are using Monday and some are using Sunday as the first day 
of the week. But because the week ends on Sunday (Weekend), at the
same time Sunday can not be also the first day of the following week.
Suggested solution: In New Reform Calendar the week starts Monday.
If accepted, Monday will be first day of the week around the world. 

ISO** also recommends using descending dates globally, with this format:
yyyy-mm-dd (years-months-days). For example: 2019-01-01 stands for:
2019-January-1. This is the same way as formatting local time of the
day: hh:mm:ss (hours:minutes:seconds). (Should be considered.)

To use global timing officially worldwide, the 24 hours international
standard timing (00-24h) should be implemented by all countries.

Finally, make life a bit easier by eliminating the daylight saving time
globally. So there will be no artificially set time used in many countries
for about half of the year, and not have to change the clock twice a year.

If the New Reform Calendar is adopted by the United Nations, the world
will have a simple, permanent Calendar to use for centuries to come.

**ISO http://www.iso.org/iso/home/about.htm

My Personal Note:
The fate of this Calendar Reform will be decided by the United Nations.
(If it ever gets there.) Any country’s representative to the United Nations
can bring up the proposal  for discussion. If  most of the member count-
ries opinion are favorite, the proposal  can be put up for vote and  could
be adopted. We need a lot of people to see this site and likely among
them  will be a few who, for various  reasons, could raise the possibility
for the  Reform to become reality. So, I ask for your help. If you like the
proposal, then at the end of this blog click on the link of my facebook
fan page:
helptochangeit  (help to change it)

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            New Reform Calendar vs. Gregorian Calendar

In 2019 and every year after the New Reform Calendar will look as shown
on the top. It will never change. (The week starts on Monday)
                                                    versus
Below is how the present (Gregorian Calendar) will look in 2019 and it will
look different every year after. (At present time in some countries the week
starts on Monday, in others -mostly in the English speaking countries- on
Sunday.) This is the Sunday version of the calendar:

                                 (Can copy and print this Calendar)

Which calendar do you prefer? If you would like the New Reform Calendar
to be in use from 2019, talk about it to everyone you know and if they like it
too, then all of you should go to my fan page:
https://www.facebook.com/helptochangeit and please click: Like

Tweet it on Twitter. (Use any social media you want.)

                                
                                                 
For more info about the Calendar Reform: CLICK HERE
Also a 2018/19 double calendar, for easier conversion: CLICK HERE



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