I like the option of having no blank days myself the best. So what if
the solar year drifs with respect to the calendar. That just makes it
more natural to perceive the passage of time. One generation could
reminisce about winter being at the beginning of the year while the
next generation eventually will reminisce about autumn being at the
beginning of the year.
We'd have a whole lot better sense of the passage of time over our
lifespans that way.
On 1/25/12, Sonny Pondrom <
sonny@...> wrote:
> I agree that to make the Gregorian calendar perpetual, 1 blank day
> blank day have to be used each year. This day should be at the
> beginning, middle or end of the year. But where should it go?
>
> NOT AT THE END
> The end month is reserved for an extra blank day during Leap years, so
> only the beginning and middle are available for either a 12 or 13
> month calendar. Having said that, a couple of back-to-back blank
> days could be allowed to end of fourth quarter (day 365) and Leap
> Year's Day (366) for the perpetual calendar adjustment.
>
> BEGINNING POSSIBLE
> A starting year day could be used for 12 or a 13 month calendar. Year
> ending and beginning blank days are possible for a combined New Year's
> Eve and New Year's Day calendar adjustment.
>
> MIDDLE POSSIBLE
> A mid-year day could also be used for either a 12 or a 13 month
> calendar. The 13 month calendars have 4 weeks per month, so the mid-
> year's second quarter ends in the middle of the 7th month.
>
> On the other hand, the 12 month calendar requires an odd 5 week month
> in each of the four quarter's (either in the first (5,4,4), second
> (4,5,4) month or third (4,4,5). However, this does allow the middle
> blank day to fall nicely between the 6th and 7th months.
>
> I don't see much difference between these options. But if I were
> forced to choose, I would say a 13 month calenders with a blank day at
> New Year's day and one replacing New Year's Eve on leap years.
>
>
>
>
> Sonny Pondrom
>
sonny@...
> 2012-01-4-1
> "YYYY-MM-W-D"
>
>
> On Jan 25, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Aristeo Fernando wrote:
>
> To make the Gregorian perpetual, with twelve months per year, blank
> days have to be used.
>
>
>
