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Míkmawey Calendar
The Míkmawey Calendar begins on Spring Equinox, either March 20 or March 21 on the Gregorian Calendar. It follows the cycle of the 13 Moons, with each Moon having 28 days. There is a "intercalary day", an extra day that does not appear on the calendar, between Apunknajit 28 and Kjikús 1, known as the Year End Day, and is a day of rest and celebration. Every four years there is a Leap Day, which follows after Year End Day.
The Gregorian calendar is the one commonly used today. It was proposed by Aloysius Lilius, a physician from Naples, and adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in accordance with instructions from the Council of Trent (1545-1563) to correct for errors in the older Julian Calendar. It was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII in a papal bull in February 1582.
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