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In the Roman computalion in the month 3 days were used
to count from: the 1st (Kalends), 5th (Nones) + 13 (Ides);
in March, May, July, + Oct the Nones + Ides fell on
th 7th + 15th of the months. The days were counted from
the following Kalends, Nones, or Ides; e.g. Jan 10 was
the 4th day before the Ides of Jan., or the 4th of
the Ides of Jan., because the Romans counted inclusively;
Jan 25 was teh 8th of the Kalends of Feb; Feb 3 was
the 3rd of the Nones of Feb; + Feb 23 was the 7th of the
Kalends of March. Now Feb 23 was always the 7th of
the Kalends of March, in spite of intercalatione; hence a
leap year, when a day was instead between Feb 23 + 24,
there were 2 days conted as the 6th of the Kalends of
March. The leap year is thus bissextile [Latin =
twice six.)

- The calendar now most widely used in an evolution of the Roman
calendar. In its most primitive form this apparently had 10 months
March (31), April (29), May (31), June (29), Quintilis (31), Saxtilia
(29) Sept. (29) Oct (31 Nov(29) Dec (29). To fill out
the year a blank number of days or occasional intercalary
months were used. Later Jan (29) + Feb (28) were added
to the end of the year.
- The lithurgical year consists of 2 cycles a) the feasts of Our Lord,
the Sumdays + the major + minor ferias b) the feasts of the
Virgin + the Saints. The 1st cycle is reckoned by the lunar year.
It depends on the central feast of Easter which is not celebrated
on a fixed day of the kalendar or solar year. In the liturgical
books the whole cycle of these 'moveable' feasts is collected
into the 'Proper of the Season' or 'Temporale'. The
reckoning of the 2nd cycle is much simpler. Each feast is
alebrated on a Fixed day. There are collected into the
'Proper of the Saints' or 'sanctorale'.

In the Roman computalion in the month 3 days were used
to count from: the 1st (Kalends), 5th (Nones) + 13 (Ides);
in March, May, July, + Oct the Nones + Ides fell on
th 7th + 15th of the months. The days were counted from
the following Kalends, Nones, or Ides; e.g. Jan 10 was
the 4th day before the Ides of Jan., or the 4th of
the Ides of Jan., because the Romans counted inclusively;
Jan 25 was teh 8th of the Kalends of Feb; Feb 3 was
the 3rd of the Nones of Feb; + Feb 23 was the 7th of the
Kalends of March. Now Feb 23 was always the 7th of
the Kalends of March, in spite of intercalatione; hence a
leap year, when a day was instead between Feb 23 + 24,
there were 2 days conted as the 6th of the Kalends of
March. The leap year is thus bissextile [Latin =
twice six.)

- The calendar now most widely used in an evolution of the Roman
calendar. In its most primitive form this apparently had 10 months
March (31), April (29), May (31), June (29), Quintilis (31), Saxtilia
(29) Sept. (29) Oct (31 Nov(29) Dec (29). To fill out
the year a blank number of days or occasional intercalary
months were used. Later Jan (29) + Feb (28) were added
to the end of the year.
- The lithurgical year consists of 2 cycles a) the feasts of Our Lord,
the Sumdays + the major + minor ferias b) the feasts of the
Virgin + the Saints. The 1st cycle is reckoned by the lunar year.
It depends on the central feast of Easter which is not celebrated
on a fixed day of the kalendar or solar year. In the liturgical
books the whole cycle of these 'moveable' feasts is collected
into the 'Proper of the Season' or 'Temporale'. The
reckoning of the 2nd cycle is much simpler. Each feast is
alebrated on a Fixed day. There are collected into the
'Proper of the Saints' or 'sanctorale'.