Revised Julian calendar facts for kids
The Revised Julian calendar is a different kind of Julian calendar. It is mostly used by some Eastern Orthodox churches. These churches started using it in 1923.
How Leap Years Work
A leap year has an extra day, February 29th. This helps calendars stay in line with the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The Revised Julian calendar has special rules for leap years:
- If a year can be divided evenly by four, it is a leap year. This is like the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
- If a year can be divided evenly by 100, it is not a leap year. This is also like the Gregorian calendar.
- If you divide a year by 900 and have 200 or 600 left over (a remainder), then that year is a leap year.
This calendar will match the Gregorian calendar exactly until the year 2800. After that, from 2800 to 2900, the Gregorian calendar will be one day different.
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See also
In Spanish: Calendario juliano revisado para niños
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