Question

Is the Gregorian calendar a religious calendar?

Answer 1

Gregorian calendar. Gregorian calendar, also called New Style Calendar, solar dating system now in general use. It was proclaimed in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a reform of the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar year of 365.25 days was too long, since the correct value for the tropical year is 365.242199 days

Answer 2

Answer:

The Gregorian calendar, the most used calendar in the world, is a religious calendar. It was named by Pope Gregory XIII, who had created the calendar in the year October 1582.

Explanation:

The calendar was created as a modification to the earlier used Julian calendar, curtailing the avg. year by 0.0075 days so as to stop the calendar from drifting pertaining to the equinoxes. The Gregorian calendar's precursor, the Julian calendar, was switched since it was too erroneous. It did not correctly reveal the real-time it takes for the Earth to travel around the Sun, termed as a tropical year.