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World Service,27 Nov 1999,13 mins

Constantine

The Calendar

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Emperor Constantine issued an edict making three major changes to the Julian calendar in 301. He introduced the seven-day week with Sunday as the first day of the week, Christian holidays with fixed dates and the grafting of Easter onto the calendar with a flexible date.

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