The true meaning of Christmas Mōdraniht "Night of the Mothers"
1.) Julian _Gregorian calender 2.) Lady Day -still used in UK Tax Laws. 3.) Mōdraniht "Night of the Mothers" 1) First a brief history on how time has been rearranged, Of course remembering that Britain went Protestant in 1450's. Beginning in 1582 , the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian one, in Roman Catholic countries. This change was implemented at a much later date in newly formed Protestant and Orthodox countries. 2) New year started on Lady Day 25 March In the western liturgical year , Lady Day is the traditional name in some English speaking countries of the Feast of the Annunciation , known in the 1549 Prayer Book of Edward VI and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as "The Annunciation of the (Blessed) Virgin Mary" In England, Lady Day was New Year's Day from 1155 to 1752, when the 1st January 1752 was declared to be the official start of the year. [1] In England and Wales , Ireland , and the British colonies, the