calendar, n.Trivia

Ethiopia is currently in the year 2006 because it has thirteen months in its year.

Ethiopia is on a calendar that is seven years behind the rest of the world

In North Korea it is currently the year 109 because their calendar is based on the birth of Kim Il-Sung, the founder of North Korea.

The so-called "International Fixed Calendar" is a rationalized calendar that has 13 months with 28 days each. Making every month perfectly divisible into 4 weeks and always starting on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday.

The ancient Egyptians had 12 months of exactly 30 days each, with five days of partying at the end of the year to bring the total to 365.