Why the Calendar Makes ZERO Sense | Dave Gorman | Avalon

In this clip from Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish, Dave explains why the calendar makes no sense at all and airs his views on astrology.

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[Okinawatrip]

As a person living in Japan where they change the name and the numbering of the years with every new emperor, I guess my question is, when do we start using your system?

[danielmoran]

Please let's adopt this calendar immediately. It would be weird for a couple of years but like an update for your phone you'd eventually get used to it and wonder how you used that old Callander with its chaotic structure for so long. This is absolutely brilliant.

[ianh]

I know this was done as a joke but I think there is a lot of truth to this.
Everything would be the same date wise.
Councils charge you rent by the week and there are 13 x 4 week segments to the year.
If you were paid monthly on the same date that would make paying bills a lot easier, no more 5 week months.
Personally, I believe this should become reality.

[nocci]

In fact, during the time of the Romans, the year started on March 1st. This is also the reason why February is the shortest month (it was the last) and why October - December got their name.

[yngviorsigurjonsson]

Funny thing is the old Icelandic Calendar used to have a month called "Gormán-uður" basically "Gormonth".

[llydrsn]

This is actually very elegant and makes a lot of sense. It would be fantastic during leap year: 4 straight day off - the two weekends and the two intermissions!

[ThuTran-sgvn]

I wish we could implement this correct calendar.

[whimsical_me]

What about the children that are born on "intermission"? How do they keep track of their birthdays?

[spencerraney]

There’s already a thirteenth sign, astrologers just ignored it because of the superstitions surrounding thirteen.

[tenj]

Best way to introduce a better system is with humor. I'm still waiting for the duodecimal Chappelle Special.

[nahuelma]

I absolutely love this, but for the single reason that I love the concept of intermission being a thing. Like, i can imagine saying things like "we met on intermission 2027" or "where did we spend intermission 2027 again?" and random things like that. I find it incredibly interesting and I'd love to give it a go 😂

[ymvoqln]

Yeah ive actually thought about this too. Intermission would be hella hype

[greg]

God gave us the map to the calender on one of the longest living creatures on earth. The turtle's back. It has 13 sections and there is other stuff I can't remember all of what I learned except sometime near 400 AD Rome changed the calender to suit themselves and shortly thereafter Rome fell apart...

[halkael]

Im totally on board with this!! 🤣 this works on so many levels

[AzureKyle]

I did the math and, since I was born on a leap year, my birthday in the new month system would be the 1st of Sextilis.

[theaquariancontrarian]

"In the new system we'll "nail" easter down." Wow! Lol he went there.

[PNG]

Still 13 months are in a year, 6 months have 3 extra days that's 3X6 =18 days plus another 5 months have extra two days that is 2X5 =10, 10+18= 28. The 13th month had its days divided into each of the months except February. Because February is the month before the first month. That is March.

[adrianthomas]

There used to be 13 months. 13 constellations.

[jascharadziewski]

If I'm ever gonna become a politician, I'm so gonna introduce this.

[palemale]

Brilliant - I worked out this exact solution 13 months x 4 weeks of 7 days, plus an Extra Day and leap year's Extra-Extra Day.
I would prefer the new year to start after the winter solstice, (shortest day) usually the 21st December (22nd in leap year).
So the next day could be the extra day, maybe call that Day Zero, (in a leap year have a Day Zero plus a Bonus Day).
With the new year's 1st month starting the very next day - but keep the order of month names as at present, to limit confusion.
Any extra days will each cause a single jump backwards in day name for the first day of the new year, compared to previous year, then stays consistent every month for that whole year, eg 1st January and 1st February etc will be same day name eg a Monday.