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== Gregorian Calendar == | == Gregorian Calendar == | ||
I believe all cultures used a 7 day week as a basis, plus or minus a few hours here and there for what constitutes a 'day'. --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 13:33, 5 June 2007 (CDT) | I believe all cultures used a 7 day week as a basis, plus or minus a few hours here and there for what constitutes a 'day'. --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 13:33, 5 June 2007 (CDT) | ||
:I think the ancient American cultures such as Aztec and Mayan used 13 day and 20 day weeks not the 7 days week. Revolutionary France introduced a 10 day week and 10 days were also used by and ancient Egypt. The USSR introduced a 5 day week in 1929 which was changed to 6 day weeks in 1931 then reverted to 7 day weeks in 1940. [[User:Derek Harkness|Derek Harkness]] 14:23, 5 June 2007 (CDT) | |||
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Gregorian Calendar
I believe all cultures used a 7 day week as a basis, plus or minus a few hours here and there for what constitutes a 'day'. --Robert W King 13:33, 5 June 2007 (CDT)
- I think the ancient American cultures such as Aztec and Mayan used 13 day and 20 day weeks not the 7 days week. Revolutionary France introduced a 10 day week and 10 days were also used by and ancient Egypt. The USSR introduced a 5 day week in 1929 which was changed to 6 day weeks in 1931 then reverted to 7 day weeks in 1940. Derek Harkness 14:23, 5 June 2007 (CDT)