Did you all know that, 11 days are missing in the month of September. This very interesting and a rare fact that probably most of us don’t know. Lets, have a glance at the calendar for the month of September 1752.
Secret behind the missing 11 days: September was the month when the England shifted to Gregorian Calendar from Roman Julian Calendar. The Julian year was 11 days longer than Gregorian year that the England started following. So, the King of England announced that 11 days will be simply wiped off from the calendar for the month.
According to the kings order the employees worked for 11 days less that month, but got paid for the whole month. This is how the “Paid Leave” was born. Hail the King!
In the Roman Julian Calendar, April used to be the first month of the year, but the Gregorian Calendar observed January as the first month. Even after shifting to the Gregorian Calendar, many people refused to give up old traditions and continued celebrating 1st April as the New Year’s Day. When simple orders didn’t work, the King finally issued a royal dictum, which stated that those who celebrated 1st April as the New Year’s Day would be labelled as fools.
From then on, 1st April became April Fool’s Day.
This is how paid leave came into existence and a day famous as fools day came in lime light!
