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A masala history of time - Happy new year? 2021? everyone? Masala History by Siva
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Happy new year 2021 everyone.
Wait!! Is that wish right? In this complex and diverse world, does a statement like the above generically apply? Let's validate every word up there.
"Happy" is a state of mind, so let's keep it aside for a history blog and hope that is true for everyone.
"New year" - Does the year get new on January 1? Why? Since when? And for whom?
2021 - is this the current year? How and why? For whom?
everyone - Does the wish apply to everyone? Who does everyone refer to? After all, we as a human race can't still standardize date formats (dd/mm v. mm/dd). So how do we come together on this?
Welcome to Masala History by Siva. Lets do a quick time travel for a couple of thousand years as we try to make sense of why dates are hard (no pun intended ;)).
You can listen to the story here or in a platform of your choice from www.masalahistorybysiva.in .
We the people of the world, have not come into agreement even today on a topic like timekeeping, which some might consider simple and straightforward. We are so diverse that it is not surprising we simply cannot agree to one uniform thing.. But perhaps in this diversity lies the colourfulness and fun of life. Possible that it is a new year in some calendar every single day; and if so, so what? Maybe we can wish every single day as if it were a fresh beginning, start of a brand new year.
On that note, Happy new year everyone. Stay safe and may 2021 be kind to us all.
#masalahistory #history #historynerd #historybuff
#calendar #Julian #gregorian #juliuscaesar #timekeeping
#europeanhistory #historyoftime #rome #romancalendar
#PopeGregory #dateformats #happynewyear #newyear
Happy new year 2021 everyone.
Wait!! Is that wish right? In this complex and diverse world, does a statement like the above generically apply? Let's validate every word up there.
"Happy" is a state of mind, so let's keep it aside for a history blog and hope that is true for everyone.
"New year" - Does the year get new on January 1? Why? Since when? And for whom?
2021 - is this the current year? How and why? For whom?
everyone - Does the wish apply to everyone? Who does everyone refer to? After all, we as a human race can't still standardize date formats (dd/mm v. mm/dd). So how do we come together on this?
Welcome to Masala History by Siva. Lets do a quick time travel for a couple of thousand years as we try to make sense of why dates are hard (no pun intended ;)).
You can listen to the story here or in a platform of your choice from www.masalahistorybysiva.in .
We the people of the world, have not come into agreement even today on a topic like timekeeping, which some might consider simple and straightforward. We are so diverse that it is not surprising we simply cannot agree to one uniform thing.. But perhaps in this diversity lies the colourfulness and fun of life. Possible that it is a new year in some calendar every single day; and if so, so what? Maybe we can wish every single day as if it were a fresh beginning, start of a brand new year.
On that note, Happy new year everyone. Stay safe and may 2021 be kind to us all.
#masalahistory #history #historynerd #historybuff
#calendar #Julian #gregorian #juliuscaesar #timekeeping
#europeanhistory #historyoftime #rome #romancalendar
#PopeGregory #dateformats #happynewyear #newyear
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