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EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 11 MIN

How did the calendar begin?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Have you ever wondered why a year has 365 days, or where the months actually got their names? Get ready for a mind-bending time travel adventure! Long before digital clocks and wall calendars, ancient people used the sky to track time. We'll explore how the ancient Egyptians used a super bright star to predict river floods, and why the first Roman calendar only had ten months, leaving the end of winter as a dark, uncounted mystery! But timekeeping math can be tricky, and the calendar kept getting broken. Discover how Julius Caesar created a massive "Year of Confusion" that lasted exactly 445 days just to fix the seasons! Even crazier, find out why a pope had to literally erase ten whole days from history to keep the world on track. Imagine going to sleep on a Thursday and waking up a week and a half later! From ancient stargazers to the greatest time heist in history, join Mira and Finn to uncover the wild, surprising story of how the calendar began!

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Have you ever wondered why a year has 365 days, or where the months actually got their names? Get ready for a mind-bending time travel adventure! Long before digital clocks and wall calendars, ancient people used the sky to track time. We'll explore how the ancient Egyptians used a super bright star to predict river floods, and why the first Roman calendar only had ten months, leaving the end of winter as a dark, uncounted mystery! But timekeeping math can be tricky, and the calendar kept get...

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