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[–] falseprophet@fedia.io 18 points 5 days ago (3 children)

there is no year 0 we started at 1.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] falseprophet@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In many Asian countries they do if I am not mistaken but it irrelevant to when the millennium starts anyway

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

In many Asian countries they do if I am not mistaken

Huh, that's really interesting ☺️ kinda cute ngl

[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

You should have told that to those guys 2025 years ago.

There is no year 1 in our current calendar system either. The Gregorian Calendar begins in 1582. The Julian Calendar includes year 1, but changed in year 8, so 0001-01-01 is a slightly different day in the Gregorian Calendar, the Julian Calendar, and the old Julian Calendar. 2000 years after Julian Calendar 0001-01-01 is late December 2000.

This has less meaning in China because China used its own calendar until 1911. People living in China 2000 years before 2001-01-01 would not have called it year 1.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] falseprophet@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Looked it up now, you're correct.

Although there are instances of year zero, like with astronomical years.