stickyvicky 09 May 17 12:17
Stay in bed on the 24th of June this year, 300th Anniversary
The first Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge of London and Westminster (later called the Grand Lodge of England (GLE)), was founded on 24 June 1717, The first Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodge of London and Westminster (later called the Grand Lodge of England (GLE)), was founded on 24 June 1717,
That gives us a problem. You see, although Scotland had partially adopted Pope Gregory's Calendar (the Papish Calendar) by beginning the year 1600 on January 1st instead of the conventional March 25th, England and the colonies had not.
England eventually fell into line with Catholicism by shortening the year 1751 to March 25th - 31st December. This meant that 1752 began early on January 1st. To add to the confusion, the days 3rd September 1752 through 13th September 1752 were deleted, meaning that in England and its possessions the year 1751 only had 282 days and the year 1752 had a mere 355 days. Don't forget, we also have to account for leap years which came in at the same time.
Which particular day should we stay abed this year? Are we already too late or will June 24th be too early? We need a mathematician. A bookie would do.