Much of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII, who put the finishing touches on a Roman system that integrated ideas from other cultures.
New Years
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The Okalolies of Old Year’s Night: Celebrating tradition on the world’s most remote inhabited island
“Okalolies” ring in the new year on the world’s most remote inhabited island by visiting the population of not quite 250 in masks and making mischief, an annual chance for the community to come together.
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Our resolutions for 2024
Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I’m Megan Hall. As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes, and how they might inspire our resolutions […]


