Back to: From Julian to Gregorian: The Western Calendar and the Birth of the Kemetic Calendar Project

Baba Metu discusses the evolution of Western calendars, starting with the Julian calendar and its modification by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to create the Gregorian calendar, which is the widely used calendar today.

Baba Metu highlights the Roman origins of month names and mentions a personal project from 1986 that aimed to create a “comedic calendar” incorporating solar, lunar, seasonal, and star cycles, independent of the Gregorian year count.

Furthermore, Baba Metu touches upon the ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) origins of astronomical symbols like the sun, moon, earth, and stars, tracing their influence on later cultures.