How to Use Julian calendar in a Sentence

Julian calendar

noun

• Before that, under the Julian calendar, the year began on March 25.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
• Some dates differ for Eastern Orthodox churches, which follow the Julian calendar.
  — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026
• The first day of that year (1 Muharram ah 1) corresponds to July 16, 622, in the Julian calendar.
  — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026
• But in 1752, the government replaced the old Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar, with a more accurate solar calendar.
  — Ian King, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
• However, Easter can be observed between April 4 and May 8 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, which follows the Julian calendar.
  — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
• The foundations for representative government, the 365-day Julian calendar, modern sanitation, newspapers, roads and the postal system were established in Rome.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
• Eastern Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar, which can place the date of Easter anywhere between April 4 and May 8 when it's converted back to the Gregorian calendar.
  — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
• The Eastern Orthodox Church follows a Julian calendar instead of the typical Gregorian, resulting in a different Easter date.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
• Eastern, or Orthodox, Christians, use a Julian calendar, while Western Christians, made up primarily of Roman Catholics and Protestants, use a Gregorian calendar (the calendar used in most parts of the world) to calculate their dates.
  — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
• At a church service to mark Russian Orthodox Christmas – observed on January 7 under the Julian calendar – Putin appeared with uniformed service members and their families, publicly showing resolve to continue his war on Ukraine, despite ongoing peace efforts.
  — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
• Another origin story says the date arose in 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, leaving behind the Julian calendar that had been used since the era of Julius Caesar.
  — Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• Orthodox Easter has a slightly later range of possible dates because the Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar instead, USA TODAY reported.
  — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 30 Mar. 2026
• The dates differ because most Christians use the Gregorian calendar, originally introduced in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, introduced in 45 BC.
  — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
• The dates differ because most Christians use the Gregorian calendar, originally introduced in 1582, while the Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, introduced in 45 BC.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026