{{Short description, Calendar used in the Venetian republic until 1757
''More veneto'' (
Latin
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for 'according to the customs of Venice') is a designation of the peculiar calendar used in the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
, resulting from the delayed adoption of the
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
.
Continuing the ancient Roman custom, the Venetian year began on 1 March, which was celebrated as the New Year's Day festival (''Capodanno''). Although the
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
was created in 1582 and was known in the territories of Venice, it never entered official use: the ''more veneto'' continued until the
Fall of the Venetian Republic
The fall of the Republic of Venice was a series of events that culminated on 12 May 1797 in the dissolution and dismemberment of the Republic of Venice at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte and Habsburg Austria.
In 1796, the young general Napoleon ...
in 1797. As a result, the months of January and February were always reckoned as belonging in ''more veneto'' to the previous year from the Gregorian years (e.g., February 1700 CE would be February 1699 ''more veneto'').
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Mores
Mores (, sometimes ; , plural form of singular , meaning "manner, custom, usage, or habit") are social norms that are widely observed within a particular society or culture. Mores determine what is considered morally acceptable or unacceptable ...
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Byzantine calendar
The Byzantine calendar, also called the Roman calendar, the Creation Era of Constantinople or the Era of the World ( grc, Ἔτη Γενέσεως Κόσμου κατὰ Ῥωμαίους, also or , abbreviated as ε.Κ.; literal translation of ...
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Florentine calendar
The Florentine calendar, also referred to as the ''stylus Florentinus'' ("Florentine style"), was the calendar used in the Republic of Florence in Italy during the Middle Ages. Unusually, both the beginning of the day and the beginning of the yea ...
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Pisan calendar
The Pisan calendar, also referred to as the ''stile pisano'' ("Pisan style") or the ''calculus Pisanus'' ("Pisan calculation"), was the calendar used in the Republic of Pisa in Italy during the Middle Ages, which differed from the traditional Jul ...