{{Short description, Calendar used in the Venetian republic until 1757 ''More veneto'' (

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

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

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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