Search results
The millennium celebrations were a worldwide, coordinated series of events to celebrate and commemorate the end of 1999 and the start of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. The celebrations were held as marking the end of the 2nd millennium, the 20th century, and the 1990s decade, and the start of the 3rd millennium, the 21st century, and ...
The 2nd millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era was a millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000. It began on 1 January 1001 and ended on 31 December 2000 , (11th to 20th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2 086 667.5 – 2 451 909.5).
Eventually, non-Catholic countries did begin to adopt the Gregorian calendar. The Protestant regions of Germany and the Netherlands switched in the 17th century. Great Britain and the territories of the British Empire followed suit in 1752, spreading the Gregorian calendar around the globe.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The end of the second Christian millennium is an appropriate time to examine the significance of the holy years which acted as landmarks to divide periods of history in the Bible, in particular the sabbatical year (every seven years) and the jubilee year (every fifty years), and to reflect on their meaning for us as we prepare to celebrate the ...
The second millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era was a millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000. It began on 1 January 1001 (MI) and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM), (11th to 20th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2086667.5 – 2451909.5).
Why did some people think the second millennium ended on December 31, 1999. I know that many had the great celebration then, but to my knowledge, it did not mark the end of the century. Answer: You are right. Just count the years. The end of a year is on 31 Dec, when the last day of the year has finished.
People also ask
When was the end of the second millennium celebrated?
When is the end of the Millennium?
What is a millennium celebration?
When did the Anno Domini era end?
The Millennium celebrations were a worldwide, coordinated series of events celebrating New Year's Eve in 1999–2000, marking the end of the second millennium and beginning of the new, third millennium.
