Morales wants to ditch Gregorian calendar

Bolivian President Evo Morales has proposed that the Andean country switch back from the Gregorian calendar to the calendar previously used by its indigenous people. During celebrations for the Aymara New Year, Mr Morales said that he found the Gregorian calendar “untidy”. He suggested that Bolivia “reclaim its ancestral calendar as part of the rebuilding […]

Bolivian President Evo Morales has proposed that the Andean country switch back from the Gregorian calendar to the calendar previously used by its indigenous people.
During celebrations for the Aymara New Year, Mr Morales said that he found the Gregorian calendar “untidy”. He suggested that Bolivia “reclaim its ancestral calendar as part of the rebuilding of our identity”. Mr Morales is from the Aymara indigenous group. It is not the first time the Bolivian government has suggested changes to the way time is measured.