[LEAPSECS] alternative to smearing

[Clive D.W. Feather]

Tony Finch said:
> It's also worth remembering that with Old Style dates the year started on
> the 25th March. It's very easy to be accidentally anachronistic :-)

Sometimes and some places. This is why 1751 (not 1752) was the shortest
ever year in England but not in Scotland.

Wikipedia notes "At various times and in various places throughout medieval
Christian Europe, the new year was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of
Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter.".

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