HI Anne Please let me jump in here and have some fun. Actually, There was no year zero (0). Dating is constructed in this fashion according to the Julian, and Gregorian Calendar or what is also known as the Christian Calendar. Before Jesus was born, there were other forms of Calendars that were used by many different Religions based upon their beliefs system. Some are still in use today. In what is considered common Historical Dating using the Julian, and Gregorian, or Christian calendars. Before Jesus was born it would be called BCE or Before the Common Era when dating. This is sometimes shortened to BC. Inaccurately called Before Christ. After that date the term used is AD which stands for Anno Domino or Latin for in the year of our Lord. Some also inaccurately referred to AD as After Death. Since there were no written records of the time, and much was in oral tradition as was the custom of the day, we do not really know when the birth of Jesus really was. Some say in what would be called 4 BCE which means the Millennium was 4 years ago is also possible. It does not matter as to hard and fast dates since that is not what History is all about, but just to party like it is 1999, and have a nice Holidays and a happy new Millennium Celebration when ever it actually was. :) Greg Anderson >Larry, > Thank you. I do understand about the computers. >Carl, > We had a big discussion about this last night. Do you believe that >Christ was born in the year 0 or the year 1? > I have checked with the local Catholic priest and gained some new >insight into this matter. He informs me that our calender has been off >since about 600 BC and that the new Millennium actually began about 5 or >6 years ago. So, I guess that we can have it any way that we want. > Anne