Bolivia’s leader wants you to know: It’s the year 5524

At celebrations marking the winter solstice, Bolivian President Evo Morales let it be known that he is unhappy with the calendar -- that is, the Gregorian calendar, upon which most of the world operates. He declared it a "colonial imposition" and suggested that his Andean nation "reclaim our ancestral calendar as part of the rebuilding of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/23/bolivias-leader-wants-you-to-know-its-the-year-5524/