January 1, 45 BC – The Julian calendar takes effect of the Roman Empire, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year
@Umarkarim89 Had prob been start of year for a bit from what I read, calendar just formalised it?
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@caitlinrgreen my point is what can be the logic of formalizing it from Jan 1st -
@Umarkarim89 Theodor Mommsen claimed it was practical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January#History … However, poss when lengthening days first noticeable & Janus> -
@Umarkarim89 >was the god looking forward and backwards, so speculative pagan origins relating to him and lengthening days?! -
@caitlinrgreen ahh yes it makes sense then so it marked the end of winter although winter ends in February actually and daylength in march -
@Umarkarim89 I guess it's a visible turning point--things have changed, the darkest days of winter are behind us, the sun will return...etc!
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@caitlinrgreen January is the apex of winter, here local calender starts with the reaping of wheat in march I guess just like zodiacThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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