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As I understant, Julius Caesar was the person who created the first organized calendar in the then-known modern civilized world. As I further understand it, the 25th of March was the BEGINNING of the year [somewhat equivalent to the Vernal Equinox of our current time; the beginning of Spring; the beginning of growth]. In September 1752, England - - and its colonies - - changed the beginning of the year to January 01 at the time it adopted the Gregorian calendar. Comments?
209.247.22.11 (talk) 18:47, 18 March 2008 (UTC)Frank X Landrigan, Email: FXLandrigan@aol.comReply
- The year began on March 1 in the old Roman calendar, used before the introduction of the Julian calendar in 45 BC. That's why February is shorter than all other months - because it was the last month of the year. Secondly, September, October, November and December are all named for their latin numbers (Septem - meaning Seven; Octo - meaning Eight; Novem - meaning Nine; Decem - meaning Ten), which makes sense if March is the first month. The idea of moving new year from March 1 to January 1 was adopted by the Romans in 153 BC. See New Year#Historical dates for the new year for further information. /Ludde23 Talk Contrib 20:11, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Reply