TIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.

Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 1 day ago

TIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.

wischi@programming.dev · 1 day ago

You could just go back. Before the romans changed the start of the year to January, it was March. That way the “climate” would still be roughly what you expect from a September and not two months of. In another comment I linked to a calendar proposal called SAC13 that incorporates exactly that (it also fixes many other issues the Gregorian Calendar has).

TIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.

TIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?