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winter solstice and Jan 1
Was Jan 1 believed to be the winter solstice at one time?
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winter solstice and Jan 1
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"Tim923" wrote: Was Jan 1 believed to be the winter solstice at one time? Not AFAICT. According to the proleptic Julian calendar the solstice came on January 1 during the 14th century BCE, but of course this was centuries before the invention of the Roman calendar, let alone the later addition of January and February. It wasn't until 153 BCE that January 1 was designated as the beginning of the Roman civil year. By the time of the Gregorian calendar reform the solstice had slipped back to December 11 or thereabout. -- Odysseus |
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