Zur-Darkstar wrote:
I did, but then I don't understand why this day is so significant anyway. The year could be said to begin or end at any point. In fact, with regards to the scientific definition of a "year", one could say a new year begins every day, as every day the world is 365 days from being in the same spot in it's orbit that it was the year before.
Yeah, the Romans had it right, starting the year in March, to mark the time when everything starts to bloom again. It makes very little sense to start the year in the middle of winter.