Why Does the Year Start on January 1? (Encore)
Why do we use January 1 to start the year instead of some other day?
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
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Show Notes
New Year’s Day is not only the day we turn over a new year on the calendar, but also a day where people start resolutions, companies begin new budgets, and everyone screws up writing checks.
While documenting our trips around the sun makes perfect sense, why do we use this day, January 1, as the starting point for our calendar years? Why not some other date?
Learn more about how January 1st became the start of the new year on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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