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Why Does January First Start the New Year? - New Year's Explained

Why Does January First Start the New Year? - New Year's Explained

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Religious Studies, Other, Social Studies, Life Skills, Physics, Science, History

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video explores the history and evolution of the calendar system, focusing on why January 1st is considered the start of the new year. It delves into the Roman calendar's origins, Julius Caesar's reform to a solar calendar, and the eventual adoption of the Gregorian calendar by Pope Gregory XIII to correct drifting days.

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