Spring Equinox & New Year
In England, the Spring Equinox is on Friday, 20 March, at approximately 2:46 pm GMT. It marks the start of the astronomical new year and the astrological new year, when the Sun reaches 0° Aries, the first sign of the Zodiac.
The New Year
Astronomical spring starts on the spring equinox, which falls around 20 March each year, when day and night are roughly equal in length. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth’s position around the Sun, a fact, rather than an arbitrary calendar date, such as 1 January.
The old-style Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 AD (BCE), had its last year of use in 1688. At that time, England recognised the New Year starting on March 25. This was due to our ancestors celebrating the Spring Equinox on that date.
In England, records show that the 25th March was officially recognised as the New Year from 1155 until 1751.
In 1689, the new style Gregorian calendar was introduced, and in 1750, the New Year was changed to the 1st January by the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750. Note that this was an act of Parliament and therefore was not agreed by the people. If the people have not consented, then they are not subject to any acts or statutes.
Julian to Gregorian Correction
The Julian calendar was changed to the Gregorian due to a calculation error.
The Julian calendar recognised 365 days in a year, with every fourth year a leap year, making the average length of a year 365.25 days.
However, the Earth’s solar year is slightly shorter, around 365.24 days, causing the Julian calendar to drift by roughly 11 minutes per year, which over centuries meant that dates of festivals moved.
To fix this, the Gregorian calendar adjusted the leap-year rule to reduce drift. An extra leap year is added if the year is divisible by four.
Further Correction Required
Before 45BC, when the Julian calendar was introduced, the year was counted by 369 days. As it should be. 369 days split up to 13 months of ~28 days (28.38), in accordance with the ovulation and lunar cycles.
But the Gregorian calendar is still not accurate. We are supposed to have 13 months of 28 days with one day, the day of resurrection, Easter, as a neutral day. That would make 365 days.
This calculation is based on the consistent mathematics of nature:
- 13 Constellations, not 12;
- 13 Moon Cycles, not 12;
- Each Moon Cycle spans 28 days.
New Calendar Order of Months
New Year
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