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minus-squarecrimsoncobalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoFrom what I can tell, it’s likely based on the Christian holiday, Christmas, which is probably a religious version of the Winter solstice. So not totally arbitrary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar#Beginning_of_the_year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#Choice_of_date
From what I can tell, it’s likely based on the Christian holiday, Christmas, which is probably a religious version of the Winter solstice. So not totally arbitrary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar#Beginning_of_the_year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#Choice_of_date