Why Does January First Start the New Year New Years Explained

Year End Survey: In which Hank goes deep (but not too deep) into the reasons why our calendar begins on January 1st, and why January 1st is when it is. I left a lot out, actually, like why Numa was so down with January and where the names of all the months come from. It s pretty fascinating stuff. Also, I d like to say that just because things are arbitrary does not mean they aren t valuable. I think New Year s is a lovely holiday and I am super down with celebratin br, br,