Did you know that the “New Year” wasn’t always celebrated on January 1? Why did that change? Every culture around the world celebrates a different day for the New Year, but when was this changed in modern history? More importantly, why did Pope Gregory XIII make the change to switch to the Gregorian calendar?

The secret reason why will not only shock you, but also make you wonder why we don’t go back to the original way. Did our year once upon a time actually have 13 months? Astrological calendars still seem to follow the original calendar, with the year ending in March under Pisces and the year beginning in April with Aries.

Speaking of April, that brings up April Fools Day, April 1. Since some people still celebrated April 1 as the New Year, they were considered “fools.” Join Ben Chasteen and Rob Counts as they reveal the secrets of the new year calendar, plus more, in this edition of The Edge of Wonder.