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Why New Year’s Date Changed?

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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.

History Of Our Calendar

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January 1 wasn’t always recognized as the first day of the year, even here in the United States. In a sense, every day could be seen as the beginning of the new year, in that each day occurs about 365 days after the same day the previous year.

Even though we got to the point where we agree what day it is, many countries still choose to celebrate the new year based on a different calendar. For instance, most nations follow the Gregorian calendar, while China opts to count its days on the lunar calendar.

So how did we come to adopt January 1 as the beginning of the year? The History Guy explains.

The Queen’s Magician

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Born in 1527, John Dee was an English alchemist, astrologer, philosopher, and exceptional mathematician who entered Cambridge University when he was just fifteen years old. Dee eventually became astrologer to queen Mary Tudor, and an advisor to Queen Elizabeth. Dee also recommended that England adopt the Gregorian calendar, but at that time the Anglican church refused. https://atlanteangardens.blogspot.com…

Mysticism is the practice of religious ecstasies, together with whatever ideologies, ethics, rites, myths, legends, and magic may be related to them. Channeling is a natural form of communication between humans and angelic beings, nature spirits, non-physical entities.

Enochian magic is a system of ceremonial magic based on the evocation and commanding of various spirits. It is based on the 16th-century writings of John Dee and Edward Kelley, who claimed that their information, including the revealed Enochian language, was delivered to them directly by various angels.  More from Robert Sepehr.