Re: Country Related: Christmas
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, December 23, 1998, 10:08 |
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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 07:58:03 +0000
From: "Raymond A. Brown" <raybrown@...>
Of course the strictly correct answer is 1st Jan. since Britain was
using the Roman calendar well before Christianity arrived here.
Yes, but for how long did they keep track of the eponymous consuls?
Once they started naming years for something else, the `new year' may
well have moved.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)