| From: | Padraic Brown <pbrown@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, December 23, 1998, 15:37 |
On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Nik Taylor wrote:> Eric Christopherson wrote: > > When did the new year fall before Christianity came to Britain? > > April 1, I think.I thought it was Mar. 25th, with the end of the festivities on Apr. 1. Thus all that "April Fools" business heaped upon them that continued the Traditional Way by those touting the new fangled Jan. 1 date. Padraic.