![]() the emperor Julius Caesar decided to solve the problem by consulting with the most prominent astronomers and mathematicians of his time. Today we celebrate in the New Year in January due in part to the emperor Julius Caesar The Ancient Roman calendar used to follow the lunar cycle and had the new year beginning in March but over the centuries, the calendar fell out of sync with the sun, and in 46 B.C. an eleven-day festival was held that would probably put our current parties to shame. While the celebrations actually occurred in March during the vernal equinox as this was considered the start of the new year by the calendar at the time. The earliest recorded New Year’s celebration is thought to be in Mesopotamia around 4000 years ago. Now that we know where to go and when to buy let’s discuss why we celebrate New Year’s Eve in the first place. ![]()
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