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[–] rah@feddit.uk 99 points 7 months ago (17 children)

This is a bit disingenuous; what's considered the "new year" is usually aligned with the seasons and the passing of winter, which is very much not arbitrary and completely dependent on the tilt of Earth's axis.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Does January 1st coincide with the ending of winter anywhere?

[–] rah@feddit.uk 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I said "passing", not "end". The end of the year is roughly aligned with mid-winter, a.k.a. the winter solstice, the point at which light and life begin their return.

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