In the old Roman calendar the month of March was considered the first month of the year. _____ This was later changed to our present calendar in which January is the first month of the year. The Scottish were the first people of the British Isles to change to this new calendar in 1599.



January was named for the legendary Janus.
The British were not very interested in the calendar during these years
No one knows who changed the calendar to the way it is now
In fact, the first day of the year was the 25th of March

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