I had no idea. There's that coincidence monster of mine again (or it could be my hunger).
Excellent follow-up link BadNick. Commendations! (is a
shofar a hat of sorts?)
Quote:
Although our calendar officially turns the year over on the first of January, the new year actually starts in September.
In fact, New Year’s Eve used to be on Labor Day. Unfortunately, people got so busy after Labor Day they were unable to celebrate the new year until about a week after Christmas. To overcome this awkward delay, the new year’s starting date was eventually pushed back to January. There is no other logical reason to celebrate New Year’s day so close to Christmas.
In the church calendar, September is clearly a month of new starts and fresh beginnings. In September pastors eagerly anticipate their congregations return from summer migration. In the Northwest, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ by attending church. However, they commemorate Christ’s return to the Father (the ascension) by disappearing for the summer. Jesus goes away to be with the Father while the congregation goes away to make s’mores.
September (frequently late September) is a month of miraculous returns and heartbreaking disappearances. Church leaders anxiously wait to see who went away on vacation and who simply went away. Many congregants reappear; some never return. In September new visitors arrive and old friends occasionally depart for different pastures with different pastors.
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And, after 3-4 months of putting it on the shelf, I think I'm going to work out and tinker again with my idea to have a uniform calendar consisting of 27 days and 12 months, yet I'm still tinkering with notion of +3 hours, plus dusk / dawn settings, as well as whether a leap year comes every 3 years, or every 30.
It's arduous work, trying to change the world turns.