Talk:New Year

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In England the new year did not legally change from the twenty-fifth of March to the first of January until 1752,

I've NEVER understood this. Does it mean that before 1752, the year changed in March, ie the day after March 24 1700 was March 25 1701? Please someone explain! -- Tarquin 19:35, 10 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Your example is quite right. What's there to explain? Gdr 17:41, 2004 Oct 12 (UTC)

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In the talk for New Year's Day someone has suggesting that page and this page. I tend to agree. --Navidazizi 22:11 Jan 1 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 1752, not 1753

According to the UK national archives and according to "The Oxford Companion to the Year" (ISBN 0-19-2142131-3), England moved new year to 1 January in 1752, not 1753.

I'm changing it back to 1752. -- Claus Tondering Oz1cz 15:11, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Also, if I understand the Wikipedia article on the United Kingdom correctly, the United Kingdom wasn't formed until the year 1800, so using the terms "the United Kingdom" and "the UK" is really an anachronism. -- Claus Tondering Oz1cz 16:15, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Happy New Year on Jan 1, 2006. It's 14:31 on Wed Dec 28, 2005 in Santiago(City NE of Cordon),Isabela,Philippines. My site is at http://www.michaelmanalolazo.coms.

I remember seeing a documentary this year on UK TV about a village in Wales that still celebrated New Year in March; does anyone know the name of the village?--Gyouseino 00:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

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