Jack of Harts

Many people say that the Chinese celebrate New Years at an odd time.  Fact is, for thousands of years, New Years was based on the planting or harvesting seasons.  China and ancient Rome both had New Years in spring, while the Jewish and Celtics celebrated it in fall.  March 1 was New Years in Rome until Julius Caesar set it to January 1.  But it wasn’t until the 1700s that all of Christendom accepted January 1 as New Years.  Historically, we’re the odd ones.