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PJ Coffey

This cannot be true...

instagram.com/reel/CzE7PMuhVh8

The Romans decided that Jan and Feb were "eh, winter, close enough"?

The year starting in March does sound plausible though...

I'm not prepared for this.

@Homebrewandhacking Why do you think the intercalary day is stuck at the end of February?

@bencurthoys

I have no idea. Time was always a weird concept to me and this sort of thing doesn't help.

I guess because February was short? :-?

@Homebrewandhacking Link doesn't work for me, but yes March was the start of the year, hence the months Quintilis (renamed for Julius Caesar), Sextilis (renamed for Augustus), September, October, November, December, for 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, & 10th months of the year.
And February was "clean up time", to get ready at the end of winter for the new year starting.

@Homebrewandhacking Who wouldn't like a few months of time-outside-of-time every year?

@jojo

That's my secret cap, I'm always outside of Time as a concept!