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Happy Winter Solstice!!!
« on: December 22, 2015, 08:03:58 AM »
A little more daylight every day can't be a bad thing.
I really think we need to move "New Years Day" to the day after the winter solstice since that actually is the first day of the new year.
Bullshit Gregorian calendar aside.
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Re: Happy Winter Solstice!!!
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2015, 08:13:24 AM »
Why not adopt the Chinese calendar?
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Re: Happy Winter Solstice!!!
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2015, 08:32:58 AM »
Tomorrow is a longer day!
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Re: Happy Winter Solstice!!!
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2015, 08:34:56 AM »
Quote from: wmenorr67 on December 22, 2015, 08:13:24 AM
Why not adopt the Chinese calendar?

I don't want to feel like doing it again in a half hour.
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Re: Happy Winter Solstice!!!
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2015, 08:46:20 AM »
Kinda depends on how you define "New Year". Perihelion is actually closer to Jan 1. (I think it's like Jan 3 ish)

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Re: Happy Winter Solstice!!!
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2015, 09:05:20 AM »
Quote from: dogmush on December 22, 2015, 08:46:20 AM
Kinda depends on how you define "New Year". Perihelion is actually closer to Jan 1. (I think it's like Jan 3 ish)

Thank you for posting that. While looking that up, I also learned that the Northern Hemisphere has a 5 day longer summer than the Southern Hemisphere. (And the reverse for winter.)
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