It’s time to celebrate!
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Exercise 4. Tell the history of the 1st day of the year to your partner. / Розкажіть своїй половинці історію 1-го дня року.
The 1st day of winter for ancient Greeks was 21 or 22 December.
The Romans began their year first on 1 March, then changed the calendar to 1 January.
In France in ancient times a king made Easter the fi rst day of a year.
Even today, many people celebrate the 1st day of the year on different dates.
The Jewish New Year is between 5 September and 5 October. In Iran, the New Year begins on 21 March.
The Chinese living outside China celebrate the old Chinese New Year between 21 January and 19 February.
Long ago the only “calendar” people had was the moon, the sun, the stars and the seasons.
The calendar we use today isn’t the only kind of calendar.
Do you know about the Chinese calendar, for example? It divides the years into groups of 12.
Each year has got a name of an animal.
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