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My brother-in-law posted : "Before the Gregorian calendar was adopted, new years was on April 1st. Makes more sense being in the spring anyway. Those who continued to celebrate new years on April 1st were called fools. Happy New Year to everyone!" Where can I corroborate his statement?

I went to GALILEO and searched in several places at once by using the Search tab and adding more databases. Encyclopedia Britannica had just what I was looking for on April Fools' Day.

Use reliable sources to verify information posted on the internet.

For fun, check out what Google posted about their name change! Note the date and time stamp. Someone was up late/early!


-kls