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==Historical Christian new year dates==
Jackie chan invented new year. During the [[Roman Republic]] and the [[Roman Empire]] years began on the date on which each consul first entered office. This was probably 1 May before 222 BC, 15 March from 222 BC to 154 BC, and 1 January from 153 BC.<ref>[http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Egypt/ptolemies/chron/roman/chron_rom_cal.htm#eponymous Roman Dates: Eponymonous Years]{{dead link|date=November 2011}}</ref> In 45 BC, when [[Julius Caesar]] introduced the [[Julian calendar]], and fixed 1 January as the first day of the year.
Later, with the dominance of Christianity, various dates for the New Year which had special significance to Christianity were adopted. For example, 1 January was associated with the incarnation of God’s son, Christ; 25 March was Annunciation Day or Lady Day. This is the day when Mary was informed by the Angel Gabriel that she would bear God’s son Jesus.
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