A long time ago, the New Year was celebrated in spring
Why did the ancient Romans come up with the idea of starting the year with spring? And why is the
first month of spring called «March»? Here are the answers.
In ancient Rome, the world was created in spring
We are not the only ones who long for spring.
That was already the case with the ancient Romans.
But because they were more at the mercy of nature than we are and
everything finally began to sprout again in spring, they believed that
the world was also created at the beginning of spring.
When they created the old Roman calendar, they therefore
let the year begin with
the month of March. Because «Martius» was the Roman vegetation god Mars.
Spring and the beginning of the year partly still coincide today
In other calendar systems, the beginning of spring also marked the
beginning of the year.
For example, in the ancient calendars of Japan and
China. But the old-Iranian Nouruz resp. Newroz is also such a festival.
In Persia this was during centuries New Year and spring celebration at the
same time.
And in Iran as well as with the Kurds in Iraq this is still the case today.
More exciting topics about spring
Hooray, the days are getting longer again
Finally, it's getting light earlier again. It makes you want to get up right away. What do you associate with spring? And how often do you celebrate it?
A long time ago, the New Year was celebrated in spring
Why did the ancient Romans come up with the idea of starting the year with spring? And why is the first month of spring called «March»? Here are the answers.
Good mood is YELLOW!
Colors provoke emotions. How do you feel about yellow? Here you can find out why we almost all react similarly to this color, especially in spring.
What do snowdrops and storks have in common?
There are many messengers of spring. They all show us that spring is here. In the past, they were not only eagerly awaited, but also duly celebrated.
20 March: Oh Happy Day!
Happiness has many faces. Perhaps the Day of Happiness makes us think about how well we are doing and how we could help others to be a little happier.
Happy and colorful spring traditions
In Zurich, people burn a snowman in spring; elsewhere, people smear their skin with colorful powders or burn socks. We all rejoice at the end of winter.