From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!gil
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: re: re: Gregorian Great Circle
Article-I.D.: cornell.3651
Posted: Mon Nov  1 11:30:55 1982
Received: Tue Nov  2 03:07:17 1982
References: populi.415

I believe that until recently the year began in March (with spring), so
that September was indeed the seventh month, &c. Somewhere I read that
the New Year used to be celebrated on March 25th, something Tolkien readers
may find significant.