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[–] rah@feddit.uk 103 points 6 months ago (17 children)

This is a bit disingenuous; what's considered the "new year" is usually aligned with the seasons and the passing of winter, which is very much not arbitrary and completely dependent on the tilt of Earth's axis.

[–] RedWeasel@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I think Brazil and Australia would like a word.

[–] SpaceCadet 6 points 6 months ago

It is aligned for the southern hemisphere as well, just with winter and summer reversed.

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