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Article: A clever plan for April Fools' Day?(Time Out!)(Great date)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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- April 1, 2005
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Byline: Barbara Vitello Daily Herald Staff Writer
No foolin', people didn't always celebrate the new year on Jan. 1.
For ancient Romans, April 1 marked the beginning of the new year, while Medieval Europeans designated March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, as New Year's Day.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII replaced the Julian Calendar with the Gregorian Calendar, which more closely followed the solar year. That calendar prescribed Jan. 1 New Year's Day.
Some people, out of obstinance or ignorance, refused to conform and continued to celebrate New Year's on April 1. Their more progressive counterparts responded by teasing, tricking and ...