Q: Whatever happened to the bedbugs who fell in love?
A: They got married in the spring.
Scotland New Year lawIn 1599, in Scotland, an ordinance was issued from Holyrood House that the 1st of January should thenceforth be accounted the first day of the year in Scotland. This replaced the centuries-old practice by which the civil new year was reckoned from 25 Mar (the Feast of the Annunciaton). Thus the Scottish year that began on 25 Mar 1599 ended on 31 Dec 1599 year, so that year had only 282 days. Since 1 Jan 1600, the Scottish New Year has been the same as modern useage. However, Scotland continued to use the Julian calendar until all Britain changed to the Gregorian calendar after 2 Sep 1752). England continued to use 25 Mar as the beginning of the new year for official purposes until 1752, and made the change to using 1 Jan at the same time as the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.« |
