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minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoIt’s arbitrary because there’s no moment that is the obvious beginning of the cycle. That’s the very definition of ‘arbitrary’
minus-squarenull@piefed.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoThat moment is the moment the Julian calendar restarts. It’s not arbitrary at all, and certainly not made so by virtue of it not being the/a winter solstice (your original statement).
It’s arbitrary because there’s no moment that is the obvious beginning of the cycle.
That’s the very definition of ‘arbitrary’
That moment is the moment the Julian calendar restarts. It’s not arbitrary at all, and certainly not made so by virtue of it not being the/a winter solstice (your original statement).