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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
6
Ancient Egyptians set the new year by Sirius and the sun rising together at temple observatories. Priests and crowds watched dawn, water clocks measured minutes, and soldiers kept the path clear. They noted a leap quarter each few years and estimated the year length within 11 minutes of the true value.
The article recalls how Romans honored Janus with New Year celebrations both at year end and at the start of March in earlier times. It notes gifts given to the god and to others in hopes of a favorable year ahead and mentions March as a later New Year season tied to new growth.
A wry exchange on New Year resolutions hints that progress comes from regret and experience. The speaker notes not yet breaking past resolutions while contemplating how resolve grows from reflective remorse.
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