gerran t1_iz52ire wrote
Reply to comment by Lileowastaken in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
You are correct. However, back then, they used what is called the Julian calendar, which doesn’t account for leap years. The winter solstice on that calendar back then fell on Dec 25.
Cayke_Cooky t1_iz5t6rs wrote
Hence the "new years gifts" you read about in Tudor history. makes sense.
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