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Roman History It started as an actual holiday with the Ancient Romans
with Julius Caesar used by the Julian Calender in 46 B.C.
Gregorian History Many other dates were used, but in 1582, it was finally solidified
by the Gregorians. It was chosen to worship the two faced god Janus, who
looks back at the old year and forward to the new one.
Julius Calendar a