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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The date is arbitrary but the event isn’t.

It's a bit off the mark of the Winter Solstice, which is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

So I wouldn't even call it arbitrary. It's highly relevant to a person on Earth, waiting for the day when nights start growing shorter and we can look forward to a spring harvest season.

I might argue that the problem with the New Year is that we don't also celebrate the Summer Solstice (longest day of the year) and the two Equinoxes.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I celebrate all the solar holidays. What's stopping you?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Restriction on sale and use of fireworks, mostly

[–] rarsamx@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

If it was the winter solstice it wouldn't be arbitrary.