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Up until 1751 the legal year (fiscal year) in England (and its North American colonies) started at 25 March (Lady Day).
by Archelaos 5y ago
Up until 1751 the legal year (fiscal year) in England (and its North American colonies) started at 25 March (Lady Day).
- pacaro 5y agoOne origin story for April Fool's suggests that it's to do with getting the year wrong. My understanding was that new years was always January, 1st, but that the year number changed on Lady Day The UK's tax year still reflects this, starting from April 6, which both accounts (pun intended) for the year changing on Lady Day, and the transition from Julian to Gregorian calendars.