It begins on 1st December here. I wondered what that
US thing of saying 21st June was the first day of
summer was about. I always think of the seasons as
always starting on the first day of a month. I don't
know that any NZers think differently, and that is
what you get taught at school.
Jody.
> "There is a widespread misconception in this
> country--which extends, I might
> note, to the makers of most calendars, dictionaries,
> and encyclopedias--that
> summer "officially" starts on the day of the summer
> solstice, June 21 or 22,
> which is the longest day of the year
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