Jan 6 on the new calender was Dec 25 on the old calender, nutty. That's what MM is trying to get across. So, yes, New year was the 12th Jan in the new calender but still called 1st of Jan on the old one. Confused? You should be... :-)

Incidentaly (or perhaps indecently considering the aside) this is why the tax man starts his year on April 6. It was the old new years day of March 25 but adding 12 days to the calender made it April 6. No-one wanted to pay their tax 12 days early so the just moved the tax year!

So there you have it - we cannot help but live in the past.

Cheers

Dave the Gnome
Who believes every day is the first day of a new year and celebrates accordingly:-)