"Sarns" wrote in message
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Sarah wrote:
I am wondering why spring - and all other seasons -"officially"
begin at the first of the month in which a solstice or equinox take
place in New Zealand? Everywhere else I have lived in Europe and the
USA seasons begin at the equinox or solstice (22nd or 21st).

I even owned a calendar in NZ one year that said all southern
hemisphere countries the season change began on the solstice or
equinox.

Do other countries besides NZ begin on the 1st? Does Australia?

I had a tourist from Michigan, USA ask me at work that question last
week also LOL...i couldn't answer...said that's the way it's been all
my life lol

Sarns

Is it possible to change any of these dates/times. What difference would it
make if man decided that summer was May 1st or winter started December
31st. Why do we have to have different times, the sun goes down and comes
up, so why not sun time? In times before calendars and clocks what
happened? Were the seasons the same as they are now, and who decided what
to call them?

I expect theses questions have been asked before but I have not seen
answers.

Jo