The year ends on the 31st of December because it is the last day of the Gregorian calendar, which is the most widely used calendar system in the world. The Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to align the calendar year with the solar year. December 31st was chosen as the final day of the year to mark the end of the calendar year and prepare for the start of the new year on January 1st.
The 31st of December, New Year's Eve.
December 31st
Start... 1st January 1901 - End... 31st December 2000. There was no 'year zero'.
December 31st, 2010.
Although some will mistakenly say the 31st of December 1999, believing that there was a year zero, Sunday the 31st of December 2000 was actually the last day of the 20th century.
The letter ‘s.’ It’s the last letter in Christmas, so it’s obviously the end!
Yes, the 30th of April and the 31st of December are always on the same day of the week in any year.
Hogmanay is the Scots for the last day of the year- the 31st of December (New Year's Eve).
It is New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, so you are marking the end of one year and the start of another.
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December 31st, 2009