Most folks, including even the ancient Romans, have gotten excited about December for as long as there’s been one, since it brings the old year to a close and ushers in new beginnings. Rome’s oldest calendar contained only about 300 days and 10 months, and they called their last month simply “the 10th,” Latin “December,” as in DECIMal, DECIMate, and even DIME (a 10th of a dollar).
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