They changed our calendar eons ago. The New Year isn't until spring because the new year can't begin when there are dead leaves and grass on the ground. We often recall doing spring cleaning. We brought in new things while throwing out old things we no longer needed. Because we knew it was a new moment in life, it was a New Year. Bees are out producing honey in the spring. They are nowhere to be found in the winter how can the year be new when things are dead an most animals are sleeping.