Nisan-years begin in the Spring season. Technically, its New Year's Day is the day after the New Moon closest to (within fifteen days before or after) the Spring equinox, when the day and the night is of equal length, typically March 20 in the Gregorian Calendar). It begins the first month, named Nisanu/Nisan/Abib.
The way to determine whether or not an intercalary month should be added was by agricultural observation in Israel. If by the end of a Nisan-year barley did not grow spikes a month was added so that barley can be harvested in the month of Nisan.
Jewish tradition fixed Nisan 16, the second day after Passover (Nisan 15), as the wave offering or omer offering in Israel, when a portion of the harvested barley is dedicated to God as a Thanksgiving. The Torah, however, fixed it on the first day after the Shabbat (Leviticus 23:9-14).
The observation of the New Moon may be influenced by the weather condition, so the Rosh Chodesh may be delayed for one or two days. But over all the errors cancel each other, and the calendar system remains accurate.
The intercalary month could be a second Sixth Month (Ululu II), as often practiced in Mesopotamia, or a second Twelfth Month (Adar II, Adar Sheni, or ve-Adar) as consistently practices in Israel.[7]
^Colin, Alister Ronan, Measurement of Time and Types of Calendars, from 'Calendar', in Encyclopædia Britannica, vol 3 (Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc, 1984), 596
^"Month" in Encyclopædia Britannica, vol VI (Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc, 1986), 1024.
^"The Phoenician-Punic menology | Article RAMBI000217723 | The National Library of Israel". www.nli.org.il. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^Richard A. Parker and Waldo H. Dubberstein, Babylonian Chronology, 626 B.C. - A.D. 75 (Providence, RI: Brown University Press, 1956)
January 01, 1970
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