Medieval New Years Eve. Not What We Celebrate. #history #medieval

In medieval England, New Year’s Eve meant nothing.

The year did not turn at midnight.
Time moved with God — not the clock.

Using real medieval manuscripts and church records, this short explores how people in the Middle Ages understood time, faith, and the passing of the year.

No reconstructions. No fantasy. Just history as it survives.

— The Black Banner

Images Used:
Christ of Mercy between the Prophets David and Jeremiah (between c. 1495 and c. 1500) by Diego de la Cruz

JOHANNES VON GMUNDEN (c.1380-1443), Calendar, in German, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT ON VELLUM

Fortalitium fidei (La forteresse de la foy)
Netherlands, S. (Bruges); Last quarter of the 15th century

Master of François de Rohan Pope Leo III (?) and St. Charlemagne, initial ‘C’ from a Choir Book France, Paris, c. 1525-1530

Vaux Passional
Unknown author
Part of Peniarth Manuscripts
circa 1503-4
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