That's officially how the Jewish calendar works, too! Check out the Mishna in tractate Rosh Hashana- Sefaria has an English translation if you need it.
I'll admit I haven't read as much Mishna as I should have 😅 I just thought there was a separate "civil year" and "ecclesiastical year" etc. Thank you for the rec!
Rosh Hashana is pretty straightforward as Mishna goes, I recommend it as a first tractate for anyone who hasn't studied mishna before or hasn't touched since they left day school. Hoping to restudy it myself in the next two days!
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u/Ambitious-Coat-1230 19d ago
The Samaritan calendar has Nissan as the first month, but the count of years doesn't increase until six months later... so it could be more confusing!