> I probably think this way because I've spent so long living by the school year (which generally starts in September). But still, when I'm living by a system that has me starting something new every January and May as well as September, it's September that seems to make the most sense as a time for change.
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> Maybe it's because the changes in the natural world are so quick and obvious around this time of year. A few weeks can bring us from rich yellow sunlight to perpetual dimness and rain. Just as fast the leaves on the trees change, in a striking display of change.

The main problem with seasonal rationales is that our planet has a southern hemisphere, whose seasons are all out of phase. It's kind of like that map of the world I saw once which was upside-down from how they're usually displayed, so that Australia was up at the top. It looks wrong, but it's no more wrong than what we usually see.