January 1 -- The False World Wins Every Time

It is very interesting that the new year starts on January 1, rather than the Vernal Equinox or the Winter Solstice. It's an accident of history that I'm still researching, but it shows the power of Bureaucracy/The World of Man versus the natural world.

UPDATE:
The earth reaches perihelion (closest approach to the sun) around January 3 every year.