Why was the year 2000 celebrated as the new millenium?

Question

When it was the last year of the second millenium?

(This is a gay question)

Answer 1

That is a gay question. It was celebrated as the millenium becuase every thousand years is a millenium. Got it?

Answer 2

The year 2000 was supposed to be celebrated as the millenium because milleniums are supposed to be eras for change; to offer something greater for this world. Every hundred years, the inventors try to get people involved in their new inventions because a new era offers something new for Americans. The last year of the second millenium was 1900 but the new one will be 3000.

Answer 3

Because 2000 and generally any number that can be divided evenly by 10 seems to have some sort of significance in the human psyche. Even though the year 2000 didn't mark the start of the new millenium, since you know, you weren't taught how to count from zero in primary school.

Answer 4

Because it was more symbolic, being the year 2000 the 2000 it was easier for most of the people to link it with the end of the millenium. Also remember most of the people don't know or remember that there was no 0 AD

Answer 5

millenium = 1000 years, year 2000 marked the 2nd millenium

Answer 6

because millenium is celebrated every 1000 years

Answer 7

Because it was the most recent millenium. And recent things are often called "new." And so logically, people called it the "new millenium."

Answer 8

Because in some theories, the 21st century begins with 2000. When we completed 1999, that was the end of the 20th century and 2000 became the beginning of the 21st century. Or, you could say that the 20th century years began with 19XX while the 21st century begins with years 20xx.

Answer 9

good point, it should have been celebrated as the start of the third millenium.

Answer 10

For no other reason then we decided to do so.

In fact, to add to your argument: there never was a year "0", the Earth does NOT take a year to revolve around the sun (close, but not exactly) and Jesus was probably NOT born in 0 (even had there been such a thing).