public Year getYear() {
        return new Year(this.year);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the year in which the month falls.
     *
     * @return The year in which the month falls (as an int).
     */
    public int getYearValue() {
        return this.year;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the month.  Note that 1=JAN, 2=FEB, ...
     *
     * @return The month.
     */
    public int getMonth() {
        return this.month;