Hello, January

 About January

Holidays

New Years Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Australia Day
National Book Month

National Thank You Month
National Eye Care Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
National Soup Month

 

Symbols of January:

• Birthstone: Garnet
• Flower: Carnation

History:

January was named after the Roman god Janus. Janus is also the Roman word for door. The god Janus had two faces which allowed him to look forwards into the coming year and backwards into the past year.

The original Roman calendar only had 10 months. January and February were not included, but were added later.

 

Interesting Facts about January

• On average, it is the coldest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
• It is the second month of winter.
• In the Southern Hemisphere January is a summer month the equivalent of July.
• Sometimes the Saxons called January the wolf month because hungry wolves would come into their towns searching for food this time of year.
• For a long period of European history, the start of the New Year occurred in March.