January is the first month of the year, consisting of 31 days. It marks the beginning of a new year, bringing new opportunities, hopes, plans, and ambitions for the rest of the year. It’s a time to celebrate the start of a new year and all the possibilities it has to offer.
Here are some facts about January you may not know:
1. January is new year’s day, the beginning of a new year.
2. On January 2, 2024, the earth is closest to the Sun at a point known as perihelion. At perihelion, Earth will be 91,403,034 miles from our bright star. Don’t forget your sunscreen.
3. The January Moon is called Wolf Moon. It becomes full moon on Thursday, January 25 at 12:54 P.M. EST.
4. January’s birthstone, the garnet, is thought to keep the wearer safe during travel.
5. January is the first month of the year in both the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
6. The name for January comes from the Roman God Janus, who is always depicted with two heads. He uses one head to look back on the year before and the other head to look forward to the New Year!
7. January is the coldest month of the year especially in Northern hemisphere countries like Siberia and parts of Canada.
6. The term “January Thaw” is used to describe the brief period of warm weather that sometimes occurs in January.
7. January has several national holidays, including New Year’s Day (January 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the third Monday).
9. The January birth flower is the snowdrop, a white flower that blooms in the coldest months of winter.
10. January used to be 30 days and was not included in the original Roman Calendar. Julius Caesar added the 31st day to the month of January.
11. January has two zodiac signs – Capricorn, which is until January 19, and Aquarius, which is for the rest of the month.
12. Jan. 6, is called the Day of the Epiphany, a Christian feast day that commemorates the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus Christ and the wedding at Cana.
13. Although it is now the beginning of a new year, it is a month considered by the Roman calendar as the dead period because activities were halted because of the winter. Hence, it was a time to take stock and plan till the winter time was over.
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