January, named after Janus, the God of beginnings and transitions
January wasn’t always the first month because March was in the old Roman calendar
January Symbols
- Flowers: Carnation, Snowdrop
- Birthstone: Garnet
- Zodiac: Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) and Aquarius (January 20th into February)
January has also been referred to as Ianuarius (Romans), Wulf-monath (Saxons wolf month), Wintarmanoth (Charlemagne’s winter/cold month), Tammikuu (Finnish, month of the oak moon), Leden (Czech ice month), Prosinec (Slovene)
The names for January’s moon are Old Moon, Moon after Yule, and Storm Moon
Depending on your location, the moon will be full on January 4th/5th, and the new moon will be January 20th
January starts on the same day of the week as October in common years, and starts on the same day of the week as April and July in leap years
January ends on the same day of the week as February and October in a common year, and ends on the same day of the week as July in a leap year
On average, January is the coldest month of the year for most of the Northern Hemisphere, but the warmest month of the year for most of the Southern Hemisphere … thus January and July are seasonal equivalents
Movie titles include movies Captain January (1936), The January Man (1989), and The Two Faces of January (2014)
January promotes teen driving awareness, unchaining a dog, bath safety, books, getting organized, wealth mentality, hobbies, learning to ski & snowboard, mail order gardening, letter writing, thank you, radon action, mentoring, slavery & human trafficking prevention, fat-free living, staying healthy, slow cooking, and getting over it
January celebrates walking a dog, worldwide rising star, creativity, quality of life, polka music, self-love, OK to be different, blended families, printing, high-tech, stamp collectors, crime stoppers, and yours mine & ours
January is the month to enjoy oatmeal, prunes, candy, gourmet coffee, hot tea, soup, wheat bread, swapping soup, bread machine making, brain teasers, and making bread in a bread machine
January is the time to embrace training your dog, adopting a rescued bird, celebrating life, dried prune digestion, balancing life, changing your stars, skating, being on purpose, finding your way, shaping up, reaching your potential, voluntarily donating blood, and watching bald eagles
January is the month to increase awareness about stalking, the thyroid gland, personal trainers, birth defects, cervical health, financial wellness, Braille literacy, child-centered divorce, glaucoma, birth defect prevention, poverty, eye health, clinical trials, autism, and self-help groups
Have a great January. Which songs did you enjoy?
A Frank Angle 