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JANUARY: is the first month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar, which is used in almost all the world today. The month is named for Janus, a Roman god. According to Roman legend, the ruler Numa Pompilius added January and February to the end of the 10-month Roman calendar in about 700 B.C. He gave the month 30 days. Later, the Romans made January the first month of the year. In 46 B.C., the Roman statesman Julius Caesar added a day to January, making it 31 days long. The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolfmonth because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.

Activities: In the northern half of the world, January is usually the coldest month of the year. Nature is quiet. Birds travel less, and such animals as bears and woodchucks sleep both day and night. Plants rest in preparation for the next growing season. In the southern half of the world, January is usually the warmest month of the year. Plants grow and animals are active.

Special days: In the northern half of the world, January is usually the coldest month of the year. Nature is quiet. Birds travel less, and such animals as bears and woodchucks sleep both day and night. Plants rest in preparation for the next growing season. In the southern half of the world, January is usually the warmest month of the year. Plants grow and animals are active.

January symbols: The snowdrop is the special flower for the month. It often blooms in the snow. Some people consider the carnation the special flower. The garnet is the January gem.
~Above Information from World Book 1998~

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January Holidays

New Year's Day ~~~~~~~~~ January 1st
January 1 is celebrated as New Year's Day in most countries.

Kwanzaa Ends ~~~~~~~~~ January 1st

Twelfth Night ~~~~~~~~~January 5th
Children leave their shoes in front of the door to be filled with sweets. On the Twelfth Night Christmas decorations are usually taken down.

Epiphany ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~January 6th
Most Christian churches celebrate Epiphany on January 6, the 12th day after Christmas. The festival commemorates the visit of the wise men from the East to the infant Jesus. Epiphany, a Christian holiday, observes the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus, 12 days after Christmas. Some Eastern Christians observe this date as Christmas, and Epiphany on January 19th

Coming of Age Day (Japan) ~~~~~~~~~ January 10th

Benjamin Franklin's Birthday~~~~~~~January 17th
Born in Boston MA in 1706, one of thirteen children of a puritan family, died in Philadelphia on April 17th, 1790. Day to remember the great early American scientist, thinker and statesman. Franklin is remembered for his Poor Richard's Almanac, the discovery of the electrical nature of lightning leading to the invention of the lightning rod, and for his political activities in pre-revolutionary America. Because Franklin recommended thrift, some schools start a Thrift Week on his birthday.

Martin Luther King Day ~~~~~~~~ January 21st, 2008 on a Monday
Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968)
The third Monday of January is a federal holiday in the United States
in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.,
whose birthday falls on January 15th.

Inauguration Day~~~~~~~~~~January 20th (every fourth year)
Begins the term of a newly elected president.
Dates: 2005 and 2009
Visit: Annie's Inauguration Day Page

Australia Day ~~~~~~~~~ January 26th

January 19th is a holiday in many Southern states, honoring the birthday of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate Army general.

January Links:

Annie's Verse A Day Page: January Verse A Day Page
Bizarre American Holidays Home Page
January Bizarre Holidays
Mimi's Cyber Kitchen has a page called Holidays in Cyberspace
Check out Today in History by the History Channel
Barb's January Events and Facts
Check out Today in History by the History Channel
Visit: Annie's Bless Your Heart Page

January Quotations

Blasts of January would blow
you through and through.
Source: William Shakespeare

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
~Source: Alfred, Lord Tennyson ~

Events in History for the Month of January

Visit This Day in History - From the Archives of The History Channel.
This site changes every day and has wonderful trivia and a wealth of
information.
Check out the site this info came from: PBS Online
Earth Calendar - you will find more holidays and celebrations then you
could ever imagined. A Great site.
Visit Christian History Institute & learn something new and inspiring today.
Visit: "What Happened on this day in Christian History"
Visit: Christian Quotation of the Day you can also have this sent
to you by email.

Other Related Pages by Annie:
Annie's January Verse A Day Page
Annie's January Cards Page
Annie's January Bible Verses Page
Annie's January Holiday Page
Annie's January Memory Verses Page
NEW - Annie's "A Psalm for Each Day" Page ~For January 2008~
Annie's "Sample of Annie's Desktop for January" Page
Annie's January Fun & Free Stuff Page
Jake's "January Word Puzzle" Page
Annie's Month of January 2008 Page
For all my Monthly Pages visit: Annie's "Verse A Day" Page
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