The Month of January
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98033)
Daytona Beach, Florida
January 2, 2020 9:56pm CST
This month was named after Janus who was a Roman deity. Janus was the god of beginnings, doorways, and the rising and setting sun. From this word, we get janitor that originally meant a door attendant or porter and evolved into custodian.
Rome has many ceremonial archways and entrances as well as exits that were made for the departure or return of armies. Janus is shown to have two, bearded heads facing in opposite directions. This is to symbolize looking toward the future and the past. In the Roman calendar, January became the first month and with the image of Janus, it was a great symbol of new beginnings.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 Jan 20
i am hoping the new beginning this year is continuing 50 degrees and sunny to March!!!!
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jan 20
And I am waiting for the warm sunny weather to return to my part of Florida so I can walk on the beach @DocAndersen
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
5 Jan 20
@RasmaSandra that sounds like a plan to me!!!
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@innertalks (23741)
• Australia
3 Jan 20
Apparently, both January and February were not months included in the original Roman calendar, and were added later.
But, some think that this is only a myth.
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
3 Jan 20
I wasn’t aware of that, thank you for the facts!
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