Afenhyiapa Oo-January, Month Of Reflections? The Story Of The Name January.

January is a month that is special for everybody. As the beginning and first month of the accepted 12 month calender year, we all value it as very special for many reasons. It is a month we all take stock of the previous year and create personal, family, community, national and international resolutions. One thing that many of us have not been doing is to find out about the origin of special names. Through our research, we are sharing our findings, please read and share:

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January is often considered the month for deep reflection. We look back at the year behind us, bemoaning our regrets and celebrating our successes. And then, we look forward to the future year. We make well-meaning resolutions and hope for the best.

So, in this way, we’re all a little bit like Janus, the Roman god for which January is named. Janus is usually depicted with having two heads. that face in opposite directions. One looks back to the year departed, and one looks forward to the new and uncertain year ahead.

(The poetic term John Keats coined that describes living your life while accepting that it is filled with uncertainty seems apropos to this transitional time.

The god Saturn bestowed upon Janus this ability to see into the future and past. His name comes from the Latin word ianua, which means “door.” Janus is the god of doors, gates, doorways, bridges, and passageways, all of which symbolize beginnings and ends. Janus also represented transition, such as the time between youth and adulthood.

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