The beginning of the new year and the time to make New Year resolutions.
If you do-I don’t. As Master Koda say’s- “Do. Or do not. There is no try.”
January was established as the first month of the year by the Roman Calendar. It was named after the god Janus (Latin word for door). Janus has two faces which allowed him to look both backwards into the old year and forwards into the new one at the same time. He was the ‘spirit of the opening’.
In the very earliest Roman calendars there were no months of January or February at all. The ancient Roman calendar had only ten months and the new year started the year on 1 March. To the Romans, ten was a very important number. Even when January (or Januarius as the Romans called it) was added, the New Year continued to start in March. It remained so in England and her colonies until about 200 years ago.
The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolf monath because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.
ST. Hilary’s (one L) Feast Day has gained the reputation of being the coldest day of the year due to past cold events starting on or around this date.
One of the most severe winters in history began around 13 January in 1205, when the Thames in London froze over and ale and wine turned to solid ice and were sold by weight.
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History is the key to the future….we each can learn from visiting ancient to last year’s timelines.
My wish for the masses and the younger generations…Embrace and learn constantly from the past….”When you do not know where you’ve been, you cannot know where you’re going.”