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ENERO (eh-NAY-roh)
The
Spanish word for January
Common
clues:
Diciembre follower; January in Juarez; Ano starter; Calendario
page; Summer
month in Argentina; Hot time in Chile; First mes; Juan’s
January
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
9 times a year
News: Apocalypse
for Cash – Tourists flock to Mexico and Honduras before End
of the World
Video: Cancun
January
Good
resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they
have no account ~ Oscar Wilde
January
is the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and one
of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
Les
Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry; Janvier
(showing
the day of exchanging gifts in January)
January
begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Capricorn and
ends in the sign of Aquarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun
begins in the constellation of Sagittarius and ends in the
constellation of Capricornus.
January is named for
Janus(Ianuarius), the god of the doorway and beginnings in Roman
mythology.
The original Roman calendar consisted of 10
months (304 days). The Romans originally considered winter a
monthless period. Circa 700 BCE Romulus' successor, King Numa
Pompilius, added the months of January and February allowing the
calendar to equal a standard lunar year (364 days). A Roman
superstition against even numbers resulted in the addition of one
day thus equaling 365 days. Although March was originally the
first month, January usurped that position because that was when
consuls were usually chosen.
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It uses material from the Wikipedia
article "January".
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