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:
6 times a year
News:
A
New Year's Resolution for 2011: Study science and not hysteria
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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