The month is named for the Latin word februum which means purification. Together with January, it was the last of the months added to the...

February was added to the Roman calendar in 713 BC. The length of the month changed over time and, at one time, it had as few as 23 days....

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"In Finnish, the month is called tammikuu, meaning month of the oak, but the original meaning was the month of the heart of winter, as...

January - weather lore and rhymes Good weather in January is thought not to bode well for the rest of the year. One rhyme informs us that...

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Did you know that during the month of January, the North Pole is colder than the South Pole on average?

The January birthstone, the garnet, is thought to keep the wearer safe during travel. Garnets form in layers of rock deep underground...

January’s reputation as month of endings and beginnings has carried on throughout history. Take, for example, the discovery of King...

The Chinese floral emblem of January is the plum blossom. It's a deciduous tree that starts to flower in mid-winter, typically around...

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Leap years exempted, January always begins on the same day as October. In leap years, January always begins on the same day as April and...

The Anglo-Saxons called January "Wulfmonath" as it was the month hungry wolves came scavenging at people's doors.

Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January assumed that position beginning in 153 BC when the two...

The Roman Senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1st to be the beginning of the new year. During the Middle Ages, the Church remained...

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