January

January (pronunciation: /ˈdʒæn.ju.er.i/) is the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar.

The term "January" is derived from the Latin word Ianuarius, named after the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings, transitions, and endings.

New Year: The first day of January is celebrated as the New Year in many cultures around the world.
Winter: In the Northern Hemisphere, January is typically the coldest month of the year.
Julian calendar: The Julian calendar was the predominant calendar in the Roman world, most of Europe, and in European settlements in the Americas and elsewhere, until it was refined and gradually replaced by the Gregorian calendar.
Gregorian calendar: The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a minor modification of the Julian calendar, reducing the average year from 365.25 days to 365.2425 days.

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