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first month of the year, January, with 31 days, celebrates
the first of the year with New Years on the first day.
With its roots in the name Janus, a Roman God, King Pompilius
added the months of January and February to their 10 month calendar
at around 700 BC.. Later, around 150 BC, January became the start
of the new year by replacing the month of March. At one time, the
Roman calendar had no winter months.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the month of January to is taken to
be the warmest month of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it
is felt to be among the coldest, especially latter days of the
month.
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