January

January is first month of the year on Gregorian Calendar. Named after the Roman god Janus (the god of the doorway)http://www.entourages.com/barbs/january.htm January Facts and Events], it is the first month of the year and consists of 31 days. In the northern hemisphere, January is in winter and in the southern hemisphere it falls in summer. January is abbreviated as Jan. Astrological signs are Capricorn, (December 22 to January 19), and Aquarius (January 20 to February 18). The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Famous birthdays include, Paul Revere (Jan. 1, 1735), Betsy Ross (Jan.1, 1752), J.R.R. Tolkien (Jan. 3, 1892), Isaac Asimov (Jan. 2, 1920), Louis Braille (Jan. 4, 1809), Jacob Grimm (Jan. 4, 1785), Elvis Presley (Jan 8,1935), Stephen Hawking (Jan 8, 1942), Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929), Benjamin Franklin (Jan. 17, 1706), Edgar Allan Poe (Jan. 19, 1809), Paul Newman (Jan 26, 1925), and W.C. Fields. (Jan 29,1880)http://www.famousbirthdays.com/jan.html

Holidays in January include

• New Year's Day - January 1
• Epiphany (marking the end of the 12 days of Christmas) - January 6
• Martin Luther King Day - 3rd Monday in January

Also take a look at the Mahalo Food Holidays page for celebrations throughout the month.