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This
month is pretty much business as usual without anything extra dramatic. The
most important astrological phenomena is Mercury Retrograde, and some
activity involving Uranus and Pluto, though nothing world shaking.
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Fri | 1st | New Years Day - Gentle Libra Moon starts the year off, nice for the holiday |
Sat | 2nd | Balance loving Libra Moon urges fairness in all things |
Sun | 3rd | Intense Scorpio Moon heats up the atmosphere. Mars into Scorpio until March helps provide determination and persistence to what we do |
Mon | 4th | Passionate Scorpio Moon starts the week off with a bang |
Tue | 5th | Secretive Scorpio Moon spreads confusion as Mercury turns retrograde, squaring argumentative Mars; Venus squares Neptune promoting deception, and Sun conjuncts Pluto intensifying need for changes. Work to accept what is given |
Wed | 6th | Generous Sagittarius Moon calms the waters and gathers good energy |
Thur | 7th | Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Church Christmas Day - Hospitable Sagittarius Moon energy may be too spontaneous as Sun squares Uranus and Jupiter turns retrograde. Slow down and enjoy surprises |
Fri | 8th | Practical Capricorn Moon inspires good work ethic. Mercury backs into Capricorn, reigniting useful ideas and helping apply them |
Sat | 9th | New Moon in organized Capricorn calls attention to what needs doing |
Sun | 10th | AM Ambitious Capricorn Moon gives way to inventive Aquarius Moon at 3:30. Complete tasks earlier then have fun in new ways. |
Mon | 11th | Friendly Aquarius Moon helps start the week in a kindly way |
Tue | 12th | Altruistic Aquarius Moon helps start the day with kind suggestions. Loving Pisces Moon helps create a gentle evening atmosphere |
Wed | 13th | Mystical Pisces Moon enhances Venus trine Uranus, helping create unexpected benevolence and blessings |
Thur | 14th | Compassionate Pisces Moon helps alert us to those in need, Mercury trine Jupiter and Sun conjunct Mercury combine to enhance thinking and communication especially concerning the afflicted or handicapped. |
Fri | 15th | Aggressive Aries Moon encourages haste; try to be mindful even so |
Sat | 16th | Impatient Aries Moon helps urge us into a multitude of activities |
Sun | 17th | Lazy Taurus Moon makes for a relaxing day. Venus Squaring Jupiter late could encourage excessive eating and drinking |
Mon | 18th |
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday is Observed - Steady Taurus Moon suggests business as usual. Mars trining Neptune signals a potential for deceptive activity |
Tue | 19th | Chatty Gemini Moon helps all sorts of communication |
Wed | 20th | Peripatetic Gemini Moon could help with errands; be especially mindful driving with accident prone Mercury squaring Uranus. Sun into Aquarius |
Thur | 21st | Kindly Cancer Moon helps us look after one another |
Fri | 22nd | Shy Cancer Moon suggests cozy times with a loved one. Mercury conjunct Pluto helps solve a mystery. |
Sat | 23rd | Earlier motherly Cancer Moon protects loved ones. 2:30 PM Romantic Leo Moon turns full near 9, suggesting fun with a loved one. Venus into Capricorn makes for practical choices until mid Feb |
Sun | 24th | Playful Leo Moon suggests amusing the dear ones |
Mon | 25th | Royal Leo Moon makes for thinking big. Mercury turns direct, freeing up energy for new efforts |
Tue | 26th | Persnickety Virgo Moon helps us to get things right |
Wed | 27th | Organized Virgo Moon makes for a good day to accomplish much |
Thur | 28th | Harmonious Libra Moon helps get people to agree |
Fri | 29th | Gracious Libra Moon suggests ways to make everyone happy. Mercury conjunct Pluto helps facilitate renewal |
Sat | 30th | Forceful Scorpio Moon helps us take charge when necessary, Mercury conjunct Pluto encourages change |
Sun | 31st | Possessive Scorpio Moon could encounter difficulties as Mercury squares Uranus promoting disruption |
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Holidays & Other Interesting events happening in JANUARY: |
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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 tammi has initially meant axis or core. In Czech this month is called
leden, meaning ice month. In Ukrainian it is січень meaning cutting or
slicing perhaps referring to the wind. Similarly, in Croatian January is
called siječanj, also meaning cutting or slicing. In Sámi it is known as
ođđajagimánnu, meaning simply "new year's month". According to Theodor Mommsen (The History of Rome, volume 4, The Revolution, ISBN 1-4353-4597-5, page 4), the first of January became the first day of the year in 600 AUC of the Roman Calendar (153 BC), due to disasters in the Lusitanian War. A Lusitanian chief called Punicus, invaded the Roman territory, defeated two Roman governors and slew their troops. The Romans resolved to send a consul to Spain and, in order to accelerate the despatch of aid, "they even made the new consuls enter on office two months and a half before the legal time" (15th of March). |
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News Years Day is (January 1st) |
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Various Christian feast dates were used for the New Year in Europe in the Middle Ages, including March 25 and December 25. However, medieval calendars were displayed in the Roman fashion of twelve columns from January to December. Beginning in the 16th century, European countries began officially making January 1 the start of the New Year once again — sometimes called Circumcision Style because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, being the 8th day from December 25 |
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The first Monday in January is known as Handsel Monday in Scotland and northern England. In England, the agricultural year began with Plough Sunday on the Sunday after Epiphany |
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The Coming of Age day (Seijin shiki) in Japan is the second Monday of January, for those becoming 20 years old in the new calendar year. It is a national holiday. The day has been celebrated since 1948, but fell on January 15 until 1999, when it was moved by the Japanese government in an attempt to lift the economy by making more holidays consecutive. |
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January 6th, Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Church Christmas Eve, also known as Svyat Vechir |
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January 7th, Russia - Orthodox Church Christmas Day Christmas celebration in Russia is not as widely followed as in Western countries in favor of the New Year celebration. Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January (which corresponds to 25th December in the Julian Calendar). The tradition of celebrating Christmas has been revived since 1992, after decades of suppression by the communist government. It is centered on the Christmas Eve "Holy Supper", which consists of 12 servings, one to honor each of Jesus' apostles. The Russian traditions were largely kept alive by shifting some of them, including the visit by gift-giving "Grandfather Frost" and his "Snowmaiden", to New Year's Day. Many current Russian Christmas customs, including their Christmas tree, or "yolka" (spruce, sometimes pine instead of it), were brought by Peter the Great, after his western travels in the late 17th century. |
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January 7th, The First American Presidential election was in 1789 |
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January 8th, The First State of the Union Address in the U.S was by George Washington in 1790. The address is traditionally given in the month of January. Sometimes, especially in recent years, newly inaugurated presidents have delivered speeches to joint sessions of Congress only weeks into their respective terms, but these are not officially considered State of the Union addresses. The address is most frequently used to outline the president's legislative proposals for the upcoming year. |
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January 10th, First United Nations General Assembly met in London, 1946 |
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January 10th, First great oil discovery in Texas, in 1901. Information as to the history of petroleum can be found here (Petroleum) |
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Plough Sunday is a traditional English celebration of the beginning of the agricultural year that has seen some revival over recent years. Plough Sunday celebrations usually involve bringing a ploughshare into a church with prayers for the blessing of the land. It is traditionally held on the Sunday after Epiphany, the Sunday between 7 January and 13 January. Accordingly, work in the fields did not begin until the day after Plough Sunday: Plough Monday. |
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January 15, is Makara Sankranthi (Festival of Harvest) in India |
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Martin Luther King Day in the United States - 3rd Monday of the Month, this year it is celebrated (January 18th 2016) |
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US Presidential Inauguration is held in the United States January 20 at Noon EST, every four years. The next year presidential inauguration will be held January 20st 2017 |
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January 21st, Nautilus (SSN-571), first atomic submarine launched, 1954 |
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January 23rd, Elizabeth Blackwell, first modern woman physician, graduated from Geneva Medical School of western New York, 1849 |
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January 24th, Gold is first discovered in California by settlers, 1848 |
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January 25th, is Burns Night in celebration of Scotland's poet Robert Burns |
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January 26th, is Australia Day in Australia. |
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January 26th, is Republic Day in India. |
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January 27th, Canadian Great Western Railway first opened, 1854 |
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January is National Soup Month in the United States |
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Other Names for January: Historical names for January include its original Roman designation, Ianuarius, January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway and beginnings in Roman mythology, where the Latin word for door (ianua) comes from - January is the door to the year. The Saxon term Wulf-monath (meaning wolf month) and Charlemagne's designation Wintarmanoth (winter / cold month). 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 tammi has initially meant axis or core. This month is in Czech called leden, meaning ice month |
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January is the middle month of summer in the Southern Hemisphere and the middle of winter in the Northern. January in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to July in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. |
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Leap years exempted, January always begins on the same day as October. |
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In leap years, January always begins on the same day as April and July. |
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January's flower is the carnation or snowdrop. |
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The Chinese floral emblem of January is the plum blossom. |
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The Japanese floral emblem of January is the camellia |
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January's birthstone is garnet. |
More: | Bizarre & Unique Holidays for (January): ThinkQuest.Org - Holiday Insights.Com - Brownie Locks |
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Fire Signs | Earth Signs | Air Signs | Water Signs |
ARIES May 21-May 19 |
TAURUS May 20-May 20 |
GEMINI May 21-June 20 |
CANCER June 21-July 22 |
LEO July 23-Aug. 22 |
VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 |
LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 |
SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 |
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 |
CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 |
AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 |
PISCES Feb. 19-May 20 |
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