Newsletter January 2023

Some fun facts about January…

1. January was named after the Roman god Janus.

Janus had two faces which allowed him to look forwards into the coming year and backwards into the past year.

2.The original Roman calendar only had 10 months.

January and February were not included but were added later.

3. Julius Caesar added a 31st day to the month.

That completed it to the full month of January we practice now. It is the first of seven months that contain 31 days.

4. Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892.

The opening allowed for the immigration of over 20 million people.

5. Ancient Anglo-Saxons called it Wulfmonath.

It was the month hungry wolves would come scavenging.

This month we have lots of fun and activities that the residents can join in

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Ruth J

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