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The month of January is named after the God "Janus", the God of beginnings and transitions

Random FactsCuriousOneFebruary 08, 2015after, begginings, fact, facts, god, January, janus, month, named, staycurious, transitionsComment

January (in Latin, Ianuarius) is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door (ianua) since January is the door to the year. @Curionic

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