CAIRO – 3 January 2022: January 2022 has just started, but what is the secret behind naming the first month of the year that name? By referring to the historical sources, it was found that the first month of the year was named after the Roman god Janos or Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, because it is the month of beginning, i.e. According to the Roman mythology, he is considered the decisive factor in conflicts, wars and peace. During ancient times there was a temple called Janus in France and it was dedicated by Gaius Doilius in 260 BC after the Battle of Millai at Holtorium. The ancient people of Saxony called January the month of the wolf, Charlemagne called it the month of winter, and in the Japanese calendar it is called Mutsuki.

Source: Egypt Today January 03, 2022 19:23 UTC