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- January is named after the Roman god Janus, who was always shown as having two heads. He looked back to the last year and forward to the new one. The Roman New Year festival was called the Calends, and people decorated their homes and gave each other gifts.
- January in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to July in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
- Leap years exempted, January always begins on the same day as October. In leap years, January always begins on the same day as April and July.
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