Hello January

 

Welcome to the New Year friends and to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

Toni liked to talk about each new month and it's meanings. 

January was named for Janus the two faced god who looked behind and ahead.  Its the warmest month in the southern hemisphere and the coldest in the north.

Garnet is it's gem stone.  Garnets come in all colors but the rarest is the Tzavorite.   

January 7 is Eastern Orthodox Christmas because some eastern churches use the original Julian calendar which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar.   

January become the first month of the year in 450BC for the Roman world .

Let's talk about two faced January.

1. Looking back, what do you hope continues or does not change in your life?

Carnations & Snow Drops

 2. What good came to you from the previous year?  

3.  Are there things you hope to accomplish in the new year?

4.  January's flowers are the carnation and the snow drop. Do you sometimes buy flowers for your home? What kinds of flowers to you like best?