Ring out wild bells to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring happy bells,...
The month of Janus
In most of the world, January is the first month of the year. Named for the Roman god Janus, January has thirty-one days. Long ago, the Romans had only ten months in their year. Then they added an...
January
Who shares my birthday? Is your birthday in January? The names of some of the famous people born in January are shown on the calendar on this page and the next. What do you know about the person who...
Different calendars
The calendar you use every day isn't the only kind of calendar. There are others. The Hebrew, or Jewish, calendar is used to fix the dates of the Jewish religious year. It follows both the moon and...
The Changing calendar
People made the first calendars by dividing a year into twelve \"moons," or months. But they had a problem. A year is the time it takes the earth to travel once around the sun. This comes to about...
When does a year begin?
For most people, the first day of the year is January 1. But this was not always so. The ancient Greeks started their year on the first day of winter---December 21 or 22. The Romans began their year...
Twelve months make a year
> Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest > have thirty-one, Except February alone, And that has twenty-eight days > clear And twenty-nine in each leap year. > > Old...
Seven days make a week
Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard...
Happy anniversary!
Married people have their own special holidays, called wedding anniversaries. This is when they celebrate the number of years they have been married. People often give gifts made of a certain kind...
Birthday symbols
Did you know that each month has a special jewel (called a birthstone), a special flower, and a special color? Here are the months and their special symbols. Find the month you were born in. What is...