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{{Short description|1st month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars}}
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'''January''' is the first month of the year in the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] and [[Gregorian calendar]]s. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as [[New Year's Day]]. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the [[Northern Hemisphere]] (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the [[Southern Hemisphere]] (where it is the second month of summer). In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of [[July]] in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.

[[Ancient Roman]] observances during this month include [[Cervula]] and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three [[Agonalia]], celebrated January 9, and [[Carmentalia]], celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.