January can bring many celebrations. January 6 is the Epiphany-the celebration of the Magi seeing the baby Jesus. Actually some Christian sects celebrate this date as their Christmas- Ukranians, Russian Orthodox. In Italian culture-La Befana-the witch searching for the Chirst child leaving candies&other goodies or coal depending if you have been good or bad- is also an event on the 6th. When the girls were little, we went to a few Befana dinner/dances. It was fun as it was one more thing to do in January. There was usually a simple present from the Befana for all the children. Adolph's birthday is January 7th so I always told someone about it at the dinner. Everyone sang Happy Birthday to him which he hated-does not like to be the center of attention! One daughter and son-in-law celebrate their weddding anniversary this month as well as my birthday is at the end of January. A work mate or two have a birthday and of course Robbie Burns day-January 25th for the Scots can be fun. After the hoopla of the Christmas season, it is good to have some low key events to deal with the winter blahs. Eating can be simple too! Did you know January is named after Janus- an ancient Italian deity? He was the guardian of the doorways, gates and beginnings according to the Oxford English Dictionary. He was the protector in times of war. He had two faces so he could look both ways! Just some food for thought-we do connect to ancient times. Do you have any celebrations in January? Are you using the month as time to regroup your activities? Or are you just chilling with the cold weather?
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