All You Need To Know About January Month.

In the Julian and Gregorian calendars January is the first month of the year and also the first of seven months to have 31 days.

History :-
January is named after the Latin word “ianua” which means “door” and also thought it is named after the Roman god “Janus” the god of beginnings as January is the door to the year and an opening to new beginnings.

Symbols :-
Birth Flower :-Dianthus Caryophyllus or Galanthus

Birth Stone :-Garnet (means constancy)

Zodiac Signs :- Capricorn and Aquarius

Important Days :-

1. January 9 :-
• Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian – NRI Day)
• This day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi on 9th January 1915 from South Africa to Bombay.

2. January 10 :-
• World Hindi Day
• The purpose is to promote the use of Hindi and also marks the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference held in 1975.

3. January 12 :-
• National Youth Day
• This day commemorates the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.

4. January 15 :-
• Indian Army Day
• The day commemorates Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa becoming the first Indian Commander-in-Chief in 1948 and celebrates the service of Indian Army to the nation.

5. January 23 :-
• Desh Prem Divas
• The day celebrates the emotion of nationalism and alsothe birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

6. January 24 :-
• National Girl Child Day
• The day is to bring awareness among people about the inequalities and indifferences faced by the girl child in the society.

7. January 25 :-
• National Voters Day
• National Tourism Day
• This day is to celebrate and raise awareness about democracy, right to vote and alsoabout the importance of tourism in the country.

8. January 26 :-
• Republic Day of India
• On this day India became republic and the Constitution of India came into force and replaced the existing Government of India Act, 1935.

9. January 30 :-
• Martyr's Day
• This day is to honour those who lost their lives defending the sovereignty of India.

January is a very special month because which every person takes a resolution on the 1^st day of January inorder to get into one's own life the highest point and in this month there are many important days including national and international observations.