Stones and Flowers
= Garnet is the birthstone of those born in January. Folk
believe that its powers include healing, strength, and protection. Folklore
about it indicates that it relieve skin inflammations and regulate the heart
and blood flow. In earlier times, garnets were exchanged as gifts between
friends to demonstrate their affection for each other and to insure that they
meet again.
= The January flower is Carnation. Its botanical name – Dianthus
- means divine flower and its flesh-pink color was used as a background wash by
Elizabethan portrait painters. The blooms are edible; petals can be sprinkled over
a leafy salad for color and a spicy scent.
Weather Lore
= If birds begin to sing in
January, frosts will come.
=A favorable January brings a good year.
=A wet January, a wet Spring.
January 14: On the second Monday in January, Japan celebrates Coming of Age
Day. Anyone who reached the age of 20 years old is congratulated in a public
non-secular setting. Afterwards there are family celebrations and then the
youth go out on their own to have fun.
January 21: The third Monday in January commemorates the January
15, 1929 birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was an American clergyman,
activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using
nonviolent civil disobedience.
January 26th is a national holiday in India. They celebrate the
original adoption of the
Constitution of India which marks the day (1950) India broke free of the rule of the
British and became its own republic.
January 29: Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. This Catholic liturgical feast honors the martyrdom of these two apostles.
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