Welcome to the January HeatherMyst Newsletter!    A New Year - A New Beginning "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;" ~Ecclesiastes 3:1-4~ January is Hot Tea Month, JANUARY: is the first month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar, which is used in almost all the world today. The month is named for Janus, a Roman god. According to Roman legend, the ruler Numa Pompilius added January and February to the end of the 10-month Roman calendar in about 700 B.C. He gave the month 30 days. Later, the Romans made January the first month of the year. In 46 B.C., the Roman statesman Julius Caesar added a day to January, making it 31 days long. The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolfmonth because wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food.      Activities: In the northern half of the world, January is usually the coldest month of the year. Nature is quiet. Birds travel less, and such animals as bears and woodchucks sleep both day and night. Plants rest in preparation for the next growing season. In the southern half of the world, January is usually the warmest month of the year. Plants grow and animals are active. Special days: In the northern half of the world, January is usually the coldest month of the year. Nature is quiet. Birds travel less, and such animals as bears and woodchucks sleep both day and night. Plants rest in preparation for the next growing season. In the southern half of the world, January is usually the warmest month of the year. Plants grow and animals are active. January symbols: The snowdrop is the special flower for the month. It often blooms in the snow. Some people consider the carnation the special flower. The garnet is the January gem. ~Above Information from World Book 1998~   New Year's Day ~~~~~~~~~ January 1st January 1 is celebrated as New Year's Day in most countries. Kwanzaa Ends ~~~~~~~~~ January 1st Twelfth Night ~~~~~~~~~January 5th Children leave their shoes in front of the door to be filled with sweets. On the Twelfth Night Christmas deco rations are usually taken do We Have 8 Members' Birthdays this  Month Natural_Wytch 5th Askwitch 5th Earthangel12999  10th Synda40 11th _--_--_tkcapri_--_--_  15th Ravyn-WoodWytch 16th FlyByNightAngel8 16th irakatzz 28th blueglitterdust33 30th     Full Wolf Moon - January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.   Fearn - Alder Month: January Color: Crimson Class: Cheiftain Letter: F, V Meaning: Help in making choices; spiritual guidance and protection. 5th  1918, renowned astrologer and author Jeane Dixon was born in  Wisconsin. 9th  1880, "Old Dorothy" Clutterbuck was born in Bengal 16th  1976, the famous astrologer and author known as Zolar died. 29th  1688, famous mystic, scientists, and spiritualist-medium Emanuel Swedenburg was born in Sweden. 30th  1940, Z. Budapest (the founder and leader of the main branch of feminist Dianic Wicca) was born in Budapest. We hope you have a wonderful month and look forward to each and every day with a smile and a laugh!      Blessed Be! The HeatherMyst Management Team    Back by HHD @ DiamondGirls HTML by Joyro