EP 24 | 一月, January - The 2-faced god Janus, and the meaning behind Januray.

一月的英文 January,源自羅馬的神雅努斯(Janus)。 這位神有兩張臉,一張臉面向前方一張臉面向後方,一張用來看未來,另一張臉則看過去。也因此一年的第一個月份,一月,January,也由他的名字來命名,代表著看著已經過去的一年,以及未來即將迎來的新年。 雅努斯也是掌管開始與終結的神,古羅馬人在每年頭一天和每天清晨都要向他祈禱,這樣每件事就可以順順利利。

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