Because that is when the new year starts.
january
The first calendar month on the Western calendar is January.
The month that is called January gets its name from the ancient Roman god called Janus. This month is sometimes referred to as the doorway or the gateway to the new year.
Biblically, the first month of the year is Nisan, the month that includes Passover.
this year 2014 january & march both have two new moons, sometimes called black moons when this occurs
January is the first month of the year.
The first month of the year is January. =/
January is the first month of the year.
january
January is the first month of the year in the national calendar.
The last month in a year is December, since January starts a new year.
January, the first month of the year is called for Janus because Janus was the two headed god of the door, meaning the ending of the old year and the opening of the new.
The first calendar month on the Western calendar is January.
January comes first - it is the first month of the year.
January is one of the 12 months in the calendar year. It is the first month of the year. It is preceded by December and is followed by February, the second month of the year.
January
January=Janvier