In the northern hemisphere it is dark and cold with short days and poor weather, so some people find that miserable. Others don't let that worry them. Some look at it positively, as it is a new year and days are lengthening. In the Southern Hemisphere, January is a summer month so less people find it miserable.
January is the first month of the year.
December was the month before January.
February
The coldest month is January
January
The Webkinz Schnauzer is January's Pet of the Month.
The first calendar month on the Western calendar is January.
The birthstone for the month of January is Garnet. The flower for the month of January is the Snowdrop and the Carnation.
February (second month) comes after January (first month).
January
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from Janus the god of the doorway so January is the gateway month to the new year for that reason