"ජනවාරි" හි සංශෝධන අතර වෙනස්කම්

Traditionally, the original [[Roman calendar]] consisted of 10 months, totalling 304 days, winter being considered a monthless period. Around 713 BCE, the semi-mythical successor of [[Romulus]], King [[Numa Pompilius]], is supposed to have added the months of January and February, allowing the calendar to equal a standard lunar year (355 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman Calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year either under Numa or under the [[Decemvirs]] about 450 BCE (Roman writers differ). In contrast, years in dates were identified by naming two [[consul]]s, who entered office on May 1 and March 15 before 153 BCE when they began to enter office on January 1.

 

 

Historical names for January include its original Roman designation, Ianuarius, the [[Saxon people|Saxon]] term Wulf-monath (meaning wolf month) and [[Charlemagne]]'s designation Wintarmanoth (winter / cold month).