[MR] Twelfth Night

[Jeanne]

How January Got Its Name
 Ruler of new beginnings, gates and doors, the first hour of the day, the
first day of the month, and the first month of the year, the Roman god Janus
gave January its name. He was pictured as two-headed (both heads bearded)
and situated so that one head looked forward into the new year while the
other took a retrospective view. Janus also presided over the temple of
peace, where the doors were opened only during wartime. It was a place of
safety, where new beginnings and new resolutions could be forged, just as
the New Year is a time for new objectives and renewed commitments to
long-term goals.

Twelfth Night
 Twelfth Night, the eve of January 5, is in English folk custom the end of
Christmas merrymaking and in ancient Celtic tradition the end of the 12-day
winter solstice celebration. On Twelfth Night, it was customary for the
assembled company to toast one another from the wassail bowl. In Old
English, wassail means "Be in good health," but the term also was applied to
the drink itself (usually spiced ale).

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"Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris."  (If Caesar was still alive, you'd be
chained to an oar.)