January? Who’s That?
Izabella Galvan (7th)
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear that it’s January? News Years? Martin Luther King Jr Day? If you answered with something different I would be blown away. January is the most boring month out of them all, everybody knows it. January is also when you come back from winter break, and that makes it worse. If you don’t believe January is boring I’m about to change your mind.
Why so sad?
It is scientifically proven that January is boring, it is 31 days of depression and cloudy skies. January is when depression is highest, “January is also prime time for Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a mood disorder that occurs when the seasons change.” https://www.clickondetroit.com/ says in the article “Why January Is Known As the Most Depressing Month of the Year”
I think that the pressure of the new year and going back to school are two main culprits to why the first month is so drab. Plus, it is winter.
On the tv show The Amazing World of Gumball “The Lie” (episode 26 season 3) the whole episode is about how January is boring and the main character makes up a new holiday called Sluzzle tag to make it exciting. January is also the coldest month and being cold makes you more depressed and according to https://www.northshore.org/ “This time of the year can be a hard adjustment for some – moving out of the warm, sunny summer months into colder, darker days with occasionally a chance of snow. Seasonal depression, anxiety and feeling more tired than usual are all common symptoms some people experience during the change of seasons. Also, this time of year is Daylight Savings Time, which can feel like a “double whammy” if you’re already feeling down because of the weather.”
Holidays in January
Everyone knows the main holiday of January is New Year’s Day, but there is also Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday on the 15th and Confederate Memorial Day. And that’s it. August, March, and April have the least amount of holidays and yet I look forward to them more than January. August doesnt have any holidays at all though, it’s on the same page as January. Both are boring, and if I could attack August I would burn it like a Salem witch in the year 1692.
What’s so cool about it?
I must admit, there is some cool stuff in January. First of all, New Years. Everyone likes New Years, it’s a really exciting time! All the fireworks, family gatherings, food, and other fun celebrations. Sure, the New Year’s cool, but you know what else is cool? Janus. The month January was named after the Roman god Janus, he was the god of beginnings, time, duality, gates, and endings which is pretty rad. He’s often depicted with two faces as well.
Also, Julius Caesar was the first person to declare January 1st New Year.
Who likes January?
I have never met a single person who has said “January is my favorite month!” Because the only people who like January are people who like to have frozen hands and people that have their birthday in the month. January is the second or third month with the most birthdays, sorry everyone with birthdays in January.
Zakaiya Williams HATES January, “That’s right, say it again. January sucks! It’s so boring, I’d rather stay home in my pj’s drinking hot cocoa.” She says. When Zakaiya hears the word January she thinks of February. She dislikes January because she says that “it’s BORING there’s nothing fun, I can’t get out of school, the only fun was Martin Luther King day.” Zakaiya’s favorite month is November because her birthday is there.
Conclusion
January is an alright month, in some ways it’s fun and in other ways it’s boring. Some people may like it, and some people may not. What’s your opinion on it?