HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Around 700 B.C., January replaced March as the first month of the year. Roman king Numa Pompilius revised the calendar and added two months to it. However, many religions continued to celebrate the new year either on March 25th or December 25th according to their church calendars. Even the Julian calendar did not indicate a clear beginning and end to the year. Then in 1582, Pope Gregory developed the Gregorian calendar and most of the world came around to January 1 being the beginning of the New Year.
Janus is the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He’s a protector of gates, doorways, and transitions. January takes its name from this tow-headed god, and it makes us wonder why it took so long to celebrate the new year in January, but it did.
Speaking of new beginnings, the entire month is full of holidays that help us to start fresh like using up old gift cards, making resolutions and just setting up parties with friends.
January is also when we get to refresh here at Britt’s. We encourage you to check out new wines, exciting events and just good times. Stay up to date with your friends by looking and then sharing our post. If possible add your
favorite photos, drop us a positive review and stop in and book your special events.
January is the second month of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s summer. It’s interesting to note that the month used to be called Wolfmonath. As food became scarce, wolves would begin scavenging and could be heard howling at the moon. You won’t need to howl at the moon, just stop in to Britt’s Wine and Dine and let us serve you some great food along with the best wines in the world, although you might jump and scream after experiencing a great evening.
While the month is full of resolutions, it also a great time to resolve to dine at Britt’s at least once every week. I know for many of you, once a week isn’t enough, we will let you resolve to be there more.
In a month of new beginnings, it’s hard to imagine celebrating anything else, but we do. It’s time to toss out that old fruitcake – well toss it somewhere. January, like any month on the calendar, includes a variety of food pairings to challenge your palate. It also challenges us to try new things and rekindle some of the old.
Happy New Year
Britt and the gang
