Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.www.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down14
arrow-up1313arrow-down1external-linkTIL that January 1 was chosen as the first day of the year by Julius Caesar as the god Janus (where January got its name) was the god of doors and it made sense that the door was open to the new year.www.mentalfloss.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down3·2 months agoJanus was also the god of choices, not just doors
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down2·2 months agoI chose not to include that.
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoWhy?
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·2 months agoBecause I could. Because we are in the month of choices. (I was trying to be funny. Obviously not succeeding.)
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoMy fault, I am autistic and jokes like that are hard for me to get over text. i am sure other people will get it lol
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThat’s ok, shark fucker 4:20. Nobody’s perfect.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI can see why those go together.
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoFun fact Janus was also the God assles chaps, hence his obsession with yar anus
Janus was also the god of choices, not just doors
I chose not to include that.
Why?
Because I could. Because we are in the month of choices. (I was trying to be funny. Obviously not succeeding.)
My fault, I am autistic and jokes like that are hard for me to get over text. i am sure other people will get it lol
That’s ok, shark fucker 4:20. Nobody’s perfect.
I can see why those go together.
Fun fact Janus was also the God assles chaps, hence his obsession with yar anus