Why do people call January also known as the first month?

January is also called the first month because it is the first month of the year and one of the most important months in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. In ancient China, agricultural production was an important part of the social economy. The first day of the first month is the first day of the new year, which is also the beginning of the new year, and it has an important significance for the harvest and operation of the year, so the first month is regarded as a "positive" month that indicates new beginnings and hopes. In addition, the first day of the first month is also one of the festivals of the Spring Festival, which is formed after tens of thousands of years of observation, marking the arrival of the Lunar New Year, and in traditional Chinese culture, the Spring Festival is one of the most important and grandest festivals, so the first day of the first month is also given a variety of meanings, such as meaning the beginning of the New Year, good luck and so on.

In addition, there is another origin of the name of the first month, which may be from the name of the ancient people called "day" and "month". In ancient China, the name of the month according to the order of the number, from one to twelve, known as the "order of the month", and the name of the day according to the order of the day, from the first day of the month to thirty, known as the "day of the month", because the first day of the first month of the year is the first day of the year, so it is also the day in the month, so it is called the first month of the month. Because the first day of the new year is the first day of the year, it is also the first day of the day, so it is called the first month.

In short, the month of January is called the first month, a custom y rooted in traditional Chinese culture, representing the pursuit of new life, new hope, concepts, culture and folklore psychology and expression.