Catkins dingle-dangle, mosses glow green & small birds fluff up against the cold but the light steals back as bright winter aconites & snowdrops emerge.

1st New Years Day

5th Twelth night – Christmas tree down & time to wassail the apple trees singing to them & blessing them for a fruitful year.

6th Epiphany & xiǎohán Chinese season of minor or slight cold

6th Plough Monday – return to work

13th Full Wolf Moon in Cancer The January full moon is also known as the Old Moon and the Ice Moon in some European regions. In the Anglo-Saxon tradition, it’s called the Moon After Yule.

13th The darkest time wanes. As we move out of the darkest 6 weeks of the year, the return of light can just start to be felt

19th Sun moves into Aquarius

20th dàhán season of major cold

25th Burns night

29th New moon in Aquarius

29th Chinese New year – Year of the Wood Snake