Ianuarius is named after the Roman god of doorways and beginnings, Ianus.

Aesculapio, the rites of Aesculapius, the god of medicine, are preformed in order to insure good health throughout the year.

Compitalia are the rites of the cross-roads,  in which puppets are hung at the cross-roads as offerings to the Lares.

Carmentalia, the rites of
Carmenta, the mother of Evander who by tradition founded a Greek city on the site that Rome is built.

Agonalia is the beginning of the breeding cycle for pigs. A ram is sacrificed to Ianus or the Indiges.