Definitions for JANI
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1. Jāņi

   Jāņi ([jɑːɲi]) is an annual Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. Although astronomically the solstice falls on 21 or 22 June, the public holidays—Līgo Day and Jāņi Day—are on 23 and 24 June. The day before Jāņi is known as Līgosvētki, Līgovakars or simply Līgo.On Jāņi, people travel from the city into the countryside to gather and eat, drink, sing and celebrate the solstice by observing the ancient folk traditions relating to renewal and fertility.It is celebrated both in Latvia and in many areas where the Latvian diaspora lives such as the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Australia.

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1. Jāņi

   Jāņi is a Latvian festival held to celebrate the summer solstice, the shortest night and longest day of the year. The day of Līgo and the day of Jāņi are official public holidays and people usually spend them in the countryside. The festival's eve Jāņu vakars is held in the evening and goes on all through the night Jāņu nakts, where people Līgo into the following day. Jānis is traditionally the most common male name. Everybody of the name Jānis holds a special honor on this day. Besides John, the name of Jānis is also etymologically linked with other names of various nations, such as Aeneas, Dionysus, Jonash, Jan, Jean, Johan, João, Ian, Ivan, Juan, and Han. Jāņi is an ancient fertility festival originally celebrated in honour of a Latvian pagan deity Jānis, who is mentioned in Latvian folksongs of antiquity. In modern times the festival is celebrated on 23 June / 24 June, rather than on the astronomical summer solstice, which takes place on 21 June, due to the Christianisation, which led to the holiday being celebrated as Saint John the Baptist's feast day, which falls on 24 June.

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1. Jani

   (Ja′ni) was a place in Rome where there were three statues of Janus, and it was a meeting-place for usurers and creditors.

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1. JANI

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jani is ranked #16765 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jani surname appeared 1,704 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Jani.
   
   77.8% or 1,326 total occurrences were Asian.
   17.1% or 293 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 47 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
   0.8% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce JANI?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of JANI in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of JANI in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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