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"Dry January" has nothing to do with the weather. Its a challenge more people every year seem to set for themselves, after the excesses of the holidays, to skip alcohol for the 31 days of January.  Though some declared Dry January was "canceled" six days into the month when a mob stormed the Capitol, others are sticking with the tradition.  "Its definitely a thing," said Shawn McCall, 32, general manager at Room 33 Speakeasy in Erie. He said he observes it with friends.  "We also find our...

"Dry January" has nothing to do with the weather. Its a challenge more people every year seem to set for themselves, after the excesses of the holidays, to skip alcohol for the 31 days of January.  According to the original programs website, https://alcoholchange.org.uk/, it started with "4,000 official participants and has grown to more than 100,000 signing up and 4 million taking part in 2020." The site did not say whether those numbers include just those in the United Kingdom, or people ...