Why jot down January 7th?

[Ferth]

I was wondering about that. For some reason, to me, it just doesn't seem like it fits well with the rest of the picture. I think maybe it is a way of saying that he is brand new and refreshed.

Well it does tie in with the year of the snake (snakes shed their skin.) and it also ties in with renewal as was mentioned earlier; figuratively, Yoshi-P (and ffxiv) are shedding their proverbial skins for the new launch.