October
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Tenth
31 Days Gregorian Calendar Latin word "Octo",meaning "Eight" Calendula Opal |
October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 days.
In common years January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years.
In common years January starts on the same day of the week as October, but no other month starts on the same day of the week as October in leap years.
History
The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin "octo" meaning "eight") after July and August, after Julius and Augustus Caesar respectively, when the calendar was originally created by the Romans.
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
Important Holidays and Events In October
In front of 'haunted house' during Halloween season
- National Day (China, People's Republic of) – October 1
- Dashain in Nepal
- Independence Day in the Republic Of Cyprus – October 1
- Independence Day in Nigeria – October 1
- International Day of Non-Violence – October 2
- German Unity Day (Germany) – October 3
- International World Teachers' day – October 5
- Independence day in Croatia – October 8
- Leif Erikson Day - October 9
- Freethought Day – October 12
- National Day of Spain – October 12 (Discovery of America)
- Thanksgiving (Canada) – Second Monday of October
- Health and Sports Day (Japan) – Second Monday of October
- Columbus Day (Most of United States) – Second Monday of October
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - October 15
- World Food Day – October 16
- Alaska Day - October 18
- Apple Day – October 21
- Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – October 23
- United Nations Day – October 24
- National Day of Austria - October 26
- Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines – October 27
- Independence Day in Turkmenistan – October 27
- Republic Day in Turkey – October 29
- Halloween, Samhain – October 31
October symbols
October's birthstone is the opal. The opal is thought to have the power to predict illness. This is because the opal responds to heat. Sickness increases body temperature before signs of illness appear. The increased body heat causes the opal to lose its shine, leaving it dull and lacking color. It is also said that the opal will crack if it is worn by someone who was not born in October.
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Its birth flower is the calendula.
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