October

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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 the northern hemisphere, October is commonly associated with the season of autumn.October begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of Libra (astrology) and ends in the sign of Scorpio (astrology). Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of Virgo (constellation) and ends in the constellation of Libra (constellation).

In Latin, octo means "eight," reflecting the fact that October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

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October events and holidays

Thanksgiving (Canada) (Canada) - Second Monday of October
National Day (China, People's Republic of) -October 1
International Day of Non-Violence - October 2 (sited below)
Children's literature in (England) - First Week of October
Health and Sports Day (Japan) - Second Monday of October
Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (Portugal) - October 5
Squirrel Appreciation Week - October 7 to October 13http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html
Independence day in Croatia-October 8
Columbus_Day (Most of United_States) - Second Monday of October
Apple Day - October 21
United Nations Day - October 24
Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines - October 27
Independence Day in Nigeria- October 1
Independence Day in the Republic Of Cyprus October 1
Independence Day in Turkmenistan - October 27
Halloween - October 31
MLB Baseball World Series - Late October

More events are listed on the individual dates of the calendar on this page.

October 2: ^ Chaudhury, Nilova. "October 2 is global non-violence day", hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, 15 June 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.

Month-long observances

Filipino American History Month (in United States)
National Arts & Humanities Month (in United States)
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in United States)
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (in United States)
National Sexuality Education Month (in United States)
National Energy Month
LGBT Month
National Vegetarian Awareness Month

Cultural celebrations

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in United States)
Italian American Heritage Month
Polish American Heritage Month
German American Heritage Day (October 6)

Health observances

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in United States and Canada)
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States)
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)
National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States)
National Orthodontic Health Month (in United States)
National Physical Therapy Month (in United States)
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States)
National Spinal Health Month (in United States)
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States)
World Blindness Awareness Month

Other names

In Albanian language, October is called Tetor
In Arabic language, October is called tashrîn al-awwal in the Middle East and uktûbîr in North-Africa.
In Bulgarian language, October is called Октомври
In Chinese language, October is called Shíyuè（十月）also meaning the tenth month.
In Croatian language, October is called Croatian months, meaning leaves list fall pad.
In Czech language, October is called říjen. The origin of this name is in the deer's belling in this month.
A traditional Dutch language name for October is Wijnmaand ("wine month") because the first wines of the year have ripened.
In Finnish language, October is called lokakuu, meaning "month of dirt".
In French language, October is called "octobre".
In Hungarian language, October is called Október.
In Icelandic language, October is called október.
In Irish language, October is called Deireadh Fómhair, meaning "end of harvest-time".
In Italian language, October is called ottobre.
In the Japanese calendar, the 10th month was called , literally meaning the godless month, due to an old belief that in that month, the gods gathered in one spot to discuss the affairs of the world. Thus, in that month, the gods were inaccessible. (It actually means, "month of the gods", however, as the "na" is actually a possessive particle and the 無 character is ateji.)
In Korean language, it is called "Sib-weol" meaning the tenth month
In Latin language, October is called Octubre, or VIIIber (where VIII is the Roman number 8, in Latin "octo"). The name is due to the fact that it was the 8th month in the early Julian calendar beginning in March.
In Lithuanian language, October is called Spalis.
In Polish language, October is called "Październik".
In Portuguese language, October is called "Outubro".
In Romanian language, October is called "Octombrie"
In Russian language, October is called "Октябрь"
In Scottish Gaelic language, October is called an Damhar, meaning "rutting time" (of stags).
In Slovak language, October is called október
In Spanish language, October is called "octubre".
In Swedish language, Norwegian language, Danish language, Dutch language and German language, October is called Oktober.
In Turkish language, October is called Ekim, meaning "sowing" because of the sowing of wheat.
In Welsh language, October is called "Hydref", meaning "autumn".

Trivia

October in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
October's birthstone is the opal or tourmaline.
October's flower is the calendula or cosmos (flower).
The month October has become famous as "Red October", due to the Russian October revolution of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian calendar, the revolution started in November.
In the nineteenth century, the month of October was dedication to devotion to the rosary in Roman Catholic countries.

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