October
October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
October begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of Libra and ends in the sign of Scorpio. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of Virgo and ends in the constellation of Libra.
In Latin, octo means "eight". October was also the eighth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
October Events and Holidays
- Thanksgiving (Canada) - Second Monday of October
- Health and Sports Day (Japan) - Second Monday of October
- Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (Portugal) - October 5
- Independence day in Croatia-October 8
- Apple Day October 21
- United Nations Day - October 24
- Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines - October 27
- Independence Day in Turkmenistan - October 27
- Halloween - October 31
More events are listed on the individual dates of the calendar on this page.
Month-long Observances
Cultural Celebrations
Health Observances
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in United States) [3]
- Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
- Celiac Sprue Awareness Month [4]
- National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States) [5]
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States) [6]
- Health Literacy Month [7]
- Healthy Lung Month [8]
- National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)[9]
- National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States) [10]
- National Orthodontic Health Month (in United States)
- National Physical Therapy Month (in United States) [11]
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States) [12]
- National Spinal Health Month (in United States)
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States) [13]
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States) [14]
- World Blindness Awareness Month [15]
Other names
- In Latin, October is called October, 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 Albanian, October is called Tetor
- In Arabic, October is called tashrîn al-awwal in the Middle East and uktûbîr in North-Africa.
- In Slovak, October is called október.
- In Czech, October is called říjen. The origin of this name is in the deer's belling in this month.
- A traditional Dutch name for October is Wijnmaand ("wine month") because the first wines of the year have ripened.
- In Finnish, October is called lokakuu, meaning "month of dirt".
- In German, October is called Oktober.
- In Scottish Gaelic, October is called an Damhar, meaning "rutting time" (of stags).
- In Hungarian, October is called Október.
- In Irish, October is called Deireadh Fómhair, meaning "end of harvest-time".
- In Italian, October is called ottobre.
- In Turkish, October is called Ekim, meaning "sowing" because of the sowing of wheat.
- In the old Japanese calendar, the month is called , literally meaning the month without gods, but the original meaning is uncertain.
- In Croatian, October is called ''Listopad'', meaning leaves list fall pad.
- In French, October is called "octobre".
- In Spanish, October is called "octubre".
- In Polish, October is called "Październik".
- In Romanian, October is called "Octombrie"
- In Russian, October is called "Октябрь"
- In Lithuanian, October is called Spalis.
- In Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch and German, October is called Oktober.
- In Portuguese, October is called "Outubro".
- In Welsh, October is called "Hydref", meaning "autumn".
- In Icelandic, October is called október.
- In Korean, it is called "Sib-weol" meaning the month number ten
- In Chinese, October is called Shíyuè（十月）.
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