Calendar for October 2020
Phase of the Moon:
| October 1 | October 9 | October 16 | October 23 | October 31 |
 |  |  |  | | Full Moon | 3rd Quarter | New Moon | 1st Quarter | Full Moon |
Holidays and Observances in U.S.:
- 12: Columbus Day (Most regions)
Holidays and Festivals around the World:
- Yom Kippur
- Columbus Day
- Child Health Day
- Halloween
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15 through Oct 15)
- Italian American Heritage Month
- Polish American Heritage Month
- National Breast Cancer Month
- National Pizza Month
- National Dessert Month
- Country Music Month
- National Book Fair Month
- 31: Halloween
Fun Facts about October:
- It is the second Autumn month.
- National Fire Prevention Week falls during the week of October 9 each year. It commemorates the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
- October in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to April in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The leaves of trees often begin to change their colors during this month.
- The World Series for Major League Baseball generally takes place during October.
- The NBA, National Basketball League, and the NHL, National Hockey League, both begin their seasons in October.
- There are many health observances that have October as their national month. These include Healthy Lungs, Breast Cancer, Lupus, Spina Bifida, Blindness, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
- The United Kingdom celebrates the 21st as Apple Day.
History of October:
October was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar. It comes from the Latin word “octo” meaning eight. Later, it became the 10th month when January and February were added to the Calendar. Fun facts about September, History of September, Phase of the Moon and all about September you might interest.
Calendar for September 2020
September is the 9th month of the year and has 30 days. Season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn
Phase of the Moon:
| September 2: | September 10: | September 17: | September 23: |
 |  |  |  | Full Moon | 3rd Quarter | New Moon | 1st Quarter |
Holidays and Observances in U.S.:
- 7: Labor Day
Holidays and Festivals around the World:
- Labor Day
- Grandparents Day
- Patriot Day
- Constitution Day and Week
- Rosh Hashanah
- Talk Like a Pirate Day
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15 through Oct 15)
- National Potato Month
- National Chicken Month
- National Piano Month
- National Biscuit Month
Fun Facts about September:
- It is the first month of the Autumn or Fall season.
- Constitution Week takes place during the month of September.
- September in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to March in the Southern Hemisphere.
- American college and professional football begins during the month of September.
- Many kids begin the school year during this month.
- Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India on September 5.
- The Anglo-Saxons also called this month Gerst Monath meaning barley month. This is because they would harvest their barley crops during this month.
- September is often associated with fire because it was the month of the Roman god Vulcan. Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the forge.
History of September:
September was the seventh month of the original Roman calendar. This is where it got its name which means seventh. Later, when January and February were added to the calendar it became the ninth month.
When the British changed from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, they needed to adjust some days to get the seasons aligned with the months. They took 11 days from the month of September jumping directly from September 3rd to the 14th. Now it’s as if the days between September 3 and 13 during 1752 never happened in British history.
September in Other Languages
- Danish: september
- French: septembre
- Italian: settembre
- Latin: September
- Spanish: septiembre
- Japanese: 九月 – kugatsu
- Chinese (Mandarin): jiuyuè