July
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July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Cancer and ends in the sign of Leo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Gemini and ends in the constellation of Cancer.
July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, before January became the first month of the calendar year (the year when displayed as twelve months in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC. In the pagan wheel of the year July ends at or near to Lughnasadh in the northern hemisphere and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere.
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[edit] July events
- Canada Day in Canada (July 1)
- July Morning in Bulgaria (July 1)
- Independence Day in the United States (July 4)
- Independence Day in Venezuela (July 5)
- Independence Day in Malawi (July 6)
- San Fermín in Pamplona/Spain (July 7)
- Tanabata in Japan (July 7)
- Independence Day in Argentina (July 9)
- Bastille Day in France (July 14)
- Independence Day in Colombia (July 20)
- Racial Harmony Day in Singapore (July 21)
- Commonwealth Day in Puerto Rico (July 25)
- Independence Day in Peru (July 28)
[edit] Month-long events in July
- Tour de France
- National Ice Cream Month (United States)
- Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month [1]
[edit] Other names
- In the Irish Calendar the month is called Iúil and is the third and last month of the Summer season.
- The Welsh name for July is Gorffennhaf which means end of the summer.
- In Finnish, the month is called heinäkuu, meaning "month of grass".
[edit] Trivia
- July begins on the same day of the week as April every year and also January in leap years.
- July's flower is the water lily or larkspur.
- July's birthstone is the ruby.
- July in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to January in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
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