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October (
i/ɒktˈoʊbər/ ok-TOH-bər) is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin "octo" meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been 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. It is also very commonly associated with Halloween in western world.
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. October ends on the same day of the week as February every year and January in common years only.
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[edit] October events and holidays
- National Fire Prevention Week (United States and Canada) - October 7–13, 2012
- Children's Book Week (England) – First Week of October
- 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
- Gandhi Jayanthi in India. Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. - October 2
- International Day of Non-Violence – October 2[1]
- German Unity Day (Germany) – October 3
- Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (Portugal) – October 5
- World Animal Day - October 4
- International World Teachers' day – October 5
- Armed Forces Day in Egypt commemorating the Yom Kippur War – October 6
- World Architecture Day - First Monday of October (established by the International Union of Architects (UIA) to celebrate architecture worldwide.)
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Independence day in Croatia – October 8
- Clergy Appreciation day - October 9
- National Children Appreciation Day - October 9
- Leif Erikson Day - October 9
- National Day (Taiwan，Republic of China) – October 10
- National Coming Out Day – October 11
- 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
- Constitution Day in Niue – October 19
- Spirit Day - October 20
- Apple Day – October 21
- Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – October 23
- United Nations Day – October 24
- The beginning of the October Revolution - October 24th
- Day of the Romanian Army – October 25
- National Day of Austria - October 26
- Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines – October 27
- Independence Day in Turkmenistan – October 27
- Navy Day (United States) – October 27
- Ochi Day (No Day) in Greece – October 28
- Republic Day in Turkey – October 29
- Reformation Day in Slovenia - October 31
- Halloween, Samhain – October 31
[edit] Month-long observances
- LGBT History Month (United States)
- Autism Awareness Month (Canada)
- Brain Tumour Awareness Month (Canada)
- Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Awareness Month (United States)
- Clergy Appreciation Month (United States)
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- Black History Month (in United Kingdom)
- National Arts & Humanities Month (United States)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month (in United States)[2]
- Fair Trade Month[3]
- Dwarfism Awareness Month
- Auto Battery Safety Month
- National Squirrel Awareness Month[4]
[edit] Cultural celebrations
- German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)[5]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
- Italian American Heritage Month: Italian Heritage and Culture Month[6]
- Polish American Heritage Month[7]
[edit] Health observances
- Brain Tumour Awareness Month (Canada)
- Celiac Sprue Awareness Month[8]
- Health Literacy Month[9]
- Healthy Lung Month[10]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in United States[11] and Canada)
- National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States)[12]
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)[13]
- National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)[14]
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in United States)[15]
- National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States)[16]
- National Physical Therapy Month (in United States)[17]
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States)[18]
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)[19]
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States)[20]
- World Blindness Awareness Month[21]
- American Pharmacist Month[22]
- Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month[23]
- 3D Ultrasound Awareness Month[24]
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
[edit] Culinary observances
- National Pizza Month[25]
- National Popcorn Poppin’ Month[26]
- National Pork Month (United States)[27]
- National Sausage Month[28]
[edit] Miscellaneous
- The last week in October is the only time of the year when all four major North American Sports league schedule games - the NBA generally starts in that last week while the MLB postseason is just ending.[citation needed]
- The month of October is dedicated to the devotion of the rosary in the Roman Catholic church.[29]
- Slavs call it "yellow month", from the fading of the leaf; to the Anglo-Saxons it was known as Winterfylleth, because at this full moon (fylleth) winter was supposed to begin.[30]
- Eric Whitacre composed a piece based on this month, titled October.
- Neil Gaiman wrote a story personifying the month in his collection Fragile Things entitled October in the Chair.
- Ray Bradbury published a collection of short stories titled The October Country in 1955.
- Broken Bells released a song titled October in 2009, which was part of their self-titled album.
[edit] October symbols
- October's birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal.[31]
- Its birth flower is the calendula.[32]
- The Zodiac sign for October are Libra (until October 22) or Scorpio (October 23 onwards).
[edit] References
- ^ Chaudhury, Nilova. "October 2 is global non-violence day", hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, 15 June 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-15
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- ^ "Fairtrademonth.Org". Fairtrademonth.Org. http://www.fairtrademonth.org/. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "The Squirrel Lovers Club". The Squirrel Lovers Club. http://www.thesquirrelloversclub.com/. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ Staff Writer. "ancestry.com". ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=1048. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Italian Heritage and Culture Month". Italyculturemonth.org. http://www.italyculturemonth.org/about.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Polish American Center". Polish American Center. http://www.polishamericancenter.org/heritmo.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Celiac Awareness Month[dead link]
- ^ "Month Home". Health Literacy. http://www.healthliteracy.com/hl_month.asp. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month generating awareness". http://nbcam.org/newsroom_nbcam_facts.cfm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "ADHA – October is National Dental Hygiene Month". Adha.org. http://www.adha.org/ndhm/. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ National Down Syndrome Society – October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month[dead link]
- ^ "Observing Infertility Awareness Month". Library.adoption.com. http://library.adoption.com/resources-and-information/observing-infertility-awareness-month/article/574/1.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "The Domestic Violence Awareness Month". Nrcdv.org. http://www.nrcdv.org/dvam. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ APTA | National Physical Therapy Month[dead link]
- ^ "Spina Bifida Association – Spina Bifida Association". Sbaa.org. http://www.sbaa.org/site/c.gpILKXOEJqG/b.2016945/k.2321/Spina_Bifida_Association_Web_site.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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- ^ "SUID/SIDS Resource Center". Sidscenter.org. http://www.sidscenter.org/. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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- ^ "American Pharmacists Month 2011". Pharmacist.com. http://www.pharmacist.com/aphm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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- ^ "October is 3D Ultrasound Awareness Month « First Peek Ultrasound Blog". Oakparkultrasound.com. 2010-10-19. http://oakparkultrasound.com/blog/2010/10/october-is-3d-ultrasound-awareness-month. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "National Pizza Month". Pizza.com. http://pizza.com/news/national-pizza-month/. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Popcorn Poppin' Month". Popcorn.org. http://www.popcorn.org/AboutUs/PopcornPoppinMonth/tabid/72/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "October is National Pork Month". ThePigSite. 2007-10-02. http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/15806/octobers-national-pork-month.
- ^ "National Hot Dog & Sausage Council". Hot-dog.org. http://www.hot-dog.org/. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Special Devotions For Months". Newadvent.org. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10542a.htm. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "October". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. - ^ "Gemstone Leaflet". Jewelers of America. http://www.jewelers.org/pdf/ConsEdcn/Gemstone%20Leaflets.pdf. Retrieved Jan 22 2012.
- ^ SHG Resources. "Birth Months, Flowers, and Gemstones". SHG Resources. http://www.shgresources.com/gems/birthflowers/. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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