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July (i/dʒʊˈlaɪ/ juu-LY) is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis.
It is on average the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.
July starts on the same day of the week as April in every year, and January in leap years. In a common year no other month ends on the same day as July, while in a leap year July ends on the same day of the week as January. October of the previous year starts on the same day of the week as July of the current year as a common year and May of the previous year starts on the same day of the week as July of the current year as a leap year. February and October of the previous year end on the same day of the week as July of the current year as a common year and May of the previous year ends on the same day of the week as July of the current year as a leap year. In years immediately before common years, July starts on the same day of the week as September and December of the following year and in years immediately before leap years, July starts on the same day of the week as June of the following year. In years immediately before common years, July ends on the same day of the week as April and December of the following year and in years immediately before leap years, July ends on the same day of the week as September of the following year. In common years immediately after other common years, July starts and finishes on the same day of the week as January of the previous year.
In the Northern Hemisphere:
- Dog days begin in early July, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts.
- Summer school is under way for many students in the United States and Canada.
- Spring lambs, born in late winter or early spring, are usually sold before July 1.
Contents
- 1 Events in July
- 2 Movable observances (weekday based)
- 2.1 First Friday (2015 date: July 3)
- 2.2 First Saturday (2015 date: July 4)
- 2.3 First Sunday (2015 date: July 5)
- 2.4 First Saturday and Sunday (2015 date: July 4-5)
- 2.5 First Monday (2015 date: July 6)
- 2.6 Second Thursday (2015 date: July 9)
- 2.7 Second Sunday (2015 date, July 12)
- 2.8 Nearest Sunday to July 11 (2015 date, July 12)
- 2.9 Third Sunday (2015 date July 19)
- 2.10 Second to Last Sunday (2015 date July 19)
- 2.11 Third Monday (2015 date: July 20)
- 2.12 Weekend of fourth Saturday (2015 date:July 24-26)
- 2.13 Last Saturday (2015 date: July 25)
- 2.14 Fourth Sunday (2015 date: July 26)
- 2.15 Last Sunday (2015 date: July 26)
- 2.16 Last Friday (2015 date: July 31)
- 3 Movable observances (Non-Gregorian based)
- 4 Fixed Observances
- 5 July symbols
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Events in July[edit]
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- The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England) ended July 9 (date varied)
- End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England) July 31
- Elections of Japanese House of Councillors, replacing half of its seats, held every three years (the latest one in 2013).
- Season of Emancipation (April 14 to August 23) (Barbados)
- Engineer's Days (Singapore) 2015 date: July 22-24.
- Māori Language Week (New Zealand) 2015 date: 27 July—2 August
- National Ice Cream Month (United States)
- Captive Nations Week (third week in July)
- Christmas in July
- Shark Week2015 date: July 5-July 12
Movable observances (weekday based)[edit]
First Friday (2015 date: July 3)[edit]
First Saturday (2015 date: July 4)[edit]
First Sunday (2015 date: July 5)[edit]
First Saturday and Sunday (2015 date: July 4-5)[edit]
First Monday (2015 date: July 6)[edit]
- CARICOM Day, (Guyana)
- Heroes' Day, (Zambia) The following Tuesday (2015 date: July 7) is Unity Day
- Mother's Day, (South Sudan)
Second Thursday (2015 date: July 9)[edit]
Second Sunday (2015 date, July 12)[edit]
Nearest Sunday to July 11 (2015 date, July 12)[edit]
Third Sunday (2015 date July 19)[edit]
- Children's Day (Cuba, Panama, and Venezuela)
- Galla Bayramy (Turkmenistan)
- National Ice Cream Day (United States)
Second to Last Sunday (2015 date July 19)[edit]
Third Monday (2015 date: July 20)[edit]
- Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera (Puerto Rico)
- Marine Day (Japan)
- Presidents' Day (Botswana), third Monday and Tuesday.
Weekend of fourth Saturday (2015 date:July 24-26)[edit]
Last Saturday (2015 date: July 25)[edit]
Fourth Sunday (2015 date: July 26)[edit]
Last Sunday (2015 date: July 26)[edit]
- National Tree Day (Australia)
- Father's Day (Dominican Republic)
- Reek Sunday (Ireland)
- Navy Day (Russia)
Last Friday (2015 date: July 31)[edit]
Movable observances (Non-Gregorian based)[edit]
2015 dates[edit]
- Ramadan (Islamic calendar) 2015 date: 18 June – 16 July
- Sankashti Chaturthi (Hindu calendar) 2015 date: July 4
- Seventeenth of Tammuz (Judaism) 2015 date: July 5
- Vardavar (Armenia) 98 days (14 weeks) after Pascha. 2015 date: July 12. 2016 date: July 3
- Karka Sankranti (Hindu calendar) 2015: July 16 (end of Uttarayana period, start of Dakshinayana period)
- Eid al-Fitr (Islamic calendar) 2015 date: July 17
- Jagganath Ratha-Yatra (Hindu calendar) 2015: July 17
- Bonalu (Hindu calendar) 2015: July 17
- Tisha B'Av (Judaism) 2015 date: July 26
- Shayani Ekadashi (Hindu calendar) 2015 date: July 27
- Chaturmas (Hindu calendar) 2015: July 27-November 22 (also observed in Jainism, Buddhism)
- Asalha Puja (Theravada Buddhism) 2015 date: July 30 (Thai lunar calendar)
- Tu B'Av (Judaism) Sunset, July 30 - Nightfall, July 31
- Vassa (Theravada Buddhism) 2015 date: July 31 (Thai lunar calendar)
- Guru Purnima (Hindu calendar) 2015 date: July 31
2016 dates[edit]
- All Saints of North America (Eastern Christianity) 2016: July 3
Fixed Observances[edit]
- July 1
- Armed Forces Day (Singapore)
- Canada Day (Canada)
- Children's Day (Pakistan)
- Communist Party of China Founding Day (People's Republic of China)
- Doctors' Day (India)
- Emancipation Day (Netherlands Antilles)
- Feast of the Most Precious Blood (removed from official Roman Catholic calendar since 1969)
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong)
- Independence Day (Burundi)
- Independence Day (Rwanda)
- Independence Day (Somalia)
- International Tartan Day
- July Morning tradition (Bulgaria)
- Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname)
- Madeira Day (Madeira)
- Moving Day (Quebec)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day
- Republic Day (Ghana)
- Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana)
- Territory Day (British Virgin Islands)
- The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India)
- July 2
- July 3
- The start of the Dog Days according to the Old Farmer's Almanac but not according to established meaning in most European cultures.
- Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
- Independence Day (Belarus)
- Women's Day (Myanmar)[1]
- July 4
- Independence Day (Abkhazia)
- Independence Day in the Philippines until 1962; now known as Filipino-American Friendship Day July 4
- Independence Day in the United States July 4
- July 5
- July 6
- July 7
- July 8
- July 9
- July 10
- July 11
- July 12
- July 13
- July 14
- July 15
- International Dadaism Month (days are scattered over various months)
- July 16
- July 17
- July 19
- July 20
- July 21
- July 22
- Foundation Day in Cleveland
- July 23
- July 24]
- July 25
- July 26
- July 27
- July 28
- July 29
- July 30
- Feast of the Throne (Morocco)
- Foundation Day (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
- International Day of Friendship (international)
- Independence Day (Vanuatu)
- July 31
July symbols[edit]
- July's birthstone is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment.
- Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily.
- The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until July 22) and Leo (July 23 onwards).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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