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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 octō 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. In the Western world, October is also commonly associated with Halloween (All Hallows Eve), which initiates the season of Allhallowtide.
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. In common years, October starts on the same day of the week as May of the previous year while in leap years, October starts on the same day of the week as August of the previous year. In common years, October ends on the same day of the week as May of the previous year while in leap years, October ends on the same day of the week as August and November of the previous year. In years immediately before common years, October starts on the same day as April and July of the following year while in years immediately before leap years, October starts on the same day of the week as September and December of the following year. In years immediately before common years, October ends on the same day of the week as July of the following year. In years immediately before leap years, October ends on the same day of the week as April and December of the following year.
Contents
- 1 Events in October
- 1.1 Movable observances
- 1.1.1 First Friday - 2015 October 2
- 1.1.2 First Sunday - 2015: October 4
- 1.1.3 First Full Week of October - 2015: October 4-10
- 1.1.4 First Monday - 2015: October 5
- 1.1.5 First Wednesday - 2015: October 7
- 1.1.6 Wednesday of first full week in October - 2015: October 7
- 1.1.7 First or Second Thursday in October - 2015: October 8
- 1.1.8 Second Saturday - 2015: October 10
- 1.1.9 Second Monday - 2015 date: October 12
- 1.1.10 Work day closest to October 16: 2015 October 16
- 1.1.11 Third Saturday: 2015 date: October 17
- 1.1.12 Fourth Saturday: 2015: October 24
- 1.1.13 Saturday closest to October 26 - 2015: October 24
- 1.1.14 Fourth Monday - 2015: October 25
- 1.2 Non-Gregorian observances, 2015 dates
- 1.3 Fixed observances
- 1.4 Month-long observances
- 1.5 Cultural celebrations
- 1.6 Health observances
- 1.7 Culinary observances
- 1.1 Movable observances
- 2 Miscellaneous
- 3 October symbols
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Events in October[edit]
Movable observances[edit]
- Ally Week 2015 date - October 12-16
First Friday - 2015 October 2[edit]
First Sunday - 2015: October 4[edit]
First Full Week of October - 2015: October 4-10[edit]
First Monday - 2015: October 5[edit]
- Child Health Day (International observance)
- Children's Day (Chile, Singapore)
- Labour Day (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, Australia)
- Territory Day (Christmas Island, Australia)
- Thanksgiving (Saint Lucia)
- World Architecture Day
- World Habitat Day
First Wednesday - 2015: October 7[edit]
Wednesday of first full week in October - 2015: October 7[edit]
First or Second Thursday in October - 2015: October 8[edit]
Second Saturday - 2015: October 10[edit]
- Bird Day (Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean)
- National Tree Planting Day (Mongolia)
Second Monday - 2015 date: October 12[edit]
- Columbus Day (United States)
- Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States)
- Native American Day (South Dakota, United States)
- Thanksgiving (Canada)
Work day closest to October 16: 2015 October 16[edit]
- Boss's Day (United States, Canada, Lithuania and Romania)
Third Saturday: 2015 date: October 17[edit]
Fourth Saturday: 2015: October 24[edit]
Saturday closest to October 26 - 2015: October 24[edit]
- Demetrius Saturday (feast day of Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Russian Orthodox only)
Fourth Monday - 2015: October 25[edit]
Non-Gregorian observances, 2015 dates[edit]
- Mahalakshmi Vrata September 21-October 4[1]
- Pitru Paksha (Hindu) September 27 - October 12
- Sukkot (Hebrew calendar) September 27 - October 4
- Hoshana Rabbah (Hebrew calendar) 2015 date: October 4
- Shemini Atzeret (Hebrew calendar) 2015 date: October 4
- Simchat Torah 2015 date: October 5
- Eid al-Ghadeer (Islamic calendar) October 2
- Bathukamma (Telangana) October 12-21
- Dashain October 12-26 (Nepali)
- Agrasen Jayanti October 13 (Hindu calendar)
- Islamic New Year October 14
- Navratri October 13-22
- Kanya Puja October 20-21
- Ayudha Puja October 21
- Vijayadashami October 22
- Durga Puja October 19-23
- Double Ninth Festival (Chinese calendar) October 21
- Mysore Dasara October 21-23
- Day of Ashura (Islamic Calendar) October 23
- Vishwakarma Day October 24
- Sharad Purnima October 26
- Chandani Padva (Surtis) October 27
Fixed observances[edit]
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- October 1
- Armed Forces Day (South Korea)
- Children's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka)
- Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan)
- Independence Day (Cyprus)
- Independence Day (Nigeria), celebrates the independence of Nigeria from United Kingdom in 1960.
- Independence Day (Palau, Tuvalu)
- International Day of Older Persons
- Lincolnshire Day (United Kingdom)
- National Day of the People's Republic of China (People's Republic of China)
- Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia)
- Teacher's Day (Uzbekistan)
- Unification Day (Cameroon)
- World Vegetarian Day
- October 2
- October 3
- October 4
- Cinnamon Roll Day(Sweden)
- Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique)
- Independence Day (Lesotho)
- World Animal Day
- The beginning of World Space Week (October 4-10)
- October 5
- October 6
- October 7
- October 8
- October 9
- October 10
- October 11
- October 12
- October 13
- October 14
- October 15
- October 16
- October 17
- October 18
- October 19
- October 20
- October 21
- October 22
- October 23
- October 24
- October 25
- October 26
- October 27
- October 28
- October 29
- October 30
- October 31
- Children's Book Week (England) – First Week of October
- National Day (Taiwan, Republic of China) – October 10
- National Day of Spain, Columbus Day – October 12 (Discovery of America)
- Indigenous People's Day – October 12
- Health and Sports Day (Japan) – Second Monday of October
- Alaska Day – October 18
- Constitution Day in Niue – October 19
- – October 21
- Trafalgar Day – October 21
- International Stuttering Awareness Day – October 22
- Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – October 23
- Mole Day – October 23 (unofficial holiday)
- United Nations Day – October 24
- The beginning of the October Revolution - October 24
- 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) & Flag day in Greece – October 28
- Republic Day in Turkey – October 29
- Nevada Day – last Friday of October
- Devil's Night – October 30
- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas – October 31
- Reformation Day in Slovenia – October 31
- Halloween (All Hallows Eve) – October 31
- Samhain – October 31
Month-long observances[edit]
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Dwarfism/Little People Awareness Month [2]
- Eczema Awareness Month [3]
- National Arts & Humanities Month (United States)
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month (in United States)[4]
- International Walk to School Day (International) [5]
- National Adopt A Shelter Dog Month (United States)[6]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Cultural celebrations[edit]
- German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)[7]
- National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)
- Filipino American History Month (United States)
- Black History Month (in United Kingdom)
- Italian American Heritage Month: Italian Heritage and Culture Month[8]
- Polish American Heritage Month[9]
Health observances[edit]
- Brain Tumour Awareness Month (Canada)
- Celiac Sprue Awareness Month[10]
- Eczema Awareness Month [11]
- Health Literacy Month[12]
- Healthy Lung Month[13]
- Liver Awareness Month[14]
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in United States[15] and Canada)
- National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States)[16]
- National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)[17]
- National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)[18]
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in United States)[19]
- National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States)[20]
- National Physical Therapy Month (in United States)[21]
- National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States)[22]
- Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)[23]
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States)[24]
- World Blindness Awareness Month[25]
- American Pharmacist Month[26]
- Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month[27]
- 3D Ultrasound Awareness Month[28]
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
Culinary observances[edit]
- National Pizza Month[29]
- National Popcorn Poppin’ Month[30]
- National Pork Month (United States)[31]
- National Sausage Month
- American Cheese Month
Miscellaneous[edit]
- The last week in October is the only time of the year during which all four major North American professional sports leagues schedule games; the National Basketball Association generally begins its regular season at this time, the National Hockey League is about one month into its regular season, the National Football League is about halfway through its regular season, and Major League Baseball concludes its postseason with the World Series, which lasts from five to nine days.
- The month of October is dedicated to the devotion of the rosary in the Roman Catholic church.[32]
- 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.[33]
- Eric Whitacre composed a piece based on this month, titled October.
- Neil Gaiman wrote a story personifying the month, titled "October in the Chair", for his 2006 collection Fragile Things.
- Ray Bradbury published a collection of short stories titled The October Country in 1955.
October symbols[edit]
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20151005235833im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Calendula_January_2008-1_filtered.jpg/220px-Calendula_January_2008-1_filtered.jpg)
- October's birthstones are the tourmaline and opal.[34]
- Its birth flower is the calendula.[35]
- The zodiac signs for this month are Libra (until October 22) and Scorpio (from October 23).
October Star Stones:
- Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Planetary Stone: Sapphire; Lucky Charms: Opal, Sardonyx, Chrysolite; birthstone: pink Tourmaline, Opal
- Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
Planetary Stone: Garnet, Ruby; Lucky Charms: Aquamarine, Beryl
- October Lokesh birthstone is roser.
- October Mystical birthstone is Jasper.
- October Ayurvedic Birthstone is Opal.
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.drikpanchang.com/vrats/ashtami/maha-lakshmi/sixteen-days-mahalakshmi-vrat.html
- ^ "Little People of America".
- ^ http://nationaleczema.org/get-involved/eczema-awareness-month/
- ^ http://www.staysafeonline.info/content/about-ncsam Archived October 21, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "International Walk to School". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month". ASPCA. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Staff Writer. "ancestry.com". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Italian Heritage and Culture Month". Italyculturemonth.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Polish American Center". Polish American Center. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Celiac Awareness Month Archived May 18, 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://nationaleczema.org/get-involved/eczema-awareness-month/
- ^ "Month Home". Health Literacy. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ [1] Archived February 22, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "LiverFoundation.org". Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month generating awareness". Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "ADHA – October is National Dental Hygiene Month". Adha.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ National Down Syndrome Society – October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month Archived February 25, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Observing Infertility Awareness Month". Library.adoption.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "The Domestic Violence Awareness Month". Nrcdv.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ [2] Archived November 21, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ APTA | National Physical Therapy Month Archived October 26, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Spina Bifida Association – Spina Bifida Association". Sbaa.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ [3] Archived October 15, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SUID/SIDS Resource Center". Sidscenter.org. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ [4] Archived February 8, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "American Pharmacists Month 2011". Pharmacist.com. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ [5] Archived April 17, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "October is 3D Ultrasound Awareness Month « First Peek Ultrasound Blog". Oakparkultrasound.com. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "National Pizza Month". Pizza.com. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Popcorn Poppin' Month". Popcorn.org. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "October is National Pork Month". ThePigSite. 2007-10-02.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Special Devotions For Months". Newadvent.org. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "October". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Gemstone Leaflet" (PDF). Jewelers of America. Retrieved Jan 22, 2012.
- ^ SHG Resources. "Birth Months, Flowers, and Gemstones". SHG Resources. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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