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September
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'''September''' is the
ninth month of the
year in the
Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30
days.
September begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of
Virgo and ends in the sign of
Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of
Leo and ends in the constellation of
Virgo.
The name comes from the Latin ''septem'', for "
seven". September was the seventh month of the
Roman calendar until 153 BC.
Events in September
Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry septembre.jpg right|thumb|September, from the ''Très riches heures du duc de Berry''
*It is the start of the academic year in some countries, mostly in the west.
*September 19 is
International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
*In Venice on the first Sunday of September the ''regata storica'' is held, a parade as prelude to the rowing contests known as
regattas.
*
Labor Day is observed on the first
Monday in September in the
Holidays of the United States United States and
Canada(spelled
Labour Day).
*In
Japan,
Respect for the Aged Day is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of September.
Autumnal Equinox Day is also a national holiday.
*Grandparents' Day takes place on the 1st
Sunday after Labor Day in the United States.
*
Patriot Day is celebrated in the
United States on
September 11.
*In the
Netherlands the third Tuesday in September is known as ''prinsjesdag''. The government presents its annual budget. The queen rides to the parliament in a gilded coach and reads the plans for the coming year to the
Estates-General of the Netherlands States-general.
*The
equinox named the
autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the vernal or
spring (season) spring equinox in the southern hemisphere occurs on dates varying from
21 September to
24 September (in
UTC). In the
neopaganism pagan wheel of the year the spring equinox is the time of
Ostara and the autumn equinox is that of
Mabon.
*In
KwaZulu-Natal, king
Shaka is commemorated on the last Sunday of September.
*Somewhat ironically, the German
Oktoberfest and the Chinese
August Moon festival (more correctly called the
Mid-Autumn Festival) both occur in September.
*In
Australia,
Father's Day is celebrated on the first
Sunday of September.
*
Franz Werfel, born on September 10, 1890.
Trivia
*September begins on the same day of the week as
December every year.
*September's
flower is the
morning glory.
*September's
birthstone is the
sapphire.
*In the year
1752, in the
British Empire, the
Gregorian calendar was adopted and as a result September did not have days numbered 3–13.
*On
Usenet, it is said that
Eternal September September 1993 never ended.
*On
June 6th,
1995 John Baur and Mark Summers declared September 19th
International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
*September in the
Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to
March in the
Southern Hemisphere and vise versa.
External links
-
Astronomy Answers article on the seasons
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