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September

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Septemberis the ninth month of the year in theGregorian calendarand interchangeably the ninth or tenth month in the less commonly usedJulian calendar.In the modern Gregorian calendar, its length is 30 days.

September, from theTrès Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

September in theNorthern HemisphereandMarchin theSouthern Hemisphereare seasonally equivalent.

In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorologicalautumnis on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorologicalspringis on 1 September.[1]

September marks the beginning of theecclesiastical yearin theEastern Orthodox Church.It is the start of theacademic yearin many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after thesummer break,sometimes onthe first day of the month.SomeLibras andVirgosare born in September, with Virgos being born onSeptember 1stthroughSeptember 22ndand LibrasSeptember 23rdthroughSeptember 30.

September(from Latinseptem,"seven" ) was originally the seventh month in the oldest knownRoman calendar,thecalendar of Romulusc. 750 BC,with March being (LatinMartius) the first month of the year until perhaps as late as 451 BC.[2]After the calendar reform that addedJanuaryandFebruaryto the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day.

Events

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Ancient Romanobservances for September includeLudi Romani,originally celebrated from September 12 to September 14, later extended to September 5 to September 19. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September.Epulum Joviswas held on September 13.Ludi Triumphaleswas held from September 18–22. TheSeptimontiumwas celebrated in September, and on December 11 on later calendars. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

September was called the "harvest month" inCharlemagne's calendar. September corresponds partly to theFructidorand partly to theVendémiaireof thefirst French republic.September is calledHerbstmonat,harvest month, in Switzerland. TheAnglo-Saxonscalled the monthGerstmonath,barley month, that crop being then usually harvested.[3]

In 1752, theBritish Empireadopted theGregorian calendar.In the British Empire that year,September 2was immediately followed bySeptember 14.

OnUsenet,it is said that September 1993 (Eternal September) never ended.

In the United States, September is one of the most common birth months (third most popular after August and July, which both have 31 days), as all but one Top 10 most common birthdays are in September, based on theNational Center for Health Statisticsstatistics on births between 1994 and 2014. The most common birthday is September 9 (#1), least common is September 1 (#250).[4][5][6]

Astronomy and astrology

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TheSeptember equinoxtakes place in this month, and certain observances are organized around it. It is theAutumn equinoxin the Northern Hemisphere, and theVernal equinoxin the Southern Hemisphere. The dates can vary from 21 September to 24 September (inUTC).

September is mostly in the sixth month of the astrological calendar (and the first part of the seventh), which begins at the end of March/Mars/Aries.

Symbols

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September'sbirthstoneis thesapphire.The birth flowers are theforget-me-not,morning gloryandaster.[7][8]Thezodiacsigns areVirgo(until September 22) andLibra(September 23 onward).[9][10]

Observances

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This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.

Sapphire,Septemberbirthstone

Non-Gregorian

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Month-long

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United States

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Food months
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Movable Gregorian

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Forget-me-not,September birth flower

First Wednesday

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First Thursday

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First Friday

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First Sunday

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First Sunday after September 4

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Week of the first Monday

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Week of September 10

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First Monday

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Nearest weekday to September 12

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Second Saturday

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Saturday after first Monday

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Second Sunday

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First Sunday after first Monday

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Week of September 17

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Third Tuesday

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September 17 but observed on previous Friday if it falls on a Saturday or following Monday if on a Sunday

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Third Friday

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POW☆MIA Flag.

Third Saturday

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Weekend of the week of September 17

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Third Sunday

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Week of Sunday before September 23

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Week of September 22

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Last week

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Last full week

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Third Monday

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Pertaining to theSeptember Equinox

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Fourth Friday

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Last Friday

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Last Saturday

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Last Sunday

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Fourth Monday

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Last Wednesday

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Last weekday

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Fixed Gregorian

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Schoolstarts in September in many countries, such as Belgium
Morning glories,one of the birth flowers of September.
Asters,a September birth flower.
WPAposter,1940

References

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  1. ^Office, Met."Met Office: Changing seasons".webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-25.
  2. ^H.H. Scullard,Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic(Cornell University Press, 1981), p. 84; Gary Forsythe,Time in Roman Religion: One Thousand Years of Religious History(Routledge, 2012), p. 14.
  3. ^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "September".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 653.
  4. ^"The most common birthday is around the corner. Here's where yours falls on the list".USA TODAY.Retrieved2023-09-09.
  5. ^Specktor, Brandon (2020-09-17)."Why September Is the Most Popular Month for Birthdays?".Reader's Digest.Retrieved2023-09-09.
  6. ^"Happy birthday to you and you and you: Why Sept. 9 is the most common birthday".TODAY.2023-09-08.Retrieved2023-09-09.
  7. ^SHG Resources."SHGresources".SHGresources. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-06-16.Retrieved2013-08-22.
  8. ^"Flowerstower".Archived fromthe originalon February 24, 2013.Retrieved2013-08-22.
  9. ^The Earth passes the junction of the signs at 13:30 UT/GMT September 22, 2020, and will pass it again at 19:21 UT/GMT September 22, 2021.
  10. ^"Astrology Calendar",yourzodiacsign.Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.
  11. ^ab"Cancer Awareness Month:: Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists".sgno.org.
  12. ^"September Is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-09-05.Retrieved2016-08-19.
  13. ^Baunfire, Spark CMS by."September Is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month – ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc".thyca.org.
  14. ^"Promote National Suicide Prevention Month".suicidepreventionlifeline.org.Retrieved2019-11-25.
  15. ^"Fruit & Veg Month – Healthy Kids".8 October 2013.
  16. ^abcdefghij"Food Days, Weeks, Months – September".UNL Food.University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
  17. ^Goldstein, Darra (2011)."National Turkey Day".Gastronomica.11(4): iii–iv.doi:10.1525/gfc.2012.11.4.iii.
  18. ^"September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month! Here's What You Can Do..."Hydrocephalus Association.Retrieved29 July2016.
  19. ^"California Wine Month – California Wines".discovercaliforniawines.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-11-27.Retrieved2016-08-20.
  20. ^"September Monthly Observations".4 January 2016.
  21. ^"Home » te Wiki o te Reo Māori".Archived fromthe originalon 2020-02-06.Retrieved2020-02-05.
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