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JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberOctober (/ɒˈoʊər/ 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.
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.
October events and holidays
National Fire Prevention Week (United States and Canada) - October 3–9Children's Book Week (England) – First Week of OctoberNational Day (China, People's Republic of) – October 1Dashain in NepalIndependence Day in the Republic Of Cyprus – October 1Independence Day in Nigeria – October 1Gandhi Jayanthi in India. Birthday of Mahathma Gandhi. - October 2International Day of Non-Violence – October 2German Unity Day (Germany) – October 3Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (Portugal) – October 5International World Teachers' day – October 5Armed Forces Day in Egypt commemorating the Yom Kippur War – October 6Independence day in Croatia – October 8Clergy Appreciation day - October 9National Children Appreciation Day - October 9Leif Erikson Day - October 9Columbus Day (United Sates) - October 10National Day (Taiwan，Republic of China) – October 10National Coming Out Day – October 11Freethought Day – October 12National Day of Spain – October 12 (Discovery of America)Thanksgiving (Canada) – Second Monday of OctoberHealth and Sports Day (Japan) – Second Monday of OctoberColumbus Day (Most of United States) – Second Monday of OctoberPregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day - October 15World Food Day – October 16Alaska Day - October 18Constitution Day in Niue – October 19Spirit Day - October 20Apple Day – October 21Remembering the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 – October 23United Nations Day – October 24Day of the Romanian Army – October 25National Day of Austria - October 26Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines – October 27Independence Day in Turkmenistan – October 27Navy Day (United States) – October 27Ochi Day (No Day) in Greece – October 28Republic Day in Turkey – October 29Reformation Day in Slovenia - October 31Halloween, Samhain – October 31
Month-long observances
National Pork Month (United States) Clergy Appreciation Month (United States)Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Awareness Month (United States)Filipino American History Month (in United States)Black History Month (in United Kingdom)National Arts & Humanities Month (in United States)Domestic Violence Awareness MonthBreast Cancer Awareness MonthLesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender History Month (LGBT History Month) (in United States)National Cyber Security Awareness Month (in United States)Fair Trade MonthDwarfism Awareness MonthAuto Battery Safety Month Cultural celebrations
German American Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15 in the United States)Italian American Heritage Month: Italian Heritage and Culture Month Polish American Heritage Month Health observances
Celiac Sprue Awareness MonthHealth Literacy Month [1]*Healthy Lung MonthNational Breast Cancer Awareness Month (in United States and Canada)National Dental Hygiene Month (in United States)National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)National Infertility Awareness Month (in United States)National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in United States)National Lupus Erythematosus Awareness Month (in United States)National Physical Therapy Month (in United States)National Spina Bifida Awareness Month (in United States)Rett Syndrome Awareness Month (in United States)Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month (in United States) [2]World Blindness Awareness MonthAmerican Pharmacist Month Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month 3D Ultrasound Awareness Month
Miscellaneous
The month October has become famous as "Red October", due to the Russian October revolution of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian calendar, the revolution started in November.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.In the 19th century, the month of October was dedicated to the devotion of the rosary in Roman Catholic countries.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.Eric Whitacre composed a piece based on this month, titled October.Mental Illness Awareness WeekNeil 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.
October symbols
October's birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal. It is said that the opal will crack if it is worn by someone who was not born in October.Its birth flower is the calendula.The Zodiac sign for those born in this month is either Libra or Scorpio, depending on which day you were born.
