September

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days.

September begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begin in the constellation of Leo and ends in the constellation of Virgo.

In Latin, septem means "seven". The origin of the name may also be attributed to Vedic culture. In sanskrit, Sapta refers to "seven" and Ambar means "sky". "Sapt-Ambar" referred to the seventh sky or month in the Vedic culture. September was also the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC.

Events in September

It is the start of the academic year in some countries.
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 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 States-general.
The equinox named the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the vernal or spring equinox in the southern hemisphere occurs on dates varying from 21 September to 24 September (in UTC). In the 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.
Counterintuitively, 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.
The September 11, 2001 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City, part of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and crashed a passenger airliner in Pennsylvania. In total, almost 3,000 are killed.

Trivia

September begins on the same day of the week as December every year.
September's flower is the aster or 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 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.
World War II began on September 1 1939 following Hitler's invasion of Poland and ended on the same month, September 2 1945 with the Japanese surrender.
Caligula (Roman Emperor 37-41 AD) attempted to rename September "Germanicus" after his father. It didn't take.
Wake Me Up When September Ends is a song by Green Day. The lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this song because his father died in September when Billie Joe was 10.
It is also the name of a female swedish singer, author of the dance hit song "Satellites".

External links

[Astronomy Answers article on the seasons]

[[zh-yue:9月]]

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.