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'''September''' is the ninth [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of four Gregorian months with 30 [[day]]s. |
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In Latin, ''septem'' means "[[seven]]" and septimus means "[[seventh]]"; September was in fact the seventh month of the [[Roman calendar]] until 153 BC, when there was a calendar reform from the month of the Ides of March to the [[Kalends]], or [[January 1]].<ref name="uchicago">[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/romancalendar.html Roman Calendar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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September marks the beginning of the [[ecclesiastical year]] in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].{{fact|date=March 2008}} September begins on the same day of the week as December every year, because there are 91 days separating September and December, which is a multiple of seven (the amount of days in the week). |
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==Events in September== |
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[[Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry septembre.jpg|right|thumb|September, from the ''Très riches heures du duc de Berry'']] |
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[[Image:Liège (3).JPG|right|thumb|[[School]] starts in September in many countries, such as here, in [[Belgium]] (here is photographated the first school day in a school in [[Liège]])]] |
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*It is the start of the [[academic term|academic year]] in many countries in the [[Northern Hemisphere]]. |
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*On the first Sunday of September, the ''regata storica'' parade is staged in [[Venice]], as prelude to the rowing contests known as [[regatta]]s.{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*[[Labor Day]] ([[Labour Day]] in [[Public holidays in Canada|Canada]]) is observed on the first Monday in September in the [[Holidays of the United States|United States]]. |
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*In [[India]], [[Teachers' Day]] is celebrated on [[September 5]]. The date is the birthday of the second President of India, academic philosopher [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]].{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*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. |
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*In the [[United States]], [[National Hispanic Heritage Month|Hispanic Heritage Month]] is celebrated from [[September 15]] to [[October 15]].<ref name="whitehouse">[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070912-8.html National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*[[Peter Brock]] and [[Steve Irwin]], two prominent Australians, both died in September. |
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*In [[Mexico]], [[Independence Day]] is celebrated [[September 15]].<ref name="presidiolabahia">[http://www.presidiolabahia.org/mex_ind.htm Mexico's Independence Day - September 15<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*In [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], National Heroes' Day is celebrated [[September 16]].<ref name="stkittsnevisindependencewiki">[[National Heroes Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)]]</ref> |
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*In [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], Independence Day is celebrated [[September 19]].<ref name="stkittsnevisciafactbook">[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sc.html CIA - The World Factbook - Saint Kitts and Nevis<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*[[National Grandparents' Day]] takes place on the first Sunday after [[Labor Day]] in the United States and [[Canada]] <ref name="canada">http://www.canada.gc.ca/whats/nel_ng_e.html#9</ref>. |
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*In the [[United States]], [[September 11]] is [[Patriot Day]], in remembrance of the terrorist attacks on [[September 11]], [[2001]].<ref name="deptofstatepatriotday">[http://www.state.gov/coalition/cr/rm/2002/13287.htm President Bush Proclaims September 11 as Patriot Day<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="whitehousepatriotday">[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/09/20030904-7.html Patriot Day, 2003<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*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]].{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*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 [[neopaganism|pagan]] [[wheel of the year]] the spring equinox is the time of [[Ostara]] and the autumn equinox is that of [[Mabon]].{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*In [[KwaZulu-Natal]], king [[Shaka]] is commemorated on the last Sunday of September.{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*Counterintuitively, the German [[Oktoberfest]] and the Chinese [[August Moon]] festival (more correctly called the [[Mid-Autumn Festival]]) both occur in September. |
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*In New Zealand , Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*In [[Australia]], [[Father's Day]] is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*In [[Australia]], the Rugby League Grand Final is played on the last Sunday of September.{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*In [[Australia]], the AFL Grand Final is played on the last Saturday of September.{{fact|date=March 2008}} |
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*[[September 1]] is celebrated as the beginning of [[Eritrea]]'s 30 year armed [[Eritrean War of Independence|struggle for independence]] from [[Ethiopia]], which began in September of 1961 and ended in May of 1991. |
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== Miscellanea == |
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*In 1752, the [[British Empire]] adopted the [[Gregorian calendar]]. In the British Empire that year, [[September 2]] was immediately followed by [[September 14]]. |
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*On [[Usenet]], it is said that September 1993 ([[Eternal September]]) never ended. |
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*September in the [[Northern Hemisphere]] is the seasonal equivalent to March in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] and vice versa. |
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== Symbols == |
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*September's [[birthstone]] is the [[sapphire]]{{cn|date=March 2008}} |
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*September's [[flower]] is the [[aster (genus)|aster]] or [[morning glory]]{{cn|date=March 2008}} |
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== References == |
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