October

October is the tenth of the  in the  and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 s. In the, October is commonly associated with the season of. October begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of and ends in the sign of. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of and ends in the constellation of.

In, octo means "eight," reflecting the fact that October was the eighth month in the.



October events and holidays
More events are listed on the individual dates of the calendar on this page.
 * - Second Monday of October
 * in - First Week of October
 * - Second Monday of October
 * National Holiday -
 * Proclamation of Portuguese Republic -
 * - to
 * Independence day in -
 * (Most of ) - Second Monday of October
 * Independence Day in St. Vincent & the Grenadines -
 * Independence Day in Nigeria-
 * Independence Day in the Republic Of Cyprus
 * Independence Day in Greece
 * Independence Day in Turkmenistan -
 * MLB Baseball - Late October
 * Mitchell Biesen's Birthday- October 24
 * Independence Day in the Republic Of Cyprus
 * Independence Day in Greece
 * Independence Day in Turkmenistan -
 * MLB Baseball - Late October
 * Mitchell Biesen's Birthday- October 24
 * Mitchell Biesen's Birthday- October 24

Month-long observances

 * (in )
 * (in )
 * National Awareness Month (in )
 * National Employment Awareness Month (in )
 * National Sexuality Education Month (in )
 * National Energy Month
 * LGBT Month
 * National Vegetarian Awareness Month

Cultural celebrations

 * (September 15 to October 15 in )
 * German American Heritage Day (October 6)
 * German American Heritage Day (October 6)
 * German American Heritage Day (October 6)

Health observances

 * (in and )
 * Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
 * Sprue Awareness Month
 * National Month (in )
 * National Awareness Month (in )
 * Literacy Month
 * Healthy Month
 * National Infertility Awareness Month (in )
 * National Awareness Month (in )
 * National Orthodontic Health Month (in )
 * National Month (in )
 * National Awareness Month (in )
 * National Spinal Health Month (in )
 * Awareness Month (in )
 * (SIDS) Awareness Month (in )
 * World Awareness Month

Other names

 * In, October is called Oktober
 * In, October is called Tetor
 * In, October is called tashrîn al-awwal in the Middle East and uktûbîr in North-Africa.
 * In, October is called Октомври
 * In, October is called Shíyuè（十月）also meaning the tenth month.
 * In, October is called , meaning leaves list fall pad.
 * In, October is called říjen. The origin of this name is in the deer's belling in this month.
 * A traditional name for October is Wijnmaand ("wine month") because the first wines of the year have ripened.
 * In, October is called lokakuu, meaning "month of dirt".
 * In, October is called "octobre".
 * In, October is called "Oktober".
 * In, October is called "Octovrios","Οκτώβριος".
 * In, October is called Október.
 * In, October is called október.
 * In, October is called uktuputi.
 * In, October is called Deireadh Fómhair, meaning "end of harvest-time".
 * In, October is called ottobre.
 * In the, the 10th month was called Kannazuki (神無月), literally meaning the godless month, due to an old belief that in that month, the gods gathered in one spot to discuss the affairs of the world. Thus, in that month, the gods were inaccessible.  (It actually means, "month of the gods", however, as the "na" is actually a possessive particle and the 無 character is .)
 * In, it is called "Sib-weol" meaning the tenth month
 * In, October is called Octubre, or VIIIber (where VIII is the Roman number 8, in Latin "octo"). The name is due to the fact that it was the 8th month in the early beginning in March.
 * In, October is called Spalis.
 * In, October is called "Październik".
 * In, October is called "Outubro".
 * In, October is called "Octombrie"
 * In, October is called "Октябрь"
 * In, October is called an Damhar, meaning "rutting time" (of stags).
 * In, October is called oktobar/октобар
 * In, October is called október
 * In, October is called "octubre".
 * In, , , and , October is called Oktober.
 * In, October is called Ekim, meaning "sowing" because of the sowing of wheat.
 * In, October is called "Hydref", meaning "autumn".

Trivia

 * October in the is the seasonal equivalent to  in the  and vice versa.
 * October's is the  or.
 * October's is the  or.
 * The month October has become famous as "Red October", due to the Russian of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian calendar, the revolution started in November.
 * In the, the month of October was dedication to devotion to the in  countries.