October - Definition and Overview

October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

October begins in Libra and ends in Scorpio

In the wheel of the year October ends at or near to Bealtaine in the southern hemisphere and a few days before the midpoint between spring equinox and summer solstice. In the northern hemisphere it has a corresponding position with respect to Samhain, between autumn equinox and winter solstice.

History

The name is from the Latin octo for "eight". The month was the eighth month of the year,before July and August were inserted.

Holidays

• Halloween
• Thanksgiving Day in Canada on the second Monday of the month.
• National Coming Out Day
• Columbus Day
• Samhain (an approximate date)
• The last Monday in October is one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland and in the Irish Calendar the month is called Deireadh Fómhair (literally "End of Autumn") and is the third and last month of the Autumn season.

Trivia

• October begins on the same day of the week as January in common years, but no other month begins on the same day of the week as October in leap years.
• October is also the name of an album by U2 .
• The signs of the zodiac within the month of October are Libra and Scorpio.

See also

• Historical anniversaries