Today is the first day of October \u2014 the 274th day of 2021 and the 39th Friday of 2021.
If people still kept calendars (Like my grandparents did) you\u2019d be able to use this year\u2019s calendar again in 2027\u2026. all the days\/dates will be the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This month\u2019s name comes from the Latin octo, \u201ceight,\u201d because this was the eighth month of the early Roman calendar. When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, the name October stuck despite the fact that it\u2019s now the 10th month.
October\u2019s full moon, known as the Hunter;s Moon, will be visible on Wednesday, October 20.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the autumnal equinox in late September, foliage season has officially begun. Leaves change colors mainly due light, or the lack of it \u2014 not autumn\u2019s chilly weather. Traditionally, trees with a lot of direct sunlight will produce red leaves, while other trees may turn yellow, orange, or grown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 12th of October in 1492 was a bit day for America \u2014 in case you don\u2019t remember, that was the day Christopher Columbus arrived.
In German and Dutch, October is called \u201cOctober,\u201d in Italian it\u2019s \u201cOttobre,\u201d in Turkish it\u2019s \u201cOketopa.\u201d and Koreans call it \u201cSiweol.\u201d
People born in October are thought to be very smart and are usually high achievers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
October and January always start on the same day of the week in ordinary years \u2014 in leap years, October doesn\u2019t start on the same day of the week as any other month. October and February also always end on the same week day.
The Statue of Liberty arrived in the United States, from France, in October of 1886.
More Presidents of the United States were born in October than any other month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To us in the Northern Hemisphere, October is a fall month, but in the Southern Hemisphere, it\u2019s a spring month. For those in the Southern Hemisphere, October is the same as April is for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So it\u2019s a busy month coming up \u2014 even before Ten-Ten Day and Halloween. We better get started \u2014 Happy October.
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Today is the first day of October \u2014 the 274th day of 2021 and the 39th Friday of 2021.If people still kept calendars (Like my grandparents did) you\u2019d be able to use this year\u2019s calendar again in 2027\u2026. all the … Continue reading