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'''October''' is the tenth [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 [[day]]s. The [[eight]]h month in the old [[Roman calendar]], October retained its name (from the [[Latin]] "''octo''" meaning "eight") when January and February were added.
October's [[Birthday#Birthstones|birthstone]] is the [[opal]] or [[tourmaline]], and its [[Birthday#Birth_flowers|birth flower]] is the [[calendula]] (pot marigold) or [[Camellia]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
October is commonly associated with the season of [[autumn]] in the [[Northern hemisphere]] and [[spring (season)|spring]] in the [[Southern hemisphere]], where it is the seasonal equivalent to [[April]] in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] and vice versa. October begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of [[Libra (astrology)|Libra]] and ends in the sign of [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]]. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of [[Virgo (constellation)|Virgo]] and ends in the constellation of [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]].
October starts on the same day of the week as [[January]] in common years.
==October events and holidays==
[[Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry octobre.jpg|right|thumb|October, from the ''[[Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry]]''.]]
*[[Children's literature|Children's Book Week]] ([[England]]) - First Week of October
*[[National Day]] ([[China, People's Republic of]]) -[[October 1]]
* Independence Day in the Republic Of [[Cyprus]] [[October 1]]
* Independence Day in [[Nigeria]]- [[October 1]]
*[[International Day of Non-Violence]] - [[October 2]]<ref>Chaudhury, Nilova. "October 2 is global non-violence day", hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, 15 June 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-15</ref>
* [[German Unity Day]] ([[Germany]]) - [[October 3]]
* Proclamation of Portuguese Republic ([[Portugal]]) - [[October 5]]
* [[International World Teachers' Day|International World Teachers' day]] - [[October 5]]
* Independence day in [[Croatia]] - [[October 8]]
*[[Thanksgiving (Canada)|Thanksgiving]] ([[Canada]]) - Second Monday of October
*[[Health and Sports Day]] ([[Japan]]) - Second Monday of October
* [[Columbus Day]] (Most of [[United States]]) - Second Monday of October
* [[World Food Day]] - [[October 16]]
* [[Constitution Day]] in [[Niue]] - [[October 19]]
* [[Apple Day]] - [[October 21]]
* Remembering the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] - [[October 23]]
*[[United Nations Day]] - [[October 24]]
* Day of the [[Romanian Army]] - [[October 25]]
* Independence Day in [[St. Vincent & the Grenadines]] - [[October 27]]
* Independence Day in [[Turkmenistan]] - [[October 27]]
* [[Navy Day]] ([[United States]]) - [[October 27]]
* Independence Day in [[Greece]] [[October 28]]
* [[Republic Day]] in [[Turkey]] [[October 29]]
*[[Halloween]] - [[October 31]]
''More events are listed on the individual dates of the calendar on this page.''
== Month-long observances ==
*[[Filipino American History Month]] (in [[United States]])
*[[National Arts & Humanities Month]] (in United States)
===Cultural celebrations===
* [[German American Heritage Day]] (October 6)
*[[National Hispanic Heritage Month]] (September 15 to October 15 in [[United States]])
* [[Italian American]] Heritage Month
* [[Polish American]] Heritage Month<ref>[http://www.polishamericancenter.org/heritmo.htm Polish American Heritage Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Health observances===
* [[Celiac]] Sprue Awareness Month<ref>[http://www.csaceliacs.org/month.php Celiac Awareness Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Health]] Literacy Month [http://www.healthliteracy.com/hl_month.asp]
* Healthy [[Lung]] Month<ref>[http://www.accessexcellence.org/HHQ/HRC/HF/lung_2006.html]</ref>
*[[National Breast Cancer Awareness Month]] (in [[United States]] and [[Canada]])<ref>[http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_National_Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month.asp ACS :: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* National [[Dental Hygiene]] Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://www.adha.org/ndhm/ ADHA - October is National Dental Hygiene Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* National [[Down Syndrome]] Awareness Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1962&Itemid=233 National Down Syndrome Society - October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* National [[Infertility]] Awareness Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://library.adoption.com/resources-and-information/observing-infertility-awareness-month/article/574/1.html Observing Infertility Awareness Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* National [[Lupus Erythematosus]] Awareness Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://www.lupus.org/education/LAM_main.html]</ref>
* National Orthodontic Health Month (in [[United States]])
* National [[Physical Therapy]] Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=National_PT_Month&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=155&ContentID=28220 APTA | National Physical Therapy Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* National [[Spina Bifida]] Awareness Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://www.sbaa.org/site/c.gpILKXOEJqG/b.2016945/k.2321/Spina_Bifida_Association_Web_site.htm Spina Bifida Association - Spina Bifida Association<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* National Spinal Health Month (in [[United States]])
* [[Rett Syndrome]] Awareness Month (in [[United States]])<ref>[http://www.rettsyndrome.org/content.asp?pl=140&sl=618&contentid=618]</ref>
* [[Sudden Infant Death Syndrome]] (SIDS) Awareness Month (in [[United States]]) [http://www.sidscenter.org/]
* World [[Blindness]] Awareness Month<ref>[http://www.aao.org/aao/patients/eyemd/world_blindness.cfm]</ref>
* National Pharmacist Month{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
==Miscellaneous==
*The month October has become famous as "Red October", due to the [[Russia]]n [[October revolution]] of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian calendar, the revolution started in November.
*In the [[nineteenth century]], the month of October was dedication to devotion to the [[rosary]] in [[Roman Catholic]] countries.
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