October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Originally the eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name—from the Latin ôctō meaning “eight”—after January and February were inserted to bring the calendar to 12 months.
Flower: Marigolds
Birthstone: Opal, Tourmaline

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Full Moon, 5:05 pm EDT
1 – Mid-Autumn Festival (Asian)
2 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
3 – Sukkot Begins (Jewish)
11 – Simchat Torah (Jewish)
12 – Columbus Day Observed
12 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
12 – Thanksgiving (Canada)
17 – Navaratri (Hindu)
18 – Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í)
19 – Birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)
24 – United Nations Day
31 – Full Moon, 10:49 am EDT
31 – Halloween
31 – Samhain (Pagan/Wiccan)

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