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:
2 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
9 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
14 – Columbus Day Observed
14 – Indigenous Peoples Day
14 – Sukkot Begins (Jewish)
14 – Thanksgiving (Canada)
20 – Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í)
22 – Simchat Torah (Jewish)
24 – United Nations Day
27 – Diwali (Hindu)
31 – Halloween
31 – Samhain (Pagan/Wiccan)

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September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the third of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fourth of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. September (from Latin septem, “seven”) was originally the seventh of ten months in the oldest known Roman calendar.
Flower: Aster
Birthstone: Sapphire

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Muharram (Islamic New Year)
2 – Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
2 – Labor Day (USA, Canada)
8 – Grandparents Day
8 – International Literacy Day
10 – Ashurah (Islamic)
11 – Patriot Day
13 – Mid-Autumn Festival (Asian)
16 – Independence Day (Mexico)
17 – Constitution Day
21 – International Day of Peace
23 – Autumnal Equinox
23 – Mabon (Pagan/Wiccan)
29 – Navaratri (Hindu)
30 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

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August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Formerly named Sextilis, it was originally the sixth month in the ten-month Roman calendar. It became the eighth month around 700 BC, when King Numa Pompilius added January and February to the beginning of the calendar year; he also made the month 29 days long. Julius Caesar later added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC, giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed to August to honor the great triumphs of the Roman Emperor Augustus.
Flower: Poppy
Birthstone: Sardonyx

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Lughnasa (Pagan/Wiccan)
5 – Civic Holiday (Canada)
11 – Tisha B’Av (Jewish)
12 – Eid al-Adha (Islamic)
15 – Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Christian)

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July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, and the fourth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Originally called Quintilis (for the fifth month of the 10-month Roman calendar), July was renamed by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth.
Flower: Larkspur
Birthstone: Ruby

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Canada Day (Canada)
4 – Independence Day
6 – Dalai Lama’s Birthday
14 – Bastille Day (France)
16 – Guru Purnima (Hindu)

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June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the second of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. June was named either for Juniores, the lower branch of the Roman Senate, or for Juno, wife of the Roman god Jupiter.
Flower: Rose
Birthstone: Pearl

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
5 – Eid al-Fitr (Islamic)
5 – World Environment Day
6 – Ascension (Orthodox Christian)
9 – Pentecost (Christian)
9 – Shavuot (Jewish)
12 – Loving Day
14 – Flag Day
16 – Father’s Day
16 – Pentecost (Orthodox Christian)
17 – Saka Dawa (Tibetan Buddhist)
19 – Juneteenth
20 – World Refugee Day
21 – Litha (Pagan/Wiccan)
21 – Summer Solstice
24 – St. Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)

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May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the third month to have 31 days. May is also the month with the shortest name.
Flower: Lily of the Valley and the common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), also known as “may blossom.”
Birthstone: Emerald

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Beltane (Pagan/Wiccan)
1 – May Day
2 – Yom HaShoah (Jewish)
5 – Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)
6 – Ramadan Begins (Islamic)
12 – Mother’s Day
17 – Bike to Work Day
18 – Armed Forces Day
18 – Vesak (Buddhist)
20 – Victoria Day (Canada)
27 – Memorial Day Observed
29 – Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)
30 – Ascension (Christian)
31 – Lailatul Qadr (Islamic)

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April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the fifth in the early Julian calendar, and the first month to have the length of 30 days. April is also National Poetry Month.
Flower: Daisy or Sweet Pea
Birthstone: Diamond

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – April Fools’ Day
14 – Palm Sunday (Christian)
19 – Good Friday (Christian)
20 – Passover Begins (Jewish)
21 – Easter (Christian)
21 – Palm Sunday (Orthodox Christian)
22 – Earth Day
22 – Easter Monday (Canada)
25 – ANZAC Day (Australia, New Zealand)
26 – Arbor Day
27 – Freedom Day (South Africa)
28 – Pascha (Orthodox Christian)

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March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Flower: Daffodil
Birthstone: Bloodstone

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
4 – Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
5 – Mardi Gras
6 – Ash Wednesday
8 – International Women’s Day
10 – Daylight Saving Time Begins
11 – Great Lent (Orthodox Christian)
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
20 – Ostara (Pagan/Wiccan)
20 – Spring Equinox
21 – Holi (Hindu)
21 – Naw-Ruz (Bahá’í & Persian New Year)
21 – Purim (Jewish)

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