From the Latin word septem, meaning “seven,” September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar until 45 B.C., when Julius Caesar revised the calendar.
Flower: Aster
Birthstone: Saphire

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Eid al-Adha (Islamic)
4 – Labor Day (USA, Canada)
8 – International Literacy Day
10 – Grandparents Day
11 – Patriot Day
16 – Independence Day (Mexico)
18 – Constitution Day Observed
21 – International Day of Peace
21 – Muharram (Islamic New Year)
21 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
22 – Autumnal Equinox
22 – Mabon (Pagan/Wiccan)
30 – Ashurah (Islamic)
30 – Yom Kippur (Jewish)

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Julius Caesar’s adopted nephew and heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was the first Roman emperor to receive the title Augustus, meaning “revered.” Augustus named the month for himself.
Flower: Poppy
Birthstone: Sardonyx

Here are a few of the special days during this month:
1 – Lughnasa (Pagan/Wiccan)
1 – Tisha B’Av (Jewish)
7 – Civic Holiday (Canada)
7 – Partial Lunar Eclipse 2:22 pm EDT
7 – Full Moon 2:11 pm EDT
12 – Mercury Retrograde Until September 5
14 – Last Quarter 9:15 pm EDT
15 – Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Christian)
21 – Total Solar Eclipse 2:26 pm EDT
21 – New Moon 2:30 pm EDT
25 – Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
29 – First Quarter 4:13 am EDT

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July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth month to have the length of 31 days. July was named by the Roman Senate in honor of the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis.
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)

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