October is the tenth month of the year.
Latin (Roman) name: October
The Roman month of October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman solar year October was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.
The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, October (the eighth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, October had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), October had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.
Meaning of name: “From Latin Octo, eight. The eighth Roman month.” — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Flowers: calendula and cosmos — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Birthstone: opal and tourmaline — SOURCE: Anniversaries and Holidays by Ruth Gregory
Goddesses: Het Heret [Hathor], Menkhet, Demeter, Cerers, the Horae, Changing Woman — SOURCE: “Juno Covella, Perpetual Calendar of the Fellowship of Isis” by Lawrence Durdin-Robertson, Cesara Publications, Chicago, ©1982; with additional Goddesses from The Goddess Book of Days by Diane Stein
October 2009
October 2008
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| October 1 | October 2 | October 3 | October 4 | |||
| October 5 | October 6 | October 7 | October 8 | October 9 | October 10 | October 11 |
| October 12 | October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 | October 18 |
| October 19 | October 20 | October 21 | October 22 | October 23 | October 24 | October 25 |
| October 26 | October 27 | October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 |
October 2007
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| October 1 | October 2 | October 3 | October 4 | October 5 | October 6 | |
| October 7 | October 8 | October 9 | October 10 | October 11 | October 12 | October 13 |
| October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 17 | October 18 | October 19 | October 20 |
| October 21 | October 22 | October 23 | October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27 |
| October 28 | October 29 | October 30 | October 31 |
Books
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Anniversaries and Holidays; by Ruth W. Gregory; American Library Association, Chicago; 1983; out of print, but can still be special ordered
The Goddess Book of Days: A Perpetual 366 Day Engagement Calendar; by Diane Stein; The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA; 1992; ISBN 89594-551-7; paperback; out of print, but can still be special ordered
If you want your book reviewed, please send a copy to: Milo, POB 1361, Tustin, CA 92781, USA.
Months of the year
See also: months of the year.
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