September, Harvest Month
Seasons: Summer & Autumn
Zodiac Signs: Virgo, Libra
Flowers of the Month: Aster, Morning Glory, Forget-Me-Not
Birthstone: Blue Sapphire
Moons: Harvest Moon, Blood Moon, Fruit Moon
September is
Classical Music Month &
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep.15- Oct.15)
The
Chinese August Moon Festival aka
Mid-Autumn Festival takes place in September
Holidays, Events, Celebrations, Remembrances, etc:
1 Orthodox Ecclesiastical/Liturgical New Year [Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Eastern Catholicism]
1 Beginning of the meteorological Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere
1 Independence Day in Uzbekistan
1 Constitution Day in Slovakia
1 Teachers' Day in Singapore
2 Official "V-J" Day (WWII, Victory in Japan)
3 Feast of Pope Saint Gregory I "the Great" [Catholic]
3 Flag Day in Australia
3 Independence Day in Qatar
4 Father's Day in Australia + New Zealand
4 Feast of Saint Rosalia & Saint Rose of Viterbo
5 Labor Day [USA & Canada]
5 Feast of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta [Catholic]
5 Veterans' Day in Denmark
5 Teacher's Day in India
6 Independence Day in Swaziland
6 Unification Day in Bulgaria
7 Independence Day in Brazil
8 Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Catholic]
8 Feast of Our Lady of Charity [Catholic, Cuba]
8 Independence Day in Macedonia
8 International Literacy Day
8 National Day in Andorra
9 California Admission Day/Statehood Day (California, USA)
9 Chrysanthemum Day in Japan
9 Independence Day in Tajikistan
10 Last night of 'the Proms' (Classical musical performances in the UK, broadcast on tv & radio worldwide)
10 National Day in Gibraltar
10 Teacher's Day in China + Hong Kong
11 Patriot Day [USA] (Commemoration & Remembrance of the 9/11 Attacks in 2001)
11 National Grandparents Day [USA + Canada]
11 Teacher's Day in Argentina
12 Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Catholic]
12 National Day in Cape Verde
13 Feast of Saint John Chrysostom [Catholic]
13 Uncle Sam Day [USA]
14 Holy Cross Day, Feast of the Triumph/Elevation/Exhaltation of the Holy Cross [Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox]
15 Battle of Britain Day [UK]
15 Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows [Catholic]
15 German American Heritage Month begins
15 Hispanic Heritage Month begins (til Oct 15) [USA]
15 Independence Day in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, + Costa Rica
15 International Day of Democracy
16 Independence Day in Papua New Guinea
16 Mayflower Day
16 Mexican Independence Day
16 Constitution Day, observed [USA]
16 Citizenship Day, observed [USA]
16 National POW/MIA Recognition Day, observed [USA]
16 Malaysia Day in Malaysia + Singapore
17 actual National POW/MIA Recognition Day [USA]
17 actual Constitution Day [USA]
17 actual Citizenship Day [USA]
17 Operation Market Garden Remembrance in the Netherlands [WWII]
17 Oktoberfest begins in Germany
18 National Day/Independence Day in Chile
19 Armed Forces Day in Chile
19 Feast of Saint Januarius aka 'San Gennaro' [Catholic]
19 Respect for the Aged Day in Japan
19 Independence Day in Saint Kitts + Nevis
19 Talk Like a Pirate Day
20 Feast of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon + Korean Martyrs [Catholic]
20 Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands (Opening of Parliament)
21 International Day of Peace
21 Feast of Saint Matthew "the Apostle/Evangelist" [Catholic]
21 Founder's Day in Ghana
21 Independence Day in Armenia
21 Independence Day in Malta
21 Independence Day in Belize
22 World Maritime Day
22 Independence Day in Bulgaria
22 Independence Day in Mali
23 zodiac sign Libra begins
23 Feast of Saint Padre Pio [Catholic]
23 First Day of Autumn (Autumnal Equinox) [Northern Hemisphere]
23 Mabon {neopagan} [Northern Hemisphere]
23 National Day in Saudi Arabia
24 Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham [Anglican/Episcopalian]
24 Constitution Day in Cambodia
24 Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau
24 Republic Day in Trinidad + Tobago
24 Native American Day [USA]
24 Heritage Day in South Africa
25 Revolution Day/Armed Forces Day in Mozambique
26 Feast of Saints Cosmas + Damian [Catholic]
26 Johnny Appleseed Day [USA]
26 National Flag Day in Ecuador
26 Dominion Day in New Zealand
26 Revolution Day in Yemen
27 Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul [Catholic]
28 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown [Jewish]
28 Feast of Saint Wenceslaus [Catholic]
29 Michaelmas/Feast of the Archangels: Saint Michael, Gabriel, + Raphael
29 Confucious Day
29 Rosh Hashanah [Jewish]
30 Rosh Hashanah ends [Jewish]
30 Feast of Saint Jerome [Catholic]
30 Independence Day in Botswana
September, where I live in the Northern Hemisphere, is the month for finishing all Summer activities (attending the state fair, one last cookout, etc!), and the transitioning into
Autumn (my favorite season!). We can expect
Back-to-School (the start of the academic year) for our students & teachers, and the regular television season resuming for many of our favorite tv shows. We also look forward to that
crisp fall air settling in, continuing walking & hiking, viewing the
gorgeous fall leaves, trips to the
apple orchard +
cider mill, fall festivals, trips to the
pumpkin patch,
hayrides,
American football games (from the little youngsters all the way up to collegiate & professional), soccer matches, field hockey games, many of our state + federal level governments back in session [as well as in the rest of the world], and
wearing sweaters again!!
