Today is the first day of September. Autumn is approaching fast. Here are a few facts about the month of September.
September is the ninth month in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. In Latin septem means seven and septimus means seventh. September was in fact the seventh month of the roman calendar until 153 BC, when there was a calendar reform from the month of Ides of March to the Kalends, or January 1.
In the Northern hemisphere , the beginning of the meteorological autumn is 1 September.
September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church. September begins on the same day of the week as December every year, because there are 91 days separating September and December, which is a multiple of seven (the amount of days in the week).
In 1752, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar. In the British Empire that year, September 2 was immediately followed by September 14.
September's birthstone is the sapphire (pictured left).The meaning is clear thinking.
The birthflowers for September are the forget-me-not (Pictured right) and the aster.
