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October

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Overview

October is the 10th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. In Ancient Rome, one of three Mundus patet would take place on October 5, Meditrinalia October 11, Augustalia on October 12, October Horse on October 15, and Armilustrium on October 19. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. Among the Anglo-Saxons, it was known as Winterfylleth (Ƿinterfylleþ), because at this full moon, winter was supposed to begin.

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Notable quotes

“And night descended, October releasing winter to creep forth from its crypt.”
— Minister Faust, The Worth of a Nation in E-Force (2012), , p. 32.
“October's foliage yellows with his cold.”
— John Ruskin, The Months.
“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
— L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Overview

October is the 10th month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. In Ancient Rome, one of three Mundus patet would take place on October 5, Meditrinalia October 11, Augustalia on October 12, October Horse on October 15, and Armilustrium on October 19. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. Among the Anglo-Saxons, it was known as Winterfylleth (Ƿinterfylleþ), because at this full moon, winter was supposed to begin.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“And night descended, October releasing winter to creep forth from its crypt.”
— Minister Faust, The Worth of a Nation in E-Force (2012), , p. 32.
“October's foliage yellows with his cold.”
— John Ruskin, The Months.
“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
— L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Not who you're looking for? Others named October: academic journal on contemporary arts · 1981 studio album by U2 · original eighth month in the Roman calendar · 2010 film by Diego and Daniel Vega Vidal