Fun things to do in October:
The month of October:
- Calendar – The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Latin “octo” meaning “eight”) after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.
- Season – October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
- Moon – “Full Hunter’s Moon”
- Birthstone – tourmaline and opal
- Flowers – calendula
- Zodiac – Libra (until October 22) and Scorpio (from October 23)
October Days For Kids
1 – National Homemade Cookies
2 – National Custodial Worker
3 – Virus Appreciation Day
4 – National Taco Day
5 – wld Teachers
6 – Mad Hatter, wld Smile
7 – wld Card Making, Bald and Free, Frappe
8 –
9 – Leif Erikson, Fire Prevention
10 – inl Newspaper Carrier, nl Angel Food Cake
11 – nl Fossil
12 – Old Farmer’s
13 –
14 –
15 –
16 – Dictionary
17 – nl Pasta Day
18 –
19 –Evaluate Your Life
20 –
21 – nl Pumpkin Cheesecake
22 –
23 – nl Mole
24 – United Nations
25 –
26 – Howl at the Moon
27 – Navy, Black Cat
28 – Animation
29 – nl Frankenstein
30 –
31 – Halloween