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October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. From the Latin octo for " eight" (it was originally the eighth month of the year, before January and February were inserted).

1 Holidays

• Halloween
• Thanksgiving Day in Canada on the second Monday of the month.
• National Coming Out Day
• Columbus Day
• SamhainSamhain (pron: 'sow-in) is the winter season of the ancient Celts. The name is also used for one of the sabbats in the Neo-Pagan wheel of the year. Celts According to the Celtic calendar, the year was divided into four quarters: Samhain (winter), Imbolc ( (an approximate date)
• The last Monday in October is one of the public holidays in the Republic of IrelandThe Public Holidays of the Republic of Ireland (see Irish calendar) are; 1. New Year's Day, January 1 2. Patrick's Day, March 17 3. Easter Monday, date varies 4. First Monday of May 5. First Monday of June (formerly observed on Whit Monday) 6. First Monda and in the Irish Calendar the month is called Deireadh Fómhair (literally "End of Autumn") and is the third and last month of the Autumn season.

2 Trivia

The signs of the zodiacThis article is about the astrological concept. For other uses, see zodiac (disambiguation The zodiac (from Greek zoon "animal") is an imaginary belt in the heavens extending approximately 8 degrees on either side of the Sun's apparent path (the ecliptic) within the month of October are LibraThis article is about the constellation. Libra is also a Roman coin and weight measure, see Historical weights and measures. Libra is also a novel by Don DeLillo. LIBRA is also a political party in Croatia. Libra (the scales) is a constellation of the zod and Scorpio.

3 See also

• Historical anniversaries