September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. d 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 the Ides of March to the Kalends, or January 1.[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/romancalendar.html Roman Calendar ]

September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church.fact: date=March 2008 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).

Events in September

• It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
• On the first Sunday of September, the regata storica parade is staged in Venice, as prelude to the rowing contests known as regattas.fact: date=March 2008
• Labor Day (Labour Day in Canada) is observed on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada.
• In India, Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5. The date is the birthday of the second President of India, academic philosopher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.fact: date=March 2008
• In Japan, Respect for the Aged Day is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of September. Autumnal Equinox Day is also a national holiday.
• In the United States, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15.[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070912-8.html National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2007

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• Peter Brock and Steve Irwin, two prominent Australians, both died in September.
• In Mexico, Independence Day is celebrated September 15.[http://www.presidiolabahia.org/mex_ind.htm Mexico's Independence Day - September 15

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• In Brazil, Independence Day is celebrated September 7
• In Saint Kitts and Nevis, National Heroes' Day is celebrated September 16.National Heroes Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
• In Saint Kitts and Nevis, Independence Day is celebrated September 19.[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sc.html CIA - The World Factbook - Saint Kitts and Nevis