Monday, September 1, 2014

Facts About September You Don't Know About+ Happy New Month Blog Readers

 


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FEW FACTS ABOUT SEPTEMBER
1. September is the ninth month and the only month with the same number of letters in its name in English as the number of the month.
2.September was the seventh month that had a length of 30 days in the Roman calendar. It became the ninth month with a length of 29 days when King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar and added the months of January and February around 700 BCE. Julius Caesar added one day to the month making it 30 days long during the Julian calendar reform 3. Shakespeare did not mention September in any of his plays.
4. In 1752 in Britain, September had only 19 days as we changed from Julian to Gregorian calendar.
5. September is the only month in which share prices have more often fallen than risen.
6. In America, the first Sunday after the first Monday in September is celebrated as National Grandparents’ Day.
7 .The last day of September in any year always falls on a different day of the week from the last day of any other month.
8.“My favourite poem is the one that starts ‘Thirty days hath September’ because it actually tells you something” (Groucho Marx).
9.At least six films have had the title ‘September’, which is more than any other month.
10. The name September comes from the roman name “septem” which means seven Gemstone -sapphire

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