September

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days.

Events in September

• It is the start of the academic year in some countries, mostly in the west.
• In Venice on the first Sunday of September the regata storica is held, a parade as prelude to the rowing contests known as regattas.
• Labour Day is observed on the first Monday in September in Canada.
• Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September in the United States.
• 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 Netherlands on the third Tuesday in September is known as prinsjesdag. The government presents its annual budget. The queen rides to the parliament in a gilded coach and reads the plans for the coming year to the States-general.
• The equinox named the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere and the vernal or spring equinox in the southern hemisphere occurs on 22 September or 23 September. In the pagan wheel of the year the spring equinox is the time of Ostara and the autumn equinox is that of Mabon.
• In KwaZulu-Natal, king Shaka is commemorated on the last Sunday of September.
• Somewhat ironically, the German Oktoberfest and the Chinese August Moon festival (more correctly called the Mid-Autumn Festival) both occur in September.