September

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days.

On 22 or September 23 is the Equinox - the sun is exactly above the equator and goes on this day exactly in the east and sets in the west precisely. On this day begins, astronomically speaking, the autumn.

Historic German name for September are scheiding, Autumn Moon, Herb Sting, wood month and angels month.

In the Roman calendar, September was originally the seventh month (Latin septem = seven ).

In the year 153 BC, the beginning of the year, however, was brought forward by two months, so that the name and Zählbeziehung accounted for. This is sometimes in the transmission of previously used Latin dates ( " 9ber " and " 7BER " ) overlooked.

In the Roman province of Asia Minor was the first month of the year because the Emperor Augustus in September 's birthday ( a curious marginal note in world history ). This local tradition was taken over in the Byzantine Empire and later was also true in Russia until 1700; only after you joined the general calendar has rules regarding the start of the year. When the Senate proposed to his honor rename the September also (as previously July after Julius Caesar and August after Augustus ), Tiberius refused from the question of what had then with the thirteenth Caesar. As you suggested later, the month of September should again be renamed after him in Tiberius and the month of October after his mother Livia Drusilla in Livy, Tiberius refused again to this time not having to accept an equality with his mother. Caligula then named September to Germanicus in, after the death of the Emperor of the month, however, received back its old name. During the reign of emperor Domitian the month was erneunt renamed Germanicus, but that does not also prevailed .. At the beginning of the reign of Antoninus Pius, the Senate struck again before September rename in Antoninus, but the emperor refused. Under Commodus the month was named Augustus and August was renamed to honor him in Commodus. And finally wore the month then at the request of the Senate the name of Tacitus, the birth month of the Emperor Tacitus, but not the same as all the other renaming prevailed.

September begins on the same day of the week as December.

Holidays and Events in September

In Liechtenstein, the Nativity of Mary on 8 September a legal holiday.

In German-speaking Switzerland, the Maurice is on 22 September in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden and the Bruder Klaus Festival on September 25 in the Canton of Obwalden a statutory holiday. In the French- speaking canton of Geneva is the Thursday after the first Sunday in September as Geneva Repentance also a public holiday.

The only holiday in Austria in September, is the regional Rupertikirtag on September 24, which is celebrated to commemorate the holy Rupert of Salzburg in Salzburg. All thing it's a holiday under state law, which applies only to schools, as well as some offices and authorities.

In Germany there are no public holidays in September.

In Germany, held since 1993 on the second Sunday in September as part of European Heritage Days of European Heritage Day under the motto of living history. More special days can be found in the list of Remembrance and Action Days.

In Munich begins traditionally since 1950, the Oktoberfest in the second half of September.