September 1 2018

September arrives today.  Some fun facts:

• September is the first month of the Autumn or Fall season.
• September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 121 days remaining until the end of the year.
• September in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to March in the Southern Hemisphere.
• September is often associated with fire because it was the month of the Roman god Vulcan. Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and the forge.

September in Other Languages

• Chinese (Mandarin) – jiuyuè
• Danish – september
• French – septembre
• Italian – settembre
• Latin – September
• Spanish – septiembre

Historical Names:

• Roman: September
• Saxon: Halegmonath (Month of festivals)
• Germanic: Herbst-mond (Autumn month)

Symbols of September

• Birthstone: Sapphire
• Flower: Aster
• Zodiac signs: Virgo and Libra

Questers Fall Conference

• Fall Conference September 28, 29, and 30th, 2018
• Fall Conference will be held at the beautiful, Spruce Hill Resort www.sprucehillresort.com
• More conference information at https://questers.ca/conferences/fall-conference/