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Monday, October 5, 2015

Welcome to October. October is the tenth month in the Gregorian calendar. It received its name from the Latin numeral octo meaning 'eight' because in the original Roman calendar it was the eighth month.

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Today's Random Fact:

October is shared by the astrological signs of Libra the Scales (or Balance) and Scorpio the Scorpion, and is sacred to the following Pagan deities: Cernunnos, Hecate, the Morrigan, Osiris, and the Wiccan Goddess in Her dark aspect as the Crone.

The traditional birthstone amulets of October are opal, rose sapphire, and tourmaline; and the calendula is the month's traditional flower.

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Bonus Fact:

Hawaii has a special October event called "the Aloha Festival," sometimes described as the "Mardi Gras of the Pacific."