Tishrei is the first month of the Jewish year, which follows a lunar cycle. Rosh Hashanah — The Jewish New Year — The Jewish New Year begins with Rosh Hashanah, which falls on the first day of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar. It begins a ten day period of repentance and prayer which ends on Yom Kippur.

September 19-28, 2020

Rosh Chodesh Elul (the beginning of the month of Elul) begins in the evening on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Leil Selichot (in the Ashkenazi tradition) begins after nightfall on Saturday, September 12, 2020.

Hebrew names of the months with their Babylonian analogs

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July

In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.

From 10 to 12 Months The Romans named some of the months after their position in the calendar year: September means the 7th month, October the 8th, November the 9th, and December the 10th month.

In the ancient Roman calendar, October was the name of the eighth month of the year. Its name comes from octo, the Latin word for “eight.” When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, they tried to rename this month after various Roman emperors, but the name October stuck!

Maia

September, October, November and December are named after Roman numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10 – they were originally the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth months of the Roman year! Before July and August were renamed after Roman rulers, they were called Quintilis and Sextilis, meaning fifth and sixth months.

May (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek Goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

It comes from the name of the month, which is derived from Juno, the name of a Roman goddess. It is also a short form of the names Juniper, Junia, Junius and Junior….June (given name)

The month of June is known as the time schools let out for the summer, and June 20 is the longest day of the year with the most daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere. June is also the middle of the year and the midpoint of the growing season between planting and harvesting.

The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity Jupiter; the second is that the name comes from the Latin word iuniores, meaning “younger ones”, as opposed to maiores (“elders”) for which the preceding month May (Maius) may be named.

June 6

• D-Day.
• National Eyewear Day.
• National Higher Education Day.
• National Gardening Exercise Day.
• National Yo-Yo Day.
• National Drive-In Movie Day.
• National Applesauce Cake Day.
• National Cancer Survivor’s Day – First Sunday in June.

Children’s Awareness Month falls in June, as do Student Safety Month and Potty Training Awareness Month.

National Donald Duck Day was first proclaimed by L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley in 1984 on Donald’s 50th birthday. The world’s most famous duck gave the city a silver statue of himself as a gift in memory of the big day. He also toured the country leading up to the big Disney birthday party bash.

To observe National Chocolate Ice Cream Day on June 7th all you need is chocolate ice cream. Who says you have to stop there, though? You can have it in a cone or make it from scratch. Add sprinkles or syrup or whipped cream.