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September was called the "harvest month" in Charlemagne's calendar. September corresponds partly to the Fructidor and partly to the Vendémiaire of the first French republic. September is called Herbstmonat, harvest month, in Switzerland. The Anglo-Saxons called the month Gerstmonath, barley month, that crop being then usually harvested. [3]
The calendar year can be divided into four quarters, [3] often abbreviated as Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. Since they are three months each, they are also called trimesters. In the Gregorian calendar: First quarter, Q1: January 1 – March 31 (90 days or 91 days in leap years) [4] Second quarter, Q2: April 1 – June 30 (91 days)
It is one of four months that have 30 days—alongside April, September and November—and is the second 30-day month of the year, following April, the fourth month of the year, and preceding September—the ninth month of the year. [2] June is in the second quarter (Q2) of a calendar year, alongside April and May, and the sixth and final month ...
The Gregorian calendar, like the Julian calendar, is a solar calendar with 12 months of 28–31 days each. The year in both calendars consists of 365 days, with a leap day being added to February in the leap years. The months and length of months in the Gregorian calendar are the same as for the Julian calendar.
For companies on a calendar quarter, Q2 brings the all-important tax deadline for the prior year of April 15. It also includes the mid-point of the year, which is a great time to look both forward ...
September (from Latin septem, "seven") or mensis September was originally the seventh of ten months on the ancient Roman calendar that began with March (mensis Martius, "Mars' month"). It had 29 days. After the reforms that resulted in a 12-month year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name.
Ramadan, the Muslim holiday and most sacred time of the year for believers, is right around the corner. Here's what to know about it.
Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid ...