Editing September (section)

== Events ==
[[Ancient Roman]] observances for September include [[Ludi Romani]], originally celebrated from September 12 to September 14, later extended to September 5 to September 19. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September. [[Epulum Jovis]] was held on September 13. [[Ludi Triumphales]] was held from September 18–22. The [[Septimontium]] was celebrated in September, and on December 11 on later calendars. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

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|first French republic]]. September is called ''Herbstmonat'', harvest month, in Switzerland. The [[Anglo-Saxon]]s called the month ''Gerstmonath'', barley month, that crop being then usually harvested.<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=September|volume=24|page=653}}</ref>

In 1752, the [[British Empire]] adopted the [[Gregorian calendar]]. In the British Empire that year, [[September 2]] was immediately followed by [[September 14]].

On [[Usenet]], it is said that September 1993 ([[Eternal September]]) never ended.

In the United States, September is one of the most common birth months (third most popular after August and July, which both have 31 days), as all but one Top 10 most common birthdays are in September, based on the [[National Center for Health Statistics]] statistics on births between 1994 and 2014. The most common birthday is September 9 (#1), least common is September 1 (#250).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The most common birthday is around the corner. Here's where yours falls on the list. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/11/29/most-common-birthday/10765423002/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Specktor |first=Brandon |date=2020-09-17 |title=Why September Is the Most Popular Month for Birthdays? |url=https://www.rd.com/article/september-popular-birth-month/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Reader's Digest |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Happy birthday to you and you and you: Why Sept. 9 is the most common birthday |url=https://www.today.com/parents/family/most-common-birthday-rcna104134 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref>