Editing Autumn (section)

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[[File:Kalevanpuisto syyskuussa 2.jpg|thumb|Autumn colouration at the Kalevanpuisto park in [[Pori]], Finland.]]
In some parts of the northern hemisphere, autumn has a strong association with the end of [[summer vacation|summer holiday]] and the [[first day of school|start of a new school year]], particularly for children in primary and secondary education. "[[Back to school (marketing)|Back to School]]" advertising and preparations usually occurs in the weeks leading to the beginning of autumn.

[[Thanksgiving Day]] is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, in the United States, in some of the [[Caribbean|Caribbean islands]] and in Liberia. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the [[Thanksgiving (Canada)|second Monday of October]] in Canada, on the [[Thanksgiving (United States)|fourth Thursday of November]] in the United States (where it is commonly regarded as the start of the [[Christmas and holiday season]]), and around the same part of the year in other places. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan.

Television stations and networks, particularly in North America, traditionally begin their regular seasons in their autumn, with new series and new episodes of existing series debuting mostly during late September or early October (series that debut outside the autumn season are usually known as [[mid-season replacement]]s). A sweeps period takes place in November to measure [[Nielsen Ratings]].

[[American football]] is played almost exclusively in the autumn months; at the [[high school football|high school level]], seasons run from late August through early November, with some playoff games and [[American football on Thanksgiving|holiday rivalry contests]] being played as late as Thanksgiving.  In many American states, the championship games take place in early December. [[College football]]'s regular season runs from September through November, while the main [[professional football (gridiron)|professional]] circuit, the [[National Football League]], plays from September through to early January.

Summer sports, such as association football (in Northern America, East Asia and South Africa), [[Canadian football]], [[stock car racing]], tennis, golf, [[cricket]], and professional baseball, wrap up their seasons in early to late autumn; [[Major League Baseball]]'s championship [[World Series]] is popularly known as the "Fall Classic".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/fallclassicdefin0000ende|url-access=registration|title=The Fall Classic: The Definitive History of the World Series|first=Eric|last= Enders|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company|year=2007|isbn=978-1-4027-4770-0}}</ref> (Amateur baseball is usually finished by August.) Likewise, professional winter sports, such as [[ice hockey]] and basketball, and most leagues of association football in Europe, are in the early stages of their seasons during autumn; American [[college basketball]] and [[college ice hockey]] play teams outside their [[athletic conference]]s during the late autumn before their in-conference schedules begin in winter.

The Christian religious holidays of [[All Saints' Day]] and [[All Souls' Day]] are observed in autumn in the Northern hemisphere. Easter falls in autumn in the southern hemisphere.

The secular celebration of [[International Workers' Day]] also falls in autumn in the southern hemisphere.

Since 1997, [[Autumn (given name)|Autumn]] has been one of the top 100 names for girls in the United States.<ref>[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Popular Baby Names], Social Security Online.</ref>

In Indian mythology, autumn is considered to be the preferred season for the goddess of learning [[Saraswati]], who is also known by the name of "goddess of autumn" (Sharada).

In Asian mysticism, Autumn is associated with the [[Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)|element]] of [[Metal (Wu Xing)|metal]], and subsequently with the colour white, the [[Bai Hu|White Tiger of the West]], and death and mourning.