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July (pronunciation) (help·info) is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere(where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere. The second half of the year commences in July. The birthstone for July is a red ruby. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern Hemisphere.

In the Northern hemisphere:

• Dog days begin in early July, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts.
• Summer school is under way for many students.
• Spring lambs, born in late winter or early spring, are usually sold before July 1st.

July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, before January became the first month of the calendar year (the year when displayed as twelve months in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BCE. In the ancient Roman calendar the ides of July fell on the 15th day of the month.

July starts on the same day of the week as April every year, and January in leap years.

Events

July, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Fireworks in Washington, DC to celebrate the Independence Day on July 4

• Tanabata, a Japanese traditional seasonal "make-a-wish" celebration, July 7
• The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England) ended July 9 (date varied)
• End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England) July 31
• Elections of Japanese House of Councillors, replacing half of its seats, held every three years (the latest one in 2007).
• The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in the middle of July on a Tuesday. The days surrounded the All-Star Game, Monday and Wednesday are the only days in a calendar year where there are no Major Sport games being played.

Holidays

• Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) July 1
• Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day in Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China July 1
• Independence Day in Somalia, July 1
• Independence Day in Belarus July 3
• Independence Day in the United States of America July 4
• Independence Day in Venezuela, July 5
• Independence Day in Algeria July 5
• Independence Day in Argentina July 9
• Independence Day in Bahamas July 10
• 12th July (Battle of the Boyne) and (Orangemen's Day) in Northern Ireland.
• Bastille Day July 14
• Marine Day, a holiday in Japan on the third Monday.
• Independence Day in Colombia July 20
• Foundation Day in Cleveland July 22
• Revolution Day in Egypt July 23
• Pioneer Day in Utah July 24
• Constitution Day (Occupation Day) in Puerto Rico July 25
• Feast of St. James July 25
• Independence Day in Maldives July 26
• Independence Day in Peru July 28
• Foundation Day in Baltimore July 30
• Independence Day in Vanuatu, July 30

Observations

• Captive Nations Week, USA, the third week of July, aimed at raising public awareness of the oppression of nations under the control of Communist and other non-democratic governments

Symbols

• July's birthstone is the ruby which symbolizes contentment.
• Its birth flower is the Larkspur or the Water Lily.^[1]
• The horoscopes are Cancer (astrology) and Leo (astrology).

See also

• Historical anniversaries

References

External links

• Entourages

From Wikiquote

We go in withering July
To ply the hard incessant hoe;
Panting beneath the brazen sky
We sweat and grumble, but we go.

Quotes related to the month of July.

Sourced

The flames kindled on the 4th of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.

• The linden, in the fervors of July,
  Hums with a louder concert. When the wind
  Sweeps the broad forest in its summer prime,
  As when some master-hand exulting sweeps
  The keys of some great organ, ye give forth
  The music of the woodland depths, a hymn
  Of gladness and of thanks.
  • William Cullen Bryant. in Among the Trees (1874)

• The English winter — ending in July,
  To recommence in August.
  • Lord Byron, in Don Juan, Canto 13, Stanza 42

• Hot July brings cooling showers,
  Apricots and gillyflowers.
  • Sara Coleridge in "The Months" in Pretty Lessons in Verse for Small Children (1834)

• Answer July —
  Where is the Bee —
  Where is the Blush —
  Where is the Hay?

  Ah, said July —
  Where is the Seed —
  Where is the Bud —
  Where is the May —
  Answer Thee — Me—

  • Emily Dickinson, in "Answer July"

• The flames kindled on the 4th of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.
  • Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Adams (12 September 1821)

• We go in withering July
  To ply the hard incessant hoe;
  Panting beneath the brazen sky
  We sweat and grumble, but we go.
  • Ruth Pitter in "The Diehards" in The Rude Potato (1941)

• The Summer looks out from her brazen tower,
  Through the flashing bars of July.
  • Francis Thompson in "A Corymbus for Autumn" (1891)

• Many public-school children seem to know only two dates: 1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion.
  • Mark Twain, in his introduction to the rules for Mark Twain's Memory Builder : A Game for Acquiring and Retaining All Sorts of Dates (1891), also known as the "History Game", quoted in Mark Twain and the Novel : The Double-cross of Authority (1998) by Lawrence Howe, p. 10

• In July the Sun is hot.
  Is it shining? No, it's not!
  • Michael Flanders, song "The Seasons"

Anonymous

• A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
  A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon.
  A swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.
  • English proverb

• If the first of July be rainy weather,
  It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
  • English proverb

• The glowing Ruby should adorn
  Those who in warm July are born,
  Then will they be exempt and free
  From love's doubt and anxiety.
  • English proverb

• Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon.
  July 1969 AD.
  We came in peace for all mankind.
  • Plaque left on the site of the first moon landing, read by Neil Armstrong while on the moon (20 July 1969).

External links

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July

From Wikitravel

This article is a travel topic.

This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of July.

• 24th: Wikitravel's Birthday, Wikitravel went live on the internet on 24 July 2003. Use the WayBack Machine to travel back and have a peek at what Wikitravel looked like back then.

Asia

• July 22, 2009 - Total solar eclipse visible from India, Eastern Nepal, Northern Bangladesh, Northern Myanmar, Bhutan, China and Tokara Islands and Ogasawara Islands of Japan.

Australia

• Mid July: Camel Cup, [1] in Alice Springs

Bahamas

• 10th: Bahamanian Independence Day

Botswana

• 1st: Sir Seretse Khama Day
• Mid July: President's Day

Canada

• 1st: Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day

Finland

• Early July: Wife Carrying World Championships, [2] in Sonkajärvi

France

• 14th: Bastille Day, the French national day. Because day off work is 14th of July celebrations are often held 13th of July

Germany

• Sound of Frankfurt Open-Air concert in Frankfurt
• Weekend closest to 15th July - Love Parade Famous techno festival held in Berlin. Back on after a two year hiatus.

Italy

• Pistoia Blues Festival
• The Palio of Siena

Lebanon

• All July and August: Baalbeck International Festival, [3] in Baalbek

Portugal

• Rock Fest in Alentejo

South Africa

• Mid July: Billabong Pro, [4] surfing in Jeffreys Bay
• Mid July: Knysna Oyster Festival, [5] in Knysna
• Mid July: Berg River Canoe Marathon, [6] starting from Paarl
• 18th: Nelson Mandela's Birthday
• The weekend closest to the 14th: Bastille Festival, [7] in Franschhoek
• Late July: Durban International Film Festival [8] in Durban

Spain

• 6th-14th: San Fermín [9], Pamplona

Thailand

• Vassa Khao Phansa Day in Thailand

United Kingdom

• 13-15 July 2007 - Fflam [10], three days of rock, indie and dance at Singleton Park, Swansea, UK
• First weekend in July: Winchester Hat Fair, a festival of street theatre in Winchester
• Sesiwn Fawr[11] World Music Festival, Dolgellau, Wales

United States of America

• 4th: American Independence Day
• Clam Festival in Yarmouth, Maine.
• Late June - Early July: Summerfest, the World's Biggest Music Festival with over 700 bands in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

Etymology

Middle English iulius, from Anglo-French julie, from Old French jule from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu-pəter-, vocative case of godfather, from Proto-Indo-European *deiw-os, god, + *pəter, father

Pronunciation

• enPR: jo͝o-līʹ, IPA: /dʒʊˈlaɪ/, SAMPA: /dZU"laI/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -aɪ

Proper noun

July (plural: Julys)

1. The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. Abbreviation: Jul or Jul.

Derived terms

Related terms

• Julius

Translations

See also

• 7/7
• July-flower

From Familypedia

Template:JulyCalendar2010 July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the coldest month within much of the Southern hemisphere.

July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Cancer and ends in the sign of Leo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Gemini and ends in the constellation of Cancer.

July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born in that month. Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, before January became the first month of the calendar year (the year when displayed as twelve months in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC.

July, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry