July

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July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the fourth month to have the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of the Roman general, Julius Cæsar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis.

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 (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.

In the Northern Hemisphere, "Dog days" are considered to begin in early July, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts. Spring lambs, born in late winter or early spring, are usually sold before 1 July.

July is the traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England), the end Trinity Term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England), taking place on 31 July, and also the time in which the elections of Japanese House of Councillors, replacing half of its seats, held every three years (the latest one in 2016).

In Ancient Rome the festival of Poplifugia was celebrated on 5 July, Ludi Apollinares on 13 July and for several days afterwards, but these dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian one.

Observances

This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance.

July, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Fireworks in Washington, DC, to celebrate Independence Day on July 4

Month-long observances

Non-Gregorian observances, 2017

(Please note that all Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin on sundown prior to the date listed, and end on the sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)

Movable observances, 2017

First Saturday: 1 July

First Saturday and Sunday: 1-2July

First Sunday: 2 July

Sunday closest to 2 July: 2 July

First Full Week in July: 2-8 July

First Monday: 3 July

Day after First Monday: 4 July

5 July or following Monday if its a weekend: 5 July

First Friday: 7 July

Second Sunday: 9 July

Nearest Sunday to 11 July: 9 July

Second Thursday: 13 July

Third Sunday: 16 July

Third Monday: 17 July

Third Monday and Tuesday: 17-18 July

Weekend of fourth Saturday: 22-23 July

Fourth Sunday: 23 July

Second to Last Sunday: 23 July

Fourth Thursday: 27 July

Thursday before the first Monday in August

Following Friday:

Fourth Friday

Last Friday

Last Saturday

Last Sunday: 30 July

Movable Western Christian observances

Movable Eastern Christian observances

Fixed Gregorian observances


July symbols

See also

References

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