SEPTEMBER
Birthstone: Sapphire
Flower of the month: Aster
Health Awareness: Bladder Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an annual national health campaign
organized by major childhood cancer organizations to increase awareness of
pediatric cancer and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis,
treatment and cure.
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
Sponsor: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
September is Pain Awareness Month in the United States.
The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) declared this month to “raise public
awareness of issues in the area of pain and pain management.”
Holidays and Events:
Labor Day Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor
movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American
workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made
to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history
10th – World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), on 10 September, is organized by
the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). WHO has been co-sponsor
of the day. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide
can be prevented.
https://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/wspd/en/
11th - Patriot Day In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year
in memory of the people killed in the September 11 attacks of the year 2001. https://www.bing.com/search?q=patriot+day&pc=MOZI&form=MOZLBR
Grandparents Day National Grandparents Day falls each year on the first Sunday after
Labor Day. It was initiated at the grassroots level by West Virginian Marian Lucille
Herndon McQuade, with the behind-the-scenes support of her husband Joseph L.
McQuade.
https://www.legacyproject.org/guides/gpdhistory.html
Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of atonement)
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah actually means “Head of the Year.” Just like the
head controls the body, our actions on Rosh Hashanah have a tremendous impact on
the rest of the year. Together with Yom Kippur (which follows 10 days later), it is part of
the Yamim Nora'im (Days of Awe, or: High Holidays).
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4762/jewish/What-Is-Rosh-Hashanah.htm
22 or 23rd - Autumnal Equinox occurs depending on the location
Autumnal equinox, two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the
Equator and day and night are of equal length; also, either of the two points in the sky
where the ecliptic (the Sun’s annual pathway) and the celestial equator intersect. In the
Northern Hemisphere the autumnal equinox falls about September 22 or 23, as the
Sun crosses the celestial equator going south. In the Southern Hemisphere the equinox
occurs on March 20 or 21, when the Sun moves north across the celestial equator. https://www.britannica.com/science/autumnal-equinox