July

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Template:JulyCalendar Template:Wiktionary July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

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 Roman calendar which started in March. Because of its origin, until the 18th century this month's name was pronounced the same way as the name "Julie".

In old Japanese calendar, the month is called fumi zuki (文月).

In the pagan wheel of the year July ends at or near to Lughnasadh in the northern hemisphere and Imbolc in the southern hemisphere.

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1 July Events
2 Other names
3 Trivia
4 See also

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July Events

Canada Day in Canada (July 1)
Independence Day in the United States (July 4)
Independence Day in Argentina (July 9)
Independence Day in Peru (July 28)
Bastille Day in France (July 14)
Tour de France during all the month.

Monthlong events in July

Cell Phone Courtesy Month
National Hot Dog Month
Anti-Boredom Month
National Culinary Arts Month
National Picnic Month

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Other names

In the Irish Calendar the month is called Iúil and is the third and last month of the Summer season.
In Finnish, the month is called heinäkuu, meaning "month of hay".

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Trivia

July begins on the same day of the week as April every year and also January in leap years.
July's flower is the water lily.
July's birthstone is the ruby.
July in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to January in the Southern Hemisphere and vise versa.