ABOUT SEPTEMBER
September
The name September comes from the Latin
word Septem, which means seven. This
month was the year’s seventh month, according to the old Roman Numa calendar.
The years began on March 1. In our
contemporary calendar this month as we know is the 9th of the year.
The old Danish name for this month is Fiskemåned
( Fish Month ). The reason was now that the fishermen caught the fat autumn
herrings, which were salted and stored for the winter. These herrings were also
a welcome product for the fast period in
the Catholic countries. The scale of the export of these fat autumn herrings
was the economic basis of Denmark's position as a superpower in the 17th
century.
September also had its own specific
verses in the old days in Denmark:
Now, the farmers can treat the grain,
And the fishermen catch the herring fresh.
Lard I like much to eat
and lovely sheep's milk and goat's milk too.
The old Danish weather warnings
also have something to contribute to September:
• It will be a mild weather at Christmas, if the migratory birds have gone
before September is over
• Thunderstorms this month promise a cold Christmas with a lot of snow
• Many acorn on the oaks warn about snow and cold weather at Christmas
There are two so-called Tycho Brahes Days
this month: the 16th and the 18th.
The day’s length in Denmark decreases
by 2 hours and 16 minutes during the month. The lowest temperature in September
was measured in 1886 and was at minus 5.6 degrees. The highest temperature was
measured in 1906 and was at 32.3 degrees. The rain for the whole month has been
between 18 mm (1947) and 162 mm (1994).
September 23 is autumnal, i.e. that day and night are of equal length.
Finally, in September that migratory
birds fly south. And the eels
begin their long journey to the Saragossa Sea near Latin America.
Photo illustrating September:
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