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; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March. It also was named because it was the month that Caesar was born. Because of its origin, until the 18th century this month's name was pronounced the same way as the girl's name "Julie".

July is the seventh month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar, which is used in almost all the world today. It was the fifth month in the early calendar of the ancient Romans. The Romans called the month Quintilis, which means fifth. Later, the Romans moved the beginning of the year to January 1, but did not change the names of the months. The Roman statesman Julius Caesar was born during this month. In 46 B.C., Caesar gave Quintilis 31 days. The Roman Senate renamed the month Julius in honor of Caesar.

In most countries in the Northern Hemisphere, July is usually the hottest month of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is one of the winter months. Except for cold Antarctica and the cold rainy part of South America, the climate during July is mild in most countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

Activities

In the northern half of the world, grass and leaves often lose their greenness if there is little rain. But some flowers thrive on the heat and are most brilliant during July. The air is full of the hum of insects, and birds dart everywhere in search of food. July is a month of abundant life.

Special days

In the United States, Independence Day is celebrated on July 4. On that day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. In France, a similar holiday, Bastille Day, occurs on July 14. Several other countries celebrate national independence in July. Canada celebrates July 1 as Canada Day. Independence Day is celebrated in Venezuela on July 5; in Argentina, July 9; in Belgium, July 21; and in Peru, July 28. Disability Independence Day July 26th, 1997 is the seventh anniversary of the signing of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). What are you doing to celebrate?

Symbols

The special flowers for July is the water lily and larkspur.
The ruby is the gem for July.

Quotations

Then came hot July, boiling like to fire,
That all his garments he had cast away.
Source: Edmund Spenser

The summer looks out from her brazen tower,
Through the flashing bars of July.
Source: Francis Thompson

If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more or less, for four weeks together.
Source: English Proverb

Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.
Source: Sara Coleridge

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; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March. It also was named because it was the month that Caesar was born. Because of its origin, until the 18th century this month's name was pronounced the same way as the girl's name "Julie".

July is the seventh month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar, which is used in almost all the world today. It was the fifth month in the early calendar of the ancient Romans. The Romans called the month Quintilis, which means fifth. Later, the Romans moved the beginning of the year to January 1, but did not change the names of the months. The Roman statesman Julius Caesar was born during this month. In 46 B.C., Caesar gave Quintilis 31 days. The Roman Senate renamed the month Julius in honor of Caesar.

In most countries in the Northern Hemisphere, July is usually the hottest month of the year. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is one of the winter months. Except for cold Antarctica and the cold rainy part of South America, the climate during July is mild in most countries in the Southern Hemisphere.

Activities

In the northern half of the world, grass and leaves often lose their greenness if there is little rain. But some flowers thrive on the heat and are most brilliant during July. The air is full of the hum of insects, and birds dart everywhere in search of food. July is a month of abundant life.

Special days

In the United States, Independence Day is celebrated on July 4. On that day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. In France, a similar holiday, Bastille Day, occurs on July 14. Several other countries celebrate national independence in July. Canada celebrates July 1 as Canada Day. Independence Day is celebrated in Venezuela on July 5; in Argentina, July 9; in Belgium, July 21; and in Peru, July 28. Disability Independence Day July 26th, 1997 is the seventh anniversary of the signing of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). What are you doing to celebrate?

Symbols

The special flowers for July is the water lily and larkspur.
The ruby is the gem for July.

Quotations

Then came hot July, boiling like to fire,
That all his garments he had cast away.
Source: Edmund Spenser

The summer looks out from her brazen tower,
Through the flashing bars of July.
Source: Francis Thompson

If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more or less, for four weeks together.
Source: English Proverb

Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.
Source: Sara Coleridge