Months :: October
What's in a Name?
In the old Roman calendars, October was the eighth month of the year and got its name from the word 'Octo' meaning eight.
The Saxons called it Wyn Monath because it was the season of wine making.
October's Child
October’s child is born for woe,
And life’s vicissitudes must know:
But lay an opal on her breast
And hope will lull those woes to rest
Weather Lore
If October bring much frost and wind,
Then are January and February mild.
In October dung your field,
And your land its wealth shall yield
Always will there be
Twenty-nine fine days in October.
If the October moon comes without frost,
expect no frost till the moon of November.
Rain in October
Means wind in December.
When birds and badgers are fat in October,
Expect a cold winter
When berries are many in October
Beware a hard winter.
Correspondences
Magical Action – Transformation, Change
Birthstone - Opal
Flower - Calendula
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