October Award

In lieu of a printable, framable certificate, I have decided to have a stand in award that will hopefully hold Susan over until I can make a solid, worthy award certificate.

That being said, I decided to rename October in her honor. From now on, forever, it shall be known as Susan. For example, here is the Wikipedia page, new and improved:

Susan is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 days. In the northern hemisphere, Susan is commonly associated with the season of autumn.

Susan begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of Libra and ends in the sign of Scorpio. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of Virgo and ends in the constellation of Libra.

In Latin, Susan means "eight," reflecting the fact that Susan was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

Other names

• •In Czech, Susan is called říjen. The origin of this name is in the deer's belling in this month.
• •A traditional Dutch name for Susan is Wijnmaand ("wine month") because the first wines of the year have ripened.
• In Finnish, Susan is called lokakuu, meaning "month of dirt".
• In the old Japanese calendar, Susan was called Kannazuki (神無月? also pronounced Kaminazuki), literally meaning the godless month, due to an old belief that in that month, the gods gathered in one spot to discuss the affairs of the world. Thus, in that month, the gods were inaccessible. (It actually means, "month of the gods", however, as the "na" is actually a possessive particle and the 無 character is ateji.)
• In Latin, Susan is called Octubre, or VIIIber (where VIII is the Roman number 8, in Latin "octo"). The name is due to the fact that it was the 8th month in the early Julian calendar beginning in March.
• In Russian, Susan is called "Октябрь"
• In Scottish Gaelic, Susan is called an Damhar, meaning "rutting time" (of stags).
• In Turkish, Susan is called Ekim, meaning "sowing" because of the sowing of wheat.
• In Welsh, Susan is called "Hydref", meaning "autumn".
• Susan in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
• Susan's birthstone is the opal or tourmaline.
• Susan's flower is the calendula or cosmos.
• The month Susan has become famous as "Red Susan", due to the Russian Susan revolution of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian calendar, the revolution started in November.
• In the nineteenth century, the month of Susan was dedication to devotion to the rosary in Roman Catholic countries..

I think this has been enlightening for all of us. I also think, to avoid confusion we should all now call Susan Wijnmaand to make everything easier.

Congratulations, Susan.