July
Named to honor Roman dictator Julius Caesar (100 B.C.– 44 B.C.) after his death. In 46 B.C., Julius Caesar made one of his most significant contributions to history: With the help of Sosigenes, he developed the Julian calendar, the precursor to the Gregorian calendar we use today.
Calendar Events:
- July 1 is Canada Day, a Canadian federal holiday that celebrates the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
- July 3 brings the start of the hot and sultry Dog Days of Summer! Read all about the Dog Days of Summer.
- July 4 is Independence Day (U.S.). On the fourth of July, we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Don’t forget to raise the flag!
- July 14 is Bastille Day, which commemorates the storming of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution.
July’s full Moon, the Full Buck Moon, occurs on Thursday, July 20. It reaches peak illumination at 4:37 P.M. (EDT).
July's birth flowers are the larkspur and water lily.
July's birth stone is the Ruby.
Source: https://www.almanac.com/content/month-july-holidays-fun-facts-folklore
