The month of Aylul (September) is the ninth month in the solar Gregorian calendar.
What Does the Word "Aylul/September" Mean?اضافة اعلان
"Aylul": a word derived from the Aramaic-Syriac language, corresponding in Arabic to the word "wal," meaning "wailing and lamentation." During this month, mourning rites (lamentation) were held for the god Tammuz.
September: In Latin, "September" means "seven," referring to the seventh month out of ten in the oldest Roman calendar, the calendar of Romulus (750 BC). After the calendar reform that added the months of January and February to the start of the year, September became the ninth month, but retained its original name. September was known as "the harvest month" in Charlemagne's calendar.
Number of Days in Aylul and Its Occasions:
It is the third of four months that have 30 days.
September 1st is considered the beginning of autumn in meteorology.
September 22nd marks the autumnal equinox, meaning the astronomical end of summer and the start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.
The month features "Al-Bawahir," a traditional Levantine method of forecasting the coming rainy season's weather patterns using rock salt.
Toward the end of September, on the night of Friday, September 29, 2023, the "Harvest Moon" occurred, when the moon reaches full phase and its brightness becomes especially distinct, illuminating the sky throughout the night and turning it into near-daylight, considered the strongest nighttime illumination of the year.
September marks the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Feast of the Cross falls on September 14th according to the Western calendar, and September 27th according to the Eastern calendar.
It marks the start of the school year in many countries of the Northern Hemisphere, as students return to school after the summer break, sometimes on the very first day of September.
September is considered the month of the pomegranate par excellence, being the time of its ripening and harvest.
Popular Oral Proverbs About the Month of Aylul in the Arab Levant:
1. "Aylul's tail is wet", meaning the last days of September may bring rainfall; this is considered the most famous and widely circulated folk proverb on the subject across the Arab world.
2. "Aylul: the first third is agreeable, the second third the seasons balance out, and the third third's tail is wet."
3. "Aylul, by its end, reveals all that was unknown" — as many people viewed the final days of September as an indicator of the year's overall conditions in terms of rain and cold.
