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The Supernatural World of the Anglo-Saxons: Gods, Folklore and The Pagan Roots of Christmas and Halloween. Page 40 By S.A. Swaffington Hāliģmōnaþ Holy Month September "September was known as Holy Month, from Old English *'Hāliģmōnaþ'* or Harvest Month, from the Old English *'Hærvestmōnaþ'*. *'In the ninth month in the year there are thirty days. The month is called in Latin September, and in our language Holy Month, because our ancestors, when they were heathen, sacrifice to their idols in that month.'* - The Anglo-Saxon poem, Menologium seu Calendarium Poeticum.

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