October 1

It's the first of October, one of the less consequential starts to a new month. April 1st means foolishness and financial beginnings. May 1st means dancing, witchcraft and socialism. December 1st means Advent, chocolate and red ribbons. But October 1st means nothing much because the September/October interface is mostly meaningless. I tried researching reasons why October 1st might be of importance. • It's Lincolnshire Day, Nigerian Independence Day and the National Day of the People's Republic of China • It's International Music Day, International Coffee Day and World Vegetarian Day • It's the start of Black History month • It's one of the four days when Ofgem adjusts the energy price cap • It's roughly World Poetry Day (1st Thursday in October) • It's just after Michaelmas (September 29th), one of the historic quarter days • It's when the summer season at a lot of UK attractions ends • It's around the time universities go back (but most already have) • It's approximately harvest…