November is the eleventh and penultimate

month A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural phase cycle of the Moon; the words ''month'' and ''Moon'' are cognates. The traditional concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar mo ...

of the year in the Julian and

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...

s. Its length is 30

day A day is the time rotation period, period of a full Earth's rotation, rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours (86,400 seconds). As a day passes at a given location it experiences morning, afternoon, evening, ...

s. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus . November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "nine") when

January January is the first month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the No ...

and

February February is the second month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the February 29, 29th day being called the ''leap day''. February is the third a ...

were added to the

Roman calendar The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. Although the term is primarily used for Rome's pre-Julian calendars, it is often used inclusively of the Julian calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46&nbs ...

. November is a month of late

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...

in the Southern Hemisphere and late

autumn Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Southern Hemisphe ...

in the

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined by humans as being in the same celestial sphere, celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the Solar ...

. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of

May May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the ...

in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In

Ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ...

Ludi Plebeii The Plebeian Games (Latin ''Ludi Plebeii'') were an ancient Rome, ancient Roman Roman festival, religious festival held November 4–17. The games ''(ludi)'' included both theatrical performances ''(ludi scaenici)'' and athletic competitions for t ...

was held from November 4–17,

Epulum Jovis In ancient Roman religion, the Epulum Jovis (also Epulum Iovis) was a sumptuous ritual feast offered to Jove on the Ides of September (September 13) and a smaller feast on the Ides of November (November 13). It was celebrated during the '' Ludi ...

was held on November 13 and

Brumalia The Brumalia ( ) were a winter solstice festival celebrated in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. In Rome there had been the minor holiday of Bruma on November 24, which turned into large scale end of the year festivities in Constantinople and ...

celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. November was referred to as

Blōtmōnaþ In the Anglo-Saxon calendar, Blōtmōnaþ (modern English: '' blót sacrifice, mōnaþ month'') was the month roughly corresponding to November. The month was recorded by the English scholar Bede Bede (; ; 672/326 May 735), also known as ...

by the

Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a Cultural identity, cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced t ...

Brumaire Brumaire () was the second month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the French 'fog', which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year. Brumaire was the second month of the autumn quarter (''mois d'automne ...

and

Frimaire Frimaire () was the third month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the French word ''frimas'' 'frost'. Frimaire was the third month of the autumn quarter (''mois d'automne''). It started between 21 November and 23 Novem ...

were the months on which November fell in the French Republican calendar.

Astronomy

November

meteor shower A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at ext ...

s include the

Andromedids The Andromedids meteor shower is associated with Biela's Comet, the showers occurring as Earth passes through old streams left by the comet's tail. The comet was observed to have broken up by 1846; further drift of the pieces by 1852 suggested ...

, which occurs from

September September is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the b ...

25 to December 6 and generally peak around November 9–14, the

Leonids The Leonids ( ) are a prolific annual meteor shower associated with the comet 55P/Tempel–Tuttle, Tempel–Tuttle, and are also known for their spectacular meteor storms that occur about every 33 years. The Leonids get their name from the loca ...

, which occurs from November 15–20, the

Alpha Monocerotids The Alpha Monocerotids is a meteor shower active from 15 to 25 November, with its peak occurring on 21 or 22 November. The speed of its meteors is 65 km/s, which is close to the maximum possible speed for meteors of about 73 km/s (see ...

, which occurs from November 15–25 with the peak on November 21–22, the Northern Taurids, which occurs from October 20 to December 10, and the

Southern Taurids The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids or ...

, which occurs from September 10 – November 20, and the

Phoenicids The Phoenicids are a minor meteor shower, first noticed by observers in New Zealand, Australia, the Indian Ocean, and South Africa during an outburst of approximately 100 meteors an hour that occurred during December 1956. Like other meteor showe ...

; which occur from November 29 to December 9 with the peak occurring on December 5–6. The

Orionids The Orionids meteor shower, often shortened to the Orionids, is one of two meteor showers associated with Halley's Comet. The Orionids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation ...

, which occurs in late October, sometimes lasts into November.

Astrology

The

Western zodiac Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. It is historically based on Ptolemy's ''Tetrabiblos'' (2nd century CE), which in turn was a continuation of Hellenistic astrology, Hellenistic and ultimately Babylon ...

signs for November are Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) and

Sagittarius Sagittarius ( ) may refer to: *Sagittarius (constellation) *Sagittarius (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac * Sagittarius of Gap, a 6th century bishop *Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy Ships *'' S ...

(November 22 – December 21).. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.

Symbols

November's birthstone is the

topaz Topaz is a silicate mineral made of aluminium, aluminum and fluorine with the chemical formula aluminium, Alsilicon, Sioxygen, O(fluorine, F, hydroxide, OH). It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural ...

(particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine. Its birth flower is the

chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums ( ), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. Co ...

Observances

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.''

Non-Gregorian

(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.) *

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List of observances set by the Chinese calendar The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...

List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 ...

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Month-long

*In Catholic tradition, November is the Month for prayer for the Holy Souls in

Purgatory In Christianity, Purgatory (, borrowed into English language, English via Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman and Old French) is a passing Intermediate state (Christianity), intermediate state after physical death for purifying or purging a soul ...

. A November List or November Dead List is sometimes maintained for this purpose. *

Academic Writing Month Academic Writing Month (also known as "AcWriMo") is an annual internet-based writing event in which participants challenge themselves to meet a self-set writing goal during the month of November. The event has attracted worldwide participation. T ...

* Annual Family Reunion Planning Month * Lung Cancer Awareness Month *

Movember Movember is an annual event involving the growing of Moustache, moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of Men's Health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and Gender differences in suicide, men's suicide. It ...

National Novel Writing Month National Novel Writing Month, often shortened to NaNoWriMo ( ), was a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that promoted creative writing around the world. Its flagship program was an annual, international creative writing event in which participa ...

No Nut November No Nut November, also known as and abbreviated to NNN, is an annual internet challenge of sexual abstinence and not masturbating during the month of November. It originated in 2011 and grew in popularity among male users of social media during a ...

* Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (Global) *Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month *Stomach Cancer Awareness Month * Dinovember

United States

Native American Heritage Month On August 3, 1990, President of the United States George H. W. Bush declared the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month. The bill read in part that "The President has authorized and requested to call upon Federal, State and l ...

* COPD Awareness Month * Epilepsy Awareness Month * Military Family Month * National Adoption Month * National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month *National Blog Posting Month * National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month * National Entrepreneurship Month * National Family Caregivers Month *

National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Month National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

* National Diabetes Month *National Homeless Youth Month * National Hospice Month * National Impaired Driving Prevention Month *National

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Month * Prematurity Awareness Month

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Mitzvah Day International Mitzvah Day International is an annual day of faith-based social action that takes place in November each year, primarily in the United Kingdom. On Mitzvah Day each year, community groups and individuals undertake a range of volunteer projects f ...

: November 15 *See also

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First Sunday * Daylight saving time ends (

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) First Monday * Recreation Day holiday (Northern

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First Wednesday * National Eating Healthy Day (

) First Thursday * International Stout Day *

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory ...

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Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

) * National Men Make Dinner Day (

) * International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying First Friday *

Arbor Day Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a Secularity, secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date v ...

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Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

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Children's Day Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

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) * National Bison Day (

) Second Sunday *

Father's Day Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...

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Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

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South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

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Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom as a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. It is held on the second Sunday in Nov ...

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Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth ...

) Week of November 8 * National Radiologic Technology Week (

) Week of November 11 * Celebrate Freedom Week (

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

) Second Monday: * Barack Obama Day (

Perry County, Alabama Perry County is a county located in the Black Belt region in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,511. Its county seat is Marion. The county was established in 1819 and is named in honor ...

) * Heir to the Throne's Birthday (

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...

) Second Saturday * National Tree Planting Day (

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

) Third Sunday: *

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims takes place on the third Sunday in November every year as the appropriate acknowledgment of victims of road traffic crashes and their families. It was started by the British road crash victim c ...

( United Nations observance) Third week * Geography Awareness Week * Revolution Day (Mexico) Weekdays of the third week *

Anti-Bullying Week Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event held in the third week in November which aims to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people, in schools and elsewhere, and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it. Anti-Bullying ...

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American Education Week American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

(United States) Wednesday of the third week *

GIS Day GIS Day is an annual event celebrating geographic information systems (GIS) based technologies on the third Wednesday of November. The event first took place in 1999. It was initiated by spatial analytics software provider Esri. Esri president an ...

Third Thursday *

Great American Smokeout The Great American Smokeout is an annual intervention event on the third Thursday of November by the American Cancer Society. Approximately 40 million American adults still smoke, and tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of dis ...

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International Stand Up to Bullying Day International STAND UP to Bullying Day is a special semi-annual event in which participants sign and wear a pink "pledge shirt" to take a visible, public stance against bullying. The event takes place in schools, workplaces, and organizations in 2 ...

Third Friday until the next Monday *

El Buen Fin El Buen Fin (short for "El Buen Fin de Semana," meaning "The Good Weekend") is an annual nationwide shopping event in Mexico. It began in 2011. It occurs the weekend before Revolution Day (Mexico), Mexican Revolution Day, which is observed on t ...

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) Saturday before Fourth Thursday * National Adoption Day (

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) Last Week *

AIDS Awareness Week AIDS Awareness Week is observed in the United States during the last week of November in an effort to raise AIDS awareness. History In 1984 Dianne Feinstein, then mayor of San Francisco, declared the first AIDS Awareness Week. The first AIDS Awa ...

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) Day before fourth Thursday * Blackout Wednesday (

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Thanksgiving (United States) Thanksgiving is a Federal holidays in the United States, federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (which became the uniform date country-wide in 1941). Outside the United States, it is sometimes called ...

Day after fourth Thursday * Black Friday (

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Buy Nothing Day Buy Nothing Day is a day of protest against consumerism. In North America, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is held the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent with Black Friday; elsewhere, it is held the following day, ...

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National Day of Listening The National Day of Listening is an unofficial day of observance where Americans are encouraged to set aside time to record the stories of their families, friends, and local communities. It was launched by the national oral history project StoryC ...

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Native American Heritage Day Native American Heritage Day is a civil holiday observed on the day after Thanksgiving in the United States. History Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, New York, advocated ...

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Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday is a marketing initiative created and promoted by American Express to encourage holiday shopping on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States, during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. This Satu ...

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National Grandparents Day Grandparents' Day or National Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or someti ...

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Harvest Festival A harvest festival is an annual Festival, celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different ...

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Cyber Monday Cyber Monday is a marketing term for e-commerce transactions on the Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It was created by retailers to encourage people to shop online. The term was coined by Ellen Davis of the National Retail Fed ...

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November 1 Events Pre-1600 * 365 – The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities. * 996 – Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freisin ...

All Saints' Day All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are know ...

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Day of the Dead The Day of the Dead () is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pa ...

, first day:

Day of the Innocents The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is a story recounted in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew ( 2:16– 18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and u ...

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Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

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Calan Gaeaf ''Calan Gaeaf'' is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November. The night before is ''Nos Galan Gaeaf'' or ''Noson Galan Gaeaf'', an ''Ysbrydnos'' ("spirit night") when spirits are abroad. Traditionally, people avoid ch ...

, celebrations start at sunset of

October 31 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. * 683 – During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down. * 802 – Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Consp ...

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Mizo people The Mizo people, historically called the Lushais, are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily from Mizoram in northeastern India. They speak Mizo, one of the state's official languages and its lingua franca. Beyond Mizoram, sizable Mizo commu ...

Northeast India Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political Administrative divisions of India, administrative division of the country. It comprises eight States and ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

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) **Dziady (Belarus) **Indian Arrival Day (Mauritius) **International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (

) **List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, Statehood Day (North Dakota and South Dakota,

) *November 3 **Culture Day (Japanese calendar#National Holidays, Japan) **Independence Day (Dominica) **Independence Day (Micronesia) **Independence Day (Panama) **Public holidays in Ecuador, Independence Day of Cuenca (Ecuador) **Victory Day (Maldives) *November 4 **Community Service Day (Dominica) **Flag Day (Panama) **National Tonga Day (Tonga) **National Unity and Armed Forces Day (Italy) **Unity Day (Russia) **Yitzhak Rabin Memorial (Israel, unofficial, but widely commemorated) *November 5 **Bank Transfer Day (

) **Public holidays in Panama, Colón Day (Panama) **Guy Fawkes Night (

, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador,

), and its related observances: ***West Country Carnival (West Country, English West Country) **Kanaka Dasa#Kanakadasa Jayanthi, Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka,

) **Red hair#Red hair festivals, National Love Your Red Hair Day (Ireland) *November 6 **Arbor Day#Republic of Congo, Arbor Day (Republic of Congo) **Constitution Day (Dominican Republic) **Finnish Swedish Heritage Day (

) **Green March (Morocco) **Gustavus Adolphus Day (

) **International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict **Malaria Day in the Americas *November 7 **Tunisia#Government and politics, Commemoration Day (Tunisia) **Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary) **National Day (Northern Catalonia, France) **October Revolution Day (Public holidays in Belarus, Belarus, Transnistria) **Tokhu Emong (Lotha Naga, Lotha Naga people of

) *November 8 **Intersex Day of Remembrance **List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, Statehood Day, Montana, United States *November 9 **Independence Day (Cambodia) *November 10 **National Heroes Day (Indonesia) **Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Commemoration of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (Turkey) **World Keratoconus Day *November 11 **Independence Day (Angola, Poland) **Veterans Day (United States) **Remembrance Day (Canada) **List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, Statehood day of Washington (state), Washington State, United States *November 12 **Public holidays in Taiwan, Birthday of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day (Taiwan) **Constitution Day (Azerbaijan) **

(Indonesia) **Public holidays in Indonesia, National Health Day (Indonesia) **National Youth Day (Timor-Leste) **World Pneumonia Day *November 13 **Sadie Hawkins Day (

) **World Kindness Day *November 14 **

(India) **World Diabetes Day *November 15 **Public holidays in Ivory Coast, National Peace Day (Ivory Coast) **Independence Day (Palestine) *November 16 **List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, Statehood Day

, United States *November 17 **World Prematurity Day *November 18 **Day of Army and Victory (

) **Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia (Latvia) **Independence Day (Morocco) **List of food days#November, National Apple Cider Day (

) **National Day (Oman) **List of food days#November, National Vichyssoise Day (

) **Battle of Vukovar#Commemorations and memorials, Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 (Croatia) **Feast day of Saint Constant *November 19 **List of food days#November, Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day (United States) **Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) **Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russia, Belarus) **Flag Day (Brazil) **Garifuna Settlement Day (Belize) **International Men's Day **Monaco National Day (Monaco) **Women's Entrepreneurship Day **World Toilet Day *November 20 **20-N (Spain) **Africa Industrialization Day (International observance, international) **Black Awareness Day (Brazil) **

**Day of National Sovereignty (Argentina) **Mexican Revolution, Día de la Revolución (Mexico) **Revolution Day (Mexico), Revolution Day (Mexico) **Royal Thai Navy, Royal Thai Navy Day (Thailand) **Teachers' Day or ''Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam'' (Vietnam) **Transgender Day of Remembrance *November 21 **List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, Statehood Day North Carolina, United States *November 22 **Independence Day (Lebanon) *November 23 **Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan) **Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland,

) **Rudolf Maister Day (Slovenia) **St George's Day (Georgia) *November 24 **Evolution Day (

) **Lachit Divas (Assam,

) **Guru Tegh Bahadur#Legacy and memorials, Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (

) **Teachers' Day (Turkey) *November 25 **Evacuation Day (New York) (United States) **List of food days#November, National Parfait Day (United States) **Independence Day (Suriname) **International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women **Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina, National Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina) **St Catherine's Day **Teachers' Day or ''Hari Guru'' (Indonesia) **Public holidays in Thailand, Vajiravudh Day (Thailand) *November 26 **List of LGBTQ awareness days, Ace Visibility Day **Public holidays in Abkhazia, Constitution Day (Abkhazia, Georgia (country), Georgia) **Constitution Day (India) **List of food days#November, National Cake Day (United States) **Public holidays in Mongolia, Republic Day (Mongolia) *November 27

**Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Roman Catholic) **Maaveerar Day (Tamil Eelam) **List of food days#November, National Bavarian Cream Pie Day (United States) **Teacher's Day (Spain) *November 28 **Independence Day (Albania) **Independence Day (Mauritania) **Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste) *November 29 *November 30 **Andres Bonifacio, Bonifacio Day (Philippines) **St Andrews Day (official national holiday in Scotland)

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