November

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November (
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/novmbr/ noh-VEM-br) is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and
Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth
month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin novem
meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a
month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore,
November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern
Hemisphere and vice versa.
November starts on the same day of the week as February in common years and March every
year. November ends on the same day of the week as August every year. November starts on the
same day of the week as June of the previous year in common years and September and
December of the previous year in leap years. November ends on the same day of the week as
March and June of the previous year in common years and September of the previous year in
leap years. In years immediately before common years, November starts on the same day of the
week as August of the following year while in years immediately before leap years, November
starts on the same day of the week as May of the following year. In years immediately before
common years, November ends on the same day of week as May of the following year while in
years immediately before leap years, November ends on the same day of the week as February
and October of the following year.
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Events in November

November, from the Trs Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Thanksgiving is celebrated in November
All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows Day), a Christian holy day, is celebrated on
November 1. The day before, Halloween, is therefore "All Hallows Eve". In Sweden the
All Saints' official holiday (Alla helgons dag, not to be confused with Allhelgonadagen
celebrated on November 1) takes place on the first Saturday of November (eventually
October 31 if a Saturday). (The 2011 Swedish All Saints Day took place on November
5.)
November 1 Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian national revival
In Ireland, November 1 is regarded as the first day of winter.
November 1 is called November Day (L Samhna) in Celtic tradition and is thus named
in the Irish Calendar, where the month is called M na Samhna.
In the Christian calendar, November 2 is All Souls Day. It is known in Mexico as el Da
de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and the whole month of November is especially
dedicated to praying for the dead
Britain and New Zealand celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, the anniversary of the failed
Gunpowder Plot, on November 5.
In Indonesia, November 10 is known as National Heroes Day.
November 10 is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
Independence Day in Angola on November 11.
Independence Day in Poland on November 11.
Feast Day of St. Martin of Tours (Sint Maarten in the Netherlands and Sankt Martin in
Germany); this is celebrated with parades in which the children carry lanterns, which they
continue to carry as they go from door to door singing traditional songs for candy, which
tradition arises from the same roots as trick-or-treating on Halloween, when people used
to go around collecting "soul cakes". The parades usually feature a man in the costume of
a Roman centurion on a horse and end with a reenactment of the old legend of the Saint
dividing his cloak to share it with a beggar.
Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11 in the Commonwealth of Nations and
various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World
War I and other wars. It is known as Veterans Day in the United States.
In India, Children's Day is celebrated on November 14, the birthdate of first Indian Prime
Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
World Diabetes Day is celebrated on November 14.
The Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak around November 17.
National Prematurity Awareness day is November 17.
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Latvian Independence day November 18.
Discovery to the Eastern World of Puerto Rico by Christopher Columbus on November
19, 1493.
International Men's Day is commemorated on the November 19.
Da de la Revolucin, or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on November 20.
Transgender Day of Remembrance has occurred on Nove