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Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days.
November begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of Scorpio (astrology) and ends in the sign of Sagittarius (astrology). Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of Libra, passes through Scorpius from approximately the 24th through the 29th and ends in the constellation of Ophiuchus, which is the only zodiacal constellation that is not associated with an astrological sign.
In Latin, novem means "nine". November was also the ninth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
In old Japanese calendar, the month is called Shimo tsuki (霜月).
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[edit] Events in November
- In the pagan wheel of the year, November begins at or near Samhain in the northern hemisphere and Beltaine in the southern hemisphere.
- In India, Children's Day is celebrated on November 14, birthdate of first Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
- All Saints' Day, a Christian holiday. Observance is on November 1, the day after Halloween. In Sweden the All Saints' official holiday takes place on the first Saturday of November.
- Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated in Mexico on November 2.
- In Ireland November 1 is regarded as the first day of Winter.
- November 1 is called November Day (Lá Samhna) in Celtic tradition and is thus named in the Irish Calendar, where the month is called Mí na Samhna.
- Veterans' Day is celebrated in the United States on November 11.
- Remembrance Day is also 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.
- Día de la Revolución, or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on November 20.
- Britain and New Zealand celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot, on November 5.
- On 24th November each year Lachit Divas, is celebrated statewide in Assam, India to commemorate the heroism of the great general Lachit Borphukan and the victory of the Assamese army over the Mughal army at the battle of Saraighat in 1671.
- In the United States, the last Thursday in November is Thanksgiving.
[edit] Month-long observances
- November is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month.
- November is Tobacco Awareness Month.
- November is National Talk Like A Robot Month
- November is Diabetes Awareness Month.
- November is National Beard Month.
- November is National Native American and Native Alaskan Month.
- November is International Drum Month
[edit] Moveable events
First Tuesday
- In Australia, the Melbourne Cup horse race is held annually on the first Tuesday in November.
Tuesday After the First Monday
- In the United States, elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November. They therefore fall between November 2 and November 8. In even numbered years, members of the House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms, and about one third of the U.S. Senate are elected to six-year terms. The President of the United States is elected in years divisible by four. Most U.S. states, counties, and municipalities have some part of their election cycle coincident with this date.
- Around November 17, the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak.
Fourth Thursday
- Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November, with the Friday after being also an unofficial day off from work for many known as "Black Friday." This is also known as "Turkey time" or "Turkey day".
Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day
[edit] Trivia
- November begins on the same day of the week as March every year and also February except in leap years.
- November's flower is the chrysanthemum.
- November's birthstone is the citrine or topaz (yellow).
- November in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to May in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
- November is the name of a poem by Simon Armitage
[edit] Other names
- In the American South, November is known as the "month of the dog".[citation needed]
- In Finnish, November is called marraskuu, meaning "month of the dead".
- In Xhosa, November is called ngeyeNkanga, meaning "month of the small yellow daisies".
- In Polish November is called "Listopad", meaning "month of falling leaves"
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