November

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November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC. 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 late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

November was referred to as Blōtmōnaþ by the Anglo-Saxons. Brumaire and Frimaire were the months on which November fell in the French Republican Calendar.

Astronomy[]

November meteor showers include the Andromedids, which occurs from September 25 to December 6 and generally peak around November 9–14, the Leonids, which occurs from November 15–20, the Alpha Monocerotids, 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, which occurs from September 10 – November 20, and the Phoenicids; which occur from November 29 to December 9 with the peak occurring on December 5–6. The Orionids, which occurs in late October, sometimes lasts into November.

Astrology[]

The Western zodiac signs, for the month of November, are Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21).[1][2]

November symbols[]

Chrysanthemum
  • Topaz crystal
    Topaz crystal
    Citrine gemstone
    Citrine gemstone
    November's birthstone is the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine.
  • Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum.[3]

November observances[]

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

Non-Gregorian observances: 2020 dates[]

(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.)

Month-long observances[]

United States[]

  • Native American Heritage Month
  • COPD Awareness Month
  • Destroy Dick December
  • Epilepsy Awareness Month
  • Military Family Month
  • National Adoption Month
  • National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
  • National Blog Posting Month[6]
  • National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month
  • National Entrepreneurship Month
  • National Family Caregivers Month
  • National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Month
  • National Diabetes Month
  • National Homeless Youth Month[7]
  • National Hospice Month
  • National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
  • National Pomegranate Month[8]
  • No Nut November
  • Prematurity Awareness Month

Movable observances, 2020 dates[]

First Sunday: November 1

  • Daylight saving time ends (United States and Canada)

First Monday: November 2

Tuesday after the first Monday: November 3

  • Election Day (United States)

First Wednesday: November 4

  • National Eating Healthy Day (United States)

First Thursday: November 5

  • International Stout Day
  • Thanksgiving (Liberia)
  • National Men Make Dinner Day (United States)

First Friday: November 6

  • Arbor Day (Samoa)

First Saturday: November 7

Second Sunday: November 8

  • Father's Day (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden)
  • Grandparents Day (South Sudan)
  • National Day of the Pupusa (El Salvador)
  • Remembrance Sunday (United Kingdom, Commonwealth)

Week of November 8: November 8–14

Week of November 11: November 8–14

Second Monday: November 9

Second Thursday: November 12

The 13th when falling on a Friday: November 13

  • Friday the 13th

Second Saturday: November 14

  • National Tree Planting Day (Luxembourg)

Third Sunday: November 15

  • World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (United Nations observance)

Third week: November 15–21

  • Geography Awareness Week

Third Monday: November 16

Weekdays of the third week: November 16–20

Wednesday of the third week: November 18

  • GIS Day

Third Thursday: November 19

Third Friday: November 20

Third Friday until the next Monday: November 20–22

Saturday before Fourth Thursday: November 21

Last Week: November 22–28

  • AIDS Awareness Week (Canada)

Day before fourth Thursday: November 25

Last Wednesday: November 25

  • Thanksgiving (Norfolk Island, Australia)

Fourth Thursday: November 26

  • Thanksgiving (United States)

Day after fourth Thursday: November 27

Fourth Saturday: November 28

  • Holodomor Remembrance Day (Canada, Ukraine)

Saturday after Thanksgiving: November 28

Fourth Sunday: November 29

  • National Grandparents Day (Singapore)

Last Sunday: November 29

Monday after fourth Thursday in November: November 30

  • Cyber Monday

Fixed observances[]

Thanksgiving is celebrated in November

References[]

  1. ^ The Earth passes the junction of the signs at 20:39 UT/GMT November 21, 2020, and will pass it again at 02:33 UT/GMT November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Astrology Calendar", yourzodiacsign. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.
  3. ^ "SHGresources.com". SHGresources.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  4. ^ "Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month".
  5. ^ NSFC Admin. "Stomach Cancer Awareness Month".
  6. ^ "National Blog Posting Month".
  7. ^ "National Homeless Youth Awareness Month (November 2015)".
  8. ^ "November Is National Pomegranate Month!". Farmers' Almanac.
  9. ^ https://mitzvahday.org.uk/
  10. ^ "November 7: Birthday of Radman, the King of Serbia".
  11. ^ "November 10: World Keratoconus Day". Keratoconus Group.
  12. ^ "NKCF, December 2016 E-Update" (PDF). National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF).
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