November

November is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet.


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November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. From the Latin novem for "nine". (It was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar, which started in March, before January and February were inserted).

Events in November

  • All Saint's 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.
  • 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
  • American Federal elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in years divisible by two. They therefore fall between November 2 and November 8. Representatives for the U.S. house are always elected on this cycle. U.S. presidents are elected in years divisible by four. About one third of the U.S. Senate will be elected every two years for a six year term. Most U.S. states, counties, and municipalities will have some part of their election cycle coincident with this date.
  • The Americans celebrate Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November, with the following Friday being also a day off from work for many.
  • Around November 17 the Leonids reach their peak.
  • In Britain and New Zealand Guy Fawkes night is celebrated on November 5, the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot.
  • November is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month.

Trivia

  • November begins on the same day of the week as March every year and also February except in leap years.

See also


January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December


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