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November is the Eleventh Month of the Year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 Day s.

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 .



EVENTS IN NOVEMBER




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



Moveable events

First Tuesday

Tuesday After the First Monday


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


SYMBOLS

November's Flower is the Chrysanthemum . November's Birthstone is the Citrine or Topaz (yellow).


OTHER NAMES

  • In Finnish , November is called ''marraskuu'', meaning "month of the dead".

  • In Korean , it is called "Sip-il-weol" meaning the month number eleven

  • In Polish , November is called "Listopad", meaning "month of falling leaves".

  • In Turkish , November is called "Kasım".

  • In Xhosa , November is called ''ngeyeNkanga'', meaning "month of the small yellow daisies".

  • In the American South , November is known as the "month of the dog".

  • In Croatian , November is called "Studeni" meaning "cold one"



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