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 .
- 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 Celt ic 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 Europe an countries (including France and Belgium ) to commemorate World War I and other War s.
- 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 fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving .
- 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
- 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".
November's Flower is the Chrysanthemum . November's Birthstone is the Citrine or Topaz (yellow).
- 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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