Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances
November comes from the Latin word
novem, "nine," because this had been the ninth month in the early
Roman calendar.
(Note: Although it's our eleventh month, the name never
got changed.)
Stone = Yellow Topaz
Flower = Chrysanthemum
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to Start One.
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November 2024 Monthly Holidays
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Link
Link
Adopt A Turkey Month
Link
Link (October thru December)
American Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month
Link Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Children's Grief Awareness Month
LinkCritical Infrastructure Security
and Resilience Month
Link
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
LinkEye Donation Month
Family Stories Month
LinkGluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Hepatitis C (HCV) Education,
Awareness and Screening Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
Link
International Games Month (Libraries)
Link (Changed from
Week to Month in 2022)Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Manatee Awareness
Month
LinkMovember
LinkMADD's Tie One
On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/1- 1/1/24)
LinkMilitary Family Appreciation Month
Link
National Adoption Month
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's
Disease Month
National COPD Month
Link
National
Diabetes Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
LinkNational Family
Caregivers Month
Link
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Gratitude Month
LinkNational Healthy Skin Month
LinkNational Home Care & Hospice Month
LinkNational Impotency Month
Link
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness & Appreciation Month
LinkNational Native American Heritage Month
National
Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
LinkNational Peanut Butter Lovers
Month
Link
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Link
Link
(Also in May Different Sponsor)National
Pomegranate Month
Link
National
PPSI Aids Awareness Month
National Runaway Prevention Month
LinkNational Scholarship Month
LinkNET Cancer Awareness
Month
LinkPancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month
Link
Pet Diabetes Month
Link
Picture Book Month
LinkPPHI
Aids Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
Link
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
Link
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
LinkSweet Potato Awareness Month
Link
(See also February)Teff and Millet Month
LinkTriple Crown of Surfing (11/12-12/20)
Link
World Vegan Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
November 2024 Weekly Holidays
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: 1-3
Link (First Full Week)
National Farm Toy Show Days: 1-3 (First Full Weekend)
*National Fig Week: 1-7
*World Communication Week: 1-7
Give Wildlife A Brake! Week:3-9
Link (First Week)
National Book Awards Week: 3-9
National Animal Shelter Appreciation
Week: 3-9
Link (First Full Week)
National Radiologic Technology Week: 3-9
Link (Must include Nov. 8)
National Veterans Small Business Week: 3-9 (Usually
first week in November. Can start in October sometimes.)
Link
Polar Bear Week: 3-9 (First Full Week)
Childrens Book Week: 4-10
Link
(Also May 2-8) (First full week starting Monday)
National
Patient Accessibility Week: 4-8 (First M-F Week)
*Dear
Santa Letter Week: 7-13
National Donor Sabath: 8-10 (The Fri.Sat.Sun. 2
Weeks Before Thanksgiving)
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 9-15 (Begins
2nd Saturday to Friday)
International Fraud Awareness Week: 10-16
Link (2nd
or 3rd Week)
National Cider Week:
10-16 Link
(Always 2nd Week)National Split Pea Soup Week: 10-16 (2nd Week starts on Sunday
Link
National Nurse Practioner's Week: 10-16
Link
Link
Perioperative Nurse Week: 10-16
Link
Roc Your Moc Week: 10-16
Link (Always
has 15th in it)
World Kindness Week: 10-16
Link (Always
has the 13th in it)
National Global Entrepreneurship Week: 11-17
LinkNational Young Readers Week:
11-17
Link
American Education Week: 17-23
Link (Always Week Before Thanksgiving)
Geography Awareness Week: 17-23
Link (3rd Full Week)
International Restorative Justice Week: 17-23
Link
(Third Week)
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week: 17-23
Link (Week before Thanksgiving)
*World Antimicrobial Awareness Week:
18-24
LinkNational Farm-City Week: 22-28 (Week
Always Ends on Thanksgiving Day)Church/State Separation Week:
24-30 (Always Thanksgiving Week)
GERD Awareness Week: 24-30 (Week of Thanksgiving)
LinkNational Bible Week:
24-12/1 (Sunday before
Thanksgiving to Sunday After It.)
National Family Week: 24-30 (Always Thanksgiving
Week)
National Game & Puzzle Week: 24-30 (Sunday-Saturday Thanksgiving
Week)
Better Conversation Week: 24-30 (Always Thanksgiving Week)
National
Deal Week: 27-12/3 (Week begins on the Wed. aka day before Thanksgiving)
November 2024 Daily Holidays
*All Saints' Day: 1
*Author's Day: 1
Link
*Autistic Speaking Day: 1
Link
*Cinnamon Day: 1
Link
*Dia de Los Muertos: 1 (Day of The Dead)
*Extra Mile Day: 1
*Forgiveness & Happiness Day: 1
Fountain Pen Day:
1 Link
(First Friday)
*Give Up Your Shoulds Day: 1
Link
*International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day: 1
Link
*International Xinomavro Day: 1
Link
*Hockey
Mask Day: 1
Love Your Lawyer Day: 1 Link
(First Friday)
*National Authors' Day: 1
*National Biologic Coordinators
Day: 1
Link
*National Brush Day: 1
Link
*National
Calzone Day: 1
Link
*National Deep Fried Clams Day: 1
Link
(See also July 3)
*National Family Caregiver Day: 1
*National Family Literacy
Day: 1
National Farm Toys Day: 1-3 (First Full Weekend)
*National Go Cook For Your Pets Day: 1
National Jersey Friday:
1 (Football) (First Friday)
National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Day:
1 (First
Friday)
*National Sports Fan Day:
1
*Plan Your Epitaph Day: 1
*Prime Meridian Day: 1
*World Vegan Day:
1 Link
*All Souls Day: 2
Allantide: 2 (Closest Saturday to Halloween)
Link
Bison Day:
2 (First Saturday)
*Cookie Monster Birthday: 2
Link
Link (See
also May 25)
Digital Scrapbooking Day: 2 (First
Saturday)
*International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists:
2
Link
*International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School, Including
*National Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day: 2 (The following
Monday if the 2nd lands on Sat. or Sun.)
National Play Outside Day: 2
Link (First Saturday)
Pumpkin Destruction Day:
2 (First Saturday)
Sadie Hawkins Day: 2 (See Note
Below)
Link
(Always First Saturday.
This is what Chase's Calendar put and so I stuck with that formula for this
observance. But, a Sadie Hawkins Dance can be held anytime a school or
someone wants to have one.
Also, some call Leap Year Day - Feb. 29
as Sadie Hawkins Day also because tradition states that women can ask the men
to marry them on that day. To me, Leap Year Day is not Sadie Hawkins
Day and they are two separate observances. Asking a guy to a dance is different
than asking him to marry you.
Although...in the cartoon strip, once
the single gals caught their guys in the annual footrace, the men were forced
to marry the gal that caught them aka a shotgun wedding per se. ;) Hope
this helps to clarify things a bit.)
Sausage and Kraut Day: 2 (First Saturday)
World Chili Day: 2 (First Saturday) (International
Chili Championships in Terlingua, TX)
World Numbat Day: 2
Link (First Saturday)
*Cliché Day: 3 Link
Daylight Saving Time Ends:
3 (First Sunday) (Turn Back 1 Hour
@2:00 AM)
International Cake Day: 3-5
Link
*One Health Day: 3
Link
*Public Television Day: 3
*Sandwich Day: 3
*SOS Day: 3
*World Jellyfish Day: 3
Link
Zero Tasking Day: 3
(First Sunday)
Color The World Orange Day: 4
Link (First Monday)
Fill Our Staplers Day:
4 (Also March 13. Always
Day after Daylight Savings Ends)
Job Action Day: 4
Link
(First Monday)
*National Chicken Lady Day: 4
*National Candy Day: 4
Link
*National
Easy-Bake Oven Day: 4
*National
Professional Paint Contractors Day: 4
Link
*Use Your Common Sense Day: 4
Election Day: 5
*Firewood Day: 5
International Day of Prayer for The Persecuted
Church: 5 Link (Usually
1st or 2nd Sunday. )
*National Love Your Red Hair Day: 5
Link
*National Medical Cannabis
Day: 5
Link
*Play Monopoly Day: 5
Link
*Wiggle Jiggle Jell-O Day: 5
Link
*World Day of
Romani Language: 5
*World Tsunami Awareness Day: 5
*International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War
and Armed Conflict: 6
International Stress Awareness Day: 6
Link (First Wednesday)
*Marijuana Recreational Legalization Day (Colorado &
Washington): 6
Link
*National Basketball Day:
Link
*National Nachos
Day: 6 Link
*Saxophone Day:
6
Cyber Bullying: 7 (First Thursday)
National Men Make Dinner Day:
7 (Must Cook. No BBQ Allowed! ) :)
Link (First
Thursday)
*Employee Brotherhood Day: 7
Link (SpongeBob
Squarepants)
*International Day of Medical Physics: 7
Link
*International Merlot Day: 7
Link
*National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day: 7 Link
*National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day: 7
Link
*Notary Public Day: 7
Link
National Cash Back Day: 7
Link (First Thursday)
Stout Day:
7
Link (First Thursday)
*Retinol Day: 7
Link
*Abet and Aid Punsters Day: 8
*Cook Something Bold and Pungent
Day: 8 Link
*Dunce Day: 8
Link
*International Day of Radiology: 8
Link
Domino Day: 8
Link (Some years
2nd Friday. Other years on 2nd Sat.)
*Intersex Day of Remembrance: 8
Link
*National Parents As Teachers Day: 8
*National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day: 8
*Shakespeare Authorship
Mystery Day: 8
*World Town Planning Day: 8
Link
*Carl Sagan Day: 9
Link
*Kristallnacht: 9-10
*Microtia Awareness Day: 9
Link
*National Child Safety Council Day: 9
*World Adoption Day: 9
Link
*World Freedom Day: 9
*Area Code Day: 10
*International Accounting Day: 10
Link
(Note: National Accounting Day is in May)
*NET Cancer Awareness Day: 10
Link
*Marine Corps Birthday:
10
*Sesame Street Day: 10
Veterans Day:10 (Observed this year by some
because it falls on Saturday)
*Windows Day (Microsoft): 10
*World NET
Cancer Day: 10 Link
*World Science
Day for Peace and Development: 10
Link
*Armistice Day: 11
Link
*Death/Duty
Day: 11
*Forget-Me-Not Day: 11
Link
(Also Sept. 26) Note: Some say it's
Nov. 10.
*National Metal Day (music): 11
(Note:
International Heavy Metal Day is December 12)
*Origami
Day: 11
*Red Lipstick Day: 11
*Veteran's Day: 11 (Observed) Note:
Some also say this is Forget Me Not Day. See February 24. But it's
also known as Armastice Day.)
World Orphans Day: 11 (2nd Monday)
Birth of Baha'u'Llah: 12
*Chicken Soup For The Soul Day: 12
Link
Family Day: 12
Link (Tuesday of National Education Week)
*Fancy Rat & Mouse Day: 12
Link
*Football Day: 12
Link
*Hot Buttered
Rum Day: 12 (11/12/1829 first appeared in
"Frugal Housewife Cookbook.)
*National French
Dip Day: 12
Link
*Sigma Gamma Rho Day: 12
*World Pneumonia Day: 12
International Pathology Day: 13 Link (2nd Wednesday)
*Sandwich
Day: 13
Link
*World Kindness Day: 13
Link
*International Day Against
Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property: 14
*International Girls Day: 14
*International Selfie Day (Diabetes Foundation): 14
Link
International
Tempranillo Day: 14 (2nd Thursday)
Link
*Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day: 14
*National American
Teddy Bear Day: 14
Link
*National Block It Out Day: 14
*National Family PJ Day: 14 (Sponsor is Soma,
Different than one below by Company Store.)
*National Pickle Day: 14 (See
also Oct. 14)
*National Seat Belt Day: 14
Link
*National Spicy Guacamole Day: 14
*Operating Room Nurse
Day: 14
Link
*Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Association) Day: 14
*World Diabetes Day:
14 Link
*America Recycles Day: 15
*George Spelvin Day or More Than One Role
Day: 15
*I Love to
Write Day: 15
*National Bundt (Pan) Day: 15
*National Clean Out Your Refrigerator
Day: 15
National Donor Sabath Day: 15-17
(The Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2 weekends before Thanksgiving.)
*National
Philanthropy Day: 15
Link
*Roc Your Mocs
Day: 15 Link
*Steve Irwin Day: 15
Link
*International Day for Tolerance: 16
*National Button Day: 16
Link
Link
*National Check Your Wipers Day:
16
Link
Link
National
Philanthropy Day: 16
Link
*Teddy Bear Day (Historic) : 16
Link (Note: There's another one 9/9)
Do Dah Day (Pasadena): 17 (Note:
Many towns have one. Pasadena originiated it.)
Link
*Homemade Bread Day: 17
*International Happy Gose Day: 17
*International Students' Day: 17
Link
*National Butter Day: 17
Link
*National Unfriend Day: 17
Link
*Omega Psi Phi Day: 17
Stir Up
Sunday: 17 (5 weeks before Christmas)
*Take A Hike Day: 17
Link
World Day of Remembrance for
Road Traffic Victims: 17 (Third Sunday) Link
*World
Prematurity Awareness Day: 17
Link
*European Antibiotic Awareness Day: 18
Link
*International Day of
Islamic Art: 18
*Married To A Scorpio Support Day: 18
Link
*Mickey Mouse Day: 18
*National
Apple Cider Day: 18 Link
*National Princess
Day: 18 Link
*Push-button Phone Day: 18
*American Made Matters Day: 19
Link
*Equal Opportunity Day (aka Gettysburg Address Day): 19
Link
*Have
A Bad Day Day: 19 Link
*International Men's Day: 19
Link
National Entrepreneurship Day: 19 Link
(Third Tuesday)
*Red Shawl Day: 19
Link
*Rocky and Bullwinkle Day: 19
*Transportation Security Administration
Day: 19
*Women's Entrepreneurship Day: 19
Link
*World Toilet Day: 19 Link
*African Industrialization Day: 20
GIS Day (Geographic Information
Systems): 20
Link (3rd Wednesday)
*Globally Organized
Hug A Runner Day aka G.O.H.A.R.D.: 20
*Name Your PC Day: 20
Link
*National Child's Day: 20
Link
National Educational Support Professionals Day: 20
Link
(Wednesday of American Education Week)
*National
Peanut Butter Fudge Day: 20
Link
*Transgender Day of Remembrance: 20
*Universal Children's Day:
20
*Alascattalo Day (About Alaska & humor): 21
Beaujolais Nouveau
Day: 21 (Third Thursday)
Link
Children's Grief
Awareness Day: 21
Link (Third Thursday/Thursday before Thanksgiving)
Educator For
A Day: 21
Link (Thursday of American Education Week)
Great American Smokeout: 21
Link (Third Thursday)
National Parental Involvement Day: 21
Link
(Third Thursday)
*National Red Mitten Day: 21 (Canada)
Link
National Rural Health Day: 21
(Third Thursday)
Link
Use Less Stuff Day: 21
Link (Thursday of Week Before Thanksgiving)
*World Hello Day: 21
Link
World Pancreatic Cancer
Day: 21
Link (Third
Thursday)
World Philosophy Day: 21 (Third Thursday)
*World Television Day: 21
*Humane Society Day: 22
*International Musicians Day: 22
Link
Substitute Educators Day: 22
Link (Friday of American Education Week)
*Doctor Who Day: 23
Family Volunteer Day: 23 (Saturday of Weekend Before Thanksgiving)
*Fibonacci Day: 23
Link
International Aura Awareness Day: 23 (4th Saturday)
*International
Image Consultant Day: 23
Mother Goose Day: 23?
Link (Sunday Before Thanksgiving.
Different than the one in May.)
National Adoption Day: 23 (Saturday before Thanksgiving)
Link
*National
Espresso Day: 23 Link
National Survivors of Suicide Day: 23
Link (Saturday before
Thanksgiving)
*Old
Clem's Night: 23
Link
*Wolfenoot: 23
Link
*Brownielocks Day: 24
Link
*Celebrate
Your Unique Talent Day: 24
Crystal Skull World Day: 24
Link (Sunday of
4th week)
*D.B. Cooper Day: 24
Link
*International Carmenere Day: 24
Link
*Blase'Day: 25 Link
*International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day: 25
*International Hat Day: 25
*National Play With Dad Day: 25
Link
*Orange Day (Violence
Against Women): 25
Link
*Shopping Reminder Day:
25
*National Milk Day: 26
Link
*World Olive Tree Day: 26
National Jukebox Day: 27 (Day
Before Thanksgiving)
Spitegiving: 27 (Always The Day Before Thanksgiving)
*Slinky Day: 27
Tie One On Day: 27
(Day Before Thanksgiving= honors Aprons
National Day of Mourning: 28 (Thanksgiving Day)
Link
*Red Planet Day: 28
Link
Thanksgiving Day: 28
Turkey-free Thanksgiving: 28
Black Friday: 29 (Day After Thanksgiving)
Buy Nothing Day: 29 (First
Shopping Day After Thanksgiving) *Catterntide: 29
Link
*Electronic Greetings Day: 29
Flossing Day: 29 (Always Day
After Thanksgiving) Link
*International Day of Solidarity
With The Palestinian People: 29
Maize Day: 29 (Day After Thanksgiving)
National Day of
Listening: 29 (Day after Thanksgiving)
Link
National Native American Heritage Day: 29 Link
(Always Day After Thanksgiving)
Random Acts of Kindness Friday: 29
Link (Friday after
Thanksgiving)
Sinkie Day or Dine Over Your Kitchen Sink Day: 29 Link
(Some call it "The Sink Day" when you eat over the sink all the Thanksgiving
leftovers. The definition says "It's the day after thanksgiving."
)
You're Welcomegiving Day: 29 (Always Day After Thanksgiving)
*Square Dancing Day: 29
Link
*Blue Beanie Day: 30
Link
*Cities for Life Day: 30
Link
*Computer Security Day: 30
*Day of Remembrance of All Victims of Chemical
Warfare: 30
*National Mason Jar Day: 30
Link
*National Meth Awareness Day: 30
Link
*National Personal Space Day: 30
*Native
Women's Equal Pay Day: 30
Link
Small Business Saturday: 30 (First Saturday After Thanksgiving)
*Stay Home
Because You're Well Day: 30 Link
November 2024 Moon Phases
Current Moon View
as of today
|
1 New Moon
08:48 am EDT
|
9 First Qtr.
12:56 am EST
|
|
15 Full Moon
04:29 pm EST
|
22 Last
Qtr.
08:29 pm EST
|
Full Moon on the 15th is called "Beaver
Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because at
this time of the year those little beavers are industriously preparing for winter.
November 4-5 - Taurids Meteor Shower which isn't too spetacular and only
produces about 5-10 meteors per hour. This runs from September 7 -
December 10, but peaks on November 4 (night.) The moon will block out
most of the meteors except the bright ones. Best to view in a dark
area away from city lights.
November 17-18 - Leonids Meteor
Shower which is average and produces about 15 meteors per hour; but, it's
cyclonic peak is every 33 years where it produces hundres of meteors
per hour. The last time was in 2001. It runs from November 6-30
but peaks this year on November 17 (night) and November 18 (morning.)
However, there's also a Full Moon which is going to block the fainter
meteors.
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