November 2021 Events and Celebrations
November is a month full of holidays. Thus, during this time of year, everyone’s social calendars are likely filled to the brim with holiday parties and celebrations. If not, they’re likely taking the time to prepare for Christmas.
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National Authors Day
Every year on November 1, millions of people celebrate authors and the books that they write on National Author’s Day. To celebrate #NationalAuthorsDay , tweet at your favourite author, gift a book to your friends and family or take some time to write a story or a poem!
World Vegan Day
World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around the world every 1 November. The benefits of veganism for humans, non-human animals, and the natural environment are celebrated through activities such as setting up stalls, hosting potlucks, and planting memorial trees.
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Zero Tasking Day
Zero Tasking Day is designed to dedicate this hour to ‘me time’; encouraging rest, relaxation and a distinct lack of work. To celebrate #ZeroTaskingDay, take an hour out of your day when Daylight Savings Time comes into effect, and settle in to relax and truly take care of yourself.
Cliché Day
National Cliche Day is celebrated on November 3 of every year. A cliche is a phrase which is used very often or the element of artistic work which occurs in films or music just as often. Enjoy #ClichéDay with some romantic comedies or horror movies, or share your favourite cliches on social media.
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National Candy Day
National Candy Day is observed annually on November 4th. Candies come in numerous colors, shapes, sizes and varieties and have a long history in popular culture. To celebrate this day, buy some candy for your friends and family, make your own candy or try a new flavor of candy for a change.
Diwali
Diwali, Divali, Deepavali or Dipavali is the festival of lights, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists every autumn in the northern hemisphere. Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.
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International Stress Awareness Day
National Stress Awareness Day is a great opportunity to take a moment to think about our wellbeing and find advice or support on managing stress. On #StressAwarenessDay , take this opportunity to remove the stress from your life for the day and find ways of mitigating them beyond this day.
World Numbat Day
This is a special day to honour Western Australia’s unique mammal emblem and an awareness day to encourage the action to conserve the Numbat species. You can help numbats by encouraging responsible pet ownership, spreading word about the numbats' plight and never removing hollow logs from the bush.
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International Project Management Day #IPMDay
The International Project Management Day (IPM Day) aims to encourage project based organizations worldwide or organizations who utilize project management methodologies to schedule some type of recognition event within their organizations.
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) Day
Designed to raise the National IQ for STEM careers by inspiring the next generation of students through a self guided interactive, online STEM awareness experience called LifeJourney. Another way to celebrate is to raise funds to help science teachers buy supplies to further students' interests.
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9
World Freedom Day
World Freedom Day is a United States federal observance declared by then-President George W. Bush to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. It started in 2001 and is celebrated on November 9.
THU
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Single's Day
Singles day or Guanggun Jie is a shopping holiday popular among young Chinese people that celebrate their pride in being single.
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World Pneumonia Day
World Pneumonia Day is to raise awareness of pneumonia, promote prevention and treatment, and generate action to fight the illness. Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs, making breathing painful and limiting oxygen intake.
Happy Hour Day
November 12 is Happy Hour Day. So, on this unofficial fun holiday take advantage of happy hours at your favorite bar, cafe or restaurant. Make sure to share your culinary highlights from #happyhourday on social media to celebrate!
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World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day is an international observance on 13 November. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of nations' kindness NGOs. It is observed in many countries, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and United Arab Emirates.
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World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on diabetes mellitus and is held on 14 November each year. On this day, organise a diabetes information session with your community, in schools or online to raise awareness and confront diabetes.
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World Philosophy Day
The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance day declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. It is observed in November. This day encourages collective exercise in free, reasoned and informed thinking on the major challenges of our time.
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International Day for Tolerance
The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance day declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance. It is observed on 16 November.
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International Students Day
International Students' Day is an international observance of the student community, held annually on November 17. Originally commemorating the Nazi storming of Czech universities in 1939 and the subsequent killing and sending of students to concentration camps.
World Prematurity Day
World Prematurity Day aims to raise awareness about the issues associated with preterm birth. It also spreads information about how to help and support affected families.
THU
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Princess Day
Princess Day itself, was not inspired by the Disney company. Instead, it was brought in by a smaller company, Nest Entertainment, which decided to work with Sony Entertainment to develop one of the last hand-drawn stories, The Swan Princess. Celebrate with a day of pampering and princess movies.
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International Men's Day
Inaugurated in 1992 on 7 February by Thomas Oaster, it is an occasion to celebrate boys' and men's achievements and contributions, in particular for their contributions to country, society, community, neighbourhood, family, marriage, and child care.
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World Television Day
The United Nations’ (UN) World Television Day is annually observed in many places around the world on November 21. The day recognizes that television plays a major role in presenting different issues that affect people such as social and economic issues, as well as threats to peace and security.
World Hello Day
World Hello Day is a secular holiday observed annually on November 21, to express that conflicts should be resolved through communication rather than the use of force. To celebrate, verbally greet 10 or more people as an expression of personal communication in preserving peace.
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Go For A Ride Day
On November 22, take out your car, bike, segway, unicycle, kayak, horse or your tractor for a spin because it is #GoForARideDay. How you travel doesn’t matter, as long as you celebrate the free spirit of the day and the freedom of an open road.
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Adoption Day
National Adoption Day is observed annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This event is focused on raising awareness of children in foster care waiting to be adopted. To celebrate, use #AdoptionDay on social media, volunteer in events supporting adoption, or donate at a fundraising event.
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Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
Embrace your unique talent and celebrate it, no matter how quirky it is on November 24 or Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day. Don't miss out this opportunity to share your talents to a wider audience on social media with #CelebrateYourUniqueTalentDay!
THU
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Thanksgiving Day - USA
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival. Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by George Washington after a request by Congress.
Blase’ Day
Blase’ Day is observed annually on November 25. Are you bored with life and unimpressed with the world around you? On Blase’ Day, we have permission to be blase’ toward just about anything, being the perfect day for the world-weary to revel in their apathy.
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National Cake Day #NationalCakeDay
Cake Day is on November 26. Have your cake and eat it too on one of the greatest holidays ever invented. To celebrate #NationalCakeDay, try your hand at baking with a new recipe, or order your favorite cake to share with friends and family from your local bakery.
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Jukebox Day
National Jukebox Day is observed on end-November. It has been observed the day before Thanksgiving since 2016. To celebrate, head over to your local 50’s diner and play your favorite songs on their jukebox.
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Hanukkah Begins
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights.
About the month of November
The month of November is special for many people with festivals like Diwali and Thanksgiving, and religious holidays like All Souls Day and All Saints' Day. A popular family celebration, Thanksgiving gives people a chance to connect with family and friends and reflect on the months that just passed. The cool weather of late autumn makes family coziness even more special.
As other celebrations like Christmas are inching closer, shopping trips become more prevalent, fueled by events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The month’s name, November ,came from the Latin word Novem which means nine. The birthstone of November is the topaz and the birth flower is chrysanthemum.
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