Holiday Calendar November 2008
Mid October, the treats for Halloween are ready by the door, the pumpkins are along the entryway and the autumn wreath is hanging on the door. While planning for Thanksgiving I realized I did not post the November holiday calendar yet. Here is a detailed list of the coming holidays for November 2008.
Is there a holiday we are missing? A note about a holiday you think is worth mentioning? Feel free to comment.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Faith | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows') | Christian | All Saints' Day (also known as All Hallows' Day or Hallowmas) is when Anglicans and Roman Catholics honor all saints, known and unknown, of the Christian church. Orthodox churches celebrate it on the first Sunday after Pentecost |
| 1 | Saturday | Los Dias de los Muertos (Days of the Dead) | Pagan | A traditional Mexico holiday honoring the dead. It is celebrated every year at the same time as Halloween and the Christian holy days of All Saints Day and All Souls Day (November 1st and 2nd). Los Dias de los Muertos is not a sad time, but instead a time of remembering and rejoicing. Influenced from the Aztec people of Mexico. |
| 2 | Sunday | All Souls' Day | Christian | All Souls' Day is an opportunity for Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches to commemorate the faithful departed. They remember and pray for the souls of people who are in Purgatory. All Souls' Day is celebrated on 3 November if the 2nd is a Sunday |
| 2 | Sunday | Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I | Rastafari | Haile Selassie was the Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastas believe Haile Selassie is God, and that he will return to Africa members of the black community who are living in exile |
| 2 | Sunday | All Saints' Day (Catholic Church in England and Wales) | Christian | The Catholic Church in England and Wales moves this festival to the nearest Sunday if it falls on a Saturday or Monday |
| 9 | Sunday | Remembrance Sunday | Multifaith | The second Sunday of November is marked by ceremonies at war memorials and cenotaphs to remember those who gave their lives in conflicts. |
| 11 | Tuesday | Veterans Day | Multifaith | Marks the end of the First World War on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. At 1100 on this day people in the UK pause for 2 minutes of silence to remember those who gave their lives in past conflicts |
| 12 | Wednesday | Birth of Baha'u'llah | Baha'i | Celebrates the birth in 1817 of the founder of the Baha'i faith |
| 13 | Thursday | Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar) | Sikh | This festival may be celebrated by some on the date fixed by the Nanakshahi calendar: April 14 |
| 15 | Saturday | Shichigosan (7-5-3 festival) | Shinto | A festival to give thanks for children. Often celebrated on the nearest Sunday to the 15th to allow working parents to take part |
| 23 | Sunday | Niinamesei | Shinto | Labor Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday in Japan and originally a harvest festival |
| 24 | Monday | Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar) | Sikh | Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru and is honored as a champion of religious freedom. He was executed in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam |
| 26 | Wednesday | Day of the Covenant | Baha'i | This minor festival celebrates the covenant of Baha'u'llah. Baha'is also mark the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on this day |
| 27 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Multifaith | Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, Indian corn and pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2008) is November 27th. |
| 28 | Friday | Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha | Baha'i | Marks the death of the son of Baha’u’llah. This is a minor holy day and work is not suspended |
| 30 | Sunday | Advent Sunday | Christian | The beginning of the ecclesiastical year on the Sunday closest to November 30. Advent is the season before Christmas - In Western Christendom, four Sundays are included. In Eastern Christendom, the season is longer and begins in the middle of November |
| 30 | Sunday | St Andrew's Day | Christian | Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia. The flag of Scotland is the Cross of St. Andrew. St Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was originally a fisherman and became the first Apostle |
Notes:
- This calendar is a North American holiday calendar. Dates might be different from other calendars
- Christian holidays are usually celebrated on the date
- In the Jewish and Muslim calendars a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day
- For more details you can refer to the When-Is holiday calendar, BBC online holiday calendar or Holidays on the Net
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