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'''November''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-November.ogg|n|oʊ|ˈ|v|ɛ|m|b|ər}} {{respell|noh|VEM|bər}}) is the eleventh [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] and [[Gregorian Calendar]]s and one of four months with the length of 30 [[day]]s. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "[[nine]]") when [[January]] and [[February]] were added to the [[Roman calendar]].
November is a month of [[Spring (season)|spring]] in the Southern Hemisphere and [[autumn]] in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of [[May]] in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.

November starts on the same day of the week as [[February]] in [[common year]]s and [[March]] every year. November ends on the same day of the week as August every year. November starts on the same day of the week as [[June]] of the previous year in [[common year]]s and [[September]] and [[December]] of the previous year in [[leap year]]s. November ends on the same day of the week as March and June of the previous year in common years and September of the previous year in leap years. In years immediately before common years, November starts on the same day of the week as August of the following year while in years immediately before leap years, November starts on the same day of the week as May of the following year. In years immediately before common years, November ends on the same day of week as May of the following year while in years immediately before leap years, November ends on the same day of the week as February and October of the following year.

==Events in November==

[[File:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry novembre.jpg|right|thumb|November, from the ''[[Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry]]'']]
[[File:Thanksgiving-Brownscombe.jpg|right|thumb|American [[Thanksgiving]] is celebrated in November]]
*November 1 – Day of the leaders of the Bulgarian national revival
*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''.
*In the [[Liturgical year|Christian calendar]], [[November 2]] is [[All Souls Day]]. It is known in [[Mexico]] as el ''[[Día de los Muertos]]'' (Day of the Dead), and the whole month of November is especially dedicated to praying for the dead
*Britain and [[New Zealand]] celebrate [[Guy Fawkes Night]], the anniversary of the failed [[Gunpowder Plot]], on [[November 5]].
*In [[Indonesia]], [[November 10]] is known as [[National Heroes Day]].
* November 10 is the birthday of the [[United States Marine Corps]].
*Independence Day in Angola on November 11.
*Independence Day in Poland on November 11.
*Feast Day of St. Martin of Tours (Sint Maarten in the Netherlands and Sankt Martin in Germany); this is celebrated with parades in which the children carry lanterns, which they continue to carry as they go from door to door singing traditional songs for candy, which tradition arises from the same roots as trick-or-treating on Halloween, when people used to go around collecting "soul cakes".  The parades usually feature a man in the costume of a Roman centurion on a horse and end with a reenactment of the old legend of the Saint dividing his cloak to share it with a beggar.
*[[Remembrance Day]] is celebrated on [[November 11]] in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and various European countries (including France and [[Belgium]]) to commemorate [[World War&nbsp;I]] and other [[war]]s. It is known as [[Veterans Day (United States)|Veterans Day]] in the United States.
*In India, [[Children's Day]] is celebrated on [[November 14]], the birthdate of first [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]].
*[[World Diabetes Day]] is celebrated on [[November 14]].
*The [[Leonids]] meteor shower reaches its peak around [[November 17]].
*World Prematurity Day is [[November 17]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marchofdimes.org/mission/world-prematurity-day.aspx|title=World Prematurity Day: Mission: Prematurity Campaign |publisher=March of Dimes|accessdate=October 31, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Latvia]]n Independence day is [[November 18]].
*[[Discovery (observation)|Discovery]] to the Eastern World of [[Puerto Rico]] by [[Christopher Columbus]] on November 19, 1493.
*[[International Men's Day]] is commemorated on [[November 19]].
*[[Mexican Revolution|Día de la Revolución]], or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on [[November 20]].
*[[Transgender Day of Remembrance]] has occurred on [[November 20]] each year in the United States since 1999.
*[[National Adoption Day]] – [[November 21]]
*Independence Day in [[Lebanon]] is [[November 22]].
* [[Rudolf Maister]] day in [[Slovenia]] is on [[November 23]]
* On [[November 24]] 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 Empire|Mughal]] army at the [[battle of Saraighat]] in 1671.
*[[Suriname]] celebrates its Independence Day on [[November 25]].
*[[International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]] on [[November 25]].
*[[Albania]]n Independence Day is on [[November 28]]. 
*[[Scotland]] celebrates [[St Andrews Day]], its official national day, on [[November 30]]. Since [[2006]] it has been an official [[bank holiday]].
*[[Argentina]] celebrates the [[Day of National Sovereignty]] on [[November 20]], to commemorate the [[Vuelta de Obligado]] battle. It has been declared an official national holiday in [[2010]]
*The United States and [[Puerto Rico]] observe [[Thanksgiving]] on the {{Tooltip|fourth Thursday in November|Only from November 22 to 28}}.
*For Western Christians, [[Advent]] usually begins on a [[Sunday]] during the last week of November (the Sunday between November 27 and December 3).

===Month-long observances===
*Native American Heritage Month 
*[[Pancreatic Cancer]] Awareness Month 
*[[COPD]] Awareness month<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lungusa.org/about-us/our-impact/top-stories/november-is-copd-awareness_1.html |title=November is COPD Awareness Month |publisher=American Lung Association |date=November 9, 2009 |accessdate=2012-12-11}}</ref> 
*[[National Novel Writing Month]]
*National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo)
*[[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's Disease]] Awareness Month 
*American Diabetes Month
*Lung Cancer Awareness Month
*National [[Homelessness|Homeless]] [[StandUp For Kids|Youth]] Awareness Month
*Crohn's & [[Ulcerative colitis|Ulcerative Colitis]] Awareness Month 
*National [[Pomegranate]] Month in the United States<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pomwonderful.com/products/freshfruit/life-cycle/ |title=Life Cycle |publisher=PomWonderful |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091009214716/http://pomwonderful.com/products/freshfruit/life-cycle/ |archivedate=2009-10-09}}</ref> 
*Holy Souls in [[Purgatory]] (Roman Catholic Church) 
*National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month (United States)
*National Prematurity Awareness Month (United States)
*Epilepsy Awareness Month
*[[Sweet potato|Sweet Potato]] Awareness Month<ref>{{cite web|last=Smithson|first=Toby|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20121112/entlife/711129839/ |title=Celebrate SPAM — that's Sweet Potato Awareness Month — with spicy stew |work=Daily Herald |date=November 12, 2012 |accessdate=2013-02-09}}</ref>
*No Shave November
*[[Movember]]
*National Adoption Awareness Month (United States)
*National Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
*Transgender Awareness Month

===Movable events===
'''First Tuesday'''
*In Australia, the [[Melbourne Cup]] horse race is held annually on the first Tuesday in November.

'''Tuesday after the first Monday'''
*In the United States, elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November (between [[November 2]] and [[November 8]]). In even-numbered years, members of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] are elected to two-year terms, and about one third of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] are elected to six-year terms. The [[President of the United States]] is elected in [[singly and doubly even|doubly even-numbered]] years. Most U.S. states, counties, and municipalities have some part of their election cycle coincident with this date.

'''Third Wednesday'''
*[[GIS Day]] is held the third Wednesday of November during Geography Awareness Week.

'''Third Thursday'''
*The [[Great American Smokeout]] sponsored by the [[American Cancer Society]] occurs on the third Thursday of November, one week before Thanksgiving. Smokers are encouraged to quit smoking for these 24 hours, in hopes that they will quit forever.

*[[International Philosophy Day]]

*[[Beaujolais nouveau]] is released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intowine.com/beaujolais2.html |title=Beaujolais Nouveau: History Behind the Third Thursday in November |publisher=IntoWine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-11}}</ref>

'''Fourth Thursday in the US'''
*Americans celebrate [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] on the fourth Thursday of November.

'''The day after Thanksgiving in the US'''
*A famous day for shopping known as "[[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]]".
*[[Buy Nothing Day]]

'''Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day in the US'''
*[[Cyber Monday]] (can sometimes fall in December)

==November symbols==
[[File:Chrysanthemums.jpg|thumb|[[Chrysanthemum]]]]
*November's birthstones are the [[topaz]] (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the [[citrine]].
*Its birth flower is the [[chrysanthemum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shgresources.com/gems/birthflowers/ |title=SHGresources.com |publisher=SHGresources.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-11}}{{dead link|date=November 2014}}</ref>
*The [[zodiac]] signs for the month of November are [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]] (until November 21) and [[Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius]] (November 22 onwards).

==See also==
*[[Historical anniversaries]]

==References==
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