November

November is the eleventh of the  in the  and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 s.

November begins in western tropical astrology with the sun in the sign of  and ends in the sign of. Astronomically speaking, the sun actually begins in the constellation of, passes through from approximately the 24th through the 29th and ends in the constellation of , which is the only zodiacal constellation that is not associated with an astrological sign.

In Latin, novem means "". November was also the ninth month in the until a monthless winter period was divided between  and. The birthstone for November is either or.

Representation in poetry
A poem which is often told in schools in the is that by, playing on how the name "November" can be extended to other phrases beginning with no. Hood's poem suggests that melancholy moods associated with this month; for full text of this poem, see http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/251.html

Events in November

 * In the, November begins at or near  in the northern hemisphere and  in the southern hemisphere.
 * In, is celebrated on , birthdate of first.
 * In, is known as
 * , a holiday. Observance is on, the day after . In  the All Saints'  takes place on the first  of November.
 * , or Day of the Dead, is celebrated in on.
 * In November 1 is regarded as the first day of.
 * November 1 is called November Day (Lá Samhna) in ic tradition and is thus named in the, where the month is called Mí na Samhna.
 * is celebrated in the on.
 * is also celebrated on in the  and various an countries (including  and ) to commemorate  and other s.
 * of by   on ,.
 * , or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on.
 * and celebrate, the anniversary of the failed , on.
 * On 24th November each year Lachit Divas, is celebrated statewide in, to commemorate the heroism of the great general  and the victory of the Assamese army over the  army at the  in 1671.
 * In the, and , the fourth in November is.

Month-long observances
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

It's quite common for some males in Australia (especially in the city of Melbourne), and New Zealand to sport a moustache during the month of November. The custom being known as ( is a  of the words  and .), and being a fundraising event for mens health issues. One's fashionable appearance often comes second to the calling of Movember. A similar observance in the United States, called Noshavember, involves a full beard as opposed to a mustache.

Movable events
First Tuesday
 * In, the horse race is held annually on the first  in November.

Tuesday After the First Monday
 * In the, elections are held on the Tuesday after the first of November. They therefore fall between  and . In even numbered years, members of the  are elected to two-year terms, and about one third of the  are elected to six-year terms. The  is elected in years divisible by four. Most U.S. states, counties, and municipalities have some part of their election cycle coincident with this date.


 * Around, the meteor shower reaches its peak.

Third Thursday
 * The sponsored by the  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.

Fourth Thursday also an unofficial day off from work for many and known as "."
 * Americans celebrate the holiday on the fourth Thursday of November, with the Friday after being

Monday immediately following Thanksgiving Day

Other names

 * In, November is called marraskuu, meaning "month of the dead".
 * In, it is called "Sip-il-weol" meaning the month number eleven
 * In and, November is called "Listopad", meaning "month of falling leaves".
 * In, November is called "Kasım".
 * In, November is called ngeyeNkanga, meaning "month of the small yellow daisies".
 * In the, November is known as the "month of the dog".
 * In, November is called "Studeni" meaning "cold one"