My Daily Bread Crumbs 01 Nov

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November 1st - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance:
- Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti)
Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria)
Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma)
Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India)^[51]
Christian feast day:
- Austromoine
- Benignus of Dijon
- Caesarius of Africa
- Santa Muerte (Folk Catholicism, Mexico and Southwestern United States)
- November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
Earliest day on which Arbor Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in November. (Samoa)
Earliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in November. (South Africa)
Earliest day on which Health Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in November. (Turkmenistan)
Earliest day on which National Bison Day can fall, while 7 November is the latest; celebrated on the first Saturday in November. (United States)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnataka, India)^[51]
Kerala Day (Kerala, India)^[51]
Liberty Day (United States Virgin Islands)
International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day
National Brush Day (United States)
National Awakening Day (Bulgaria)
Self-Defense Forces Commemoration Day (Japan)
The first day of winter observances:
- Calan Gaeaf, celebrations start at sunset of October 31. (Wales)
- Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere and Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere, celebrations start at sunset of October 31 (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
World Vegan Day

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day

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Benjamin Banneker Week

Observances (click on the month for details)

Native American Heritage Month

Movember

Fun Observances

Author's Day

November 1 is Author's Day, a day to honor all your favorite authors and to encourage any writers in your life to keep working on their magnum opus.

Writing is hard and writing a short story or a book is even harder. So thank your favorite authors for writing your favorite books and help budding writers and authors around you in any way you can so that they can achieve their dreams.

American Authors

It is not very clear how or where this unofficial holiday originated. Some records suggest that the seeds for creating a holiday celebrating authors were sown in 1928, by Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, the president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club. In 1949, the United States Department of Commerce recognized National Author's Day as a holiday that commemorates American authors.

How to Celebrate?

Re-read your favorite authors’ work or pick up a new book written by that author.
Want your loved one to see why you love a particular author? Why not gift them a book penned by them?

Did You Know…

…that according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie is the world’s bestselling author? Her books have been translated in over 44 languages and have sold over 4 billion copies worldwide.

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