MDBCs 28 Nov 2025

Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 1520 November 28, 2025

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November 28th 2025 - Holidays and Observances

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Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998.
Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
Bukovina Day (Romania)
Christian feast day:
- Acacius, Hirenarchus, and companions, of Sebaste
- Catherine Labouré
- Feast of the Holy Sovereigns (Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii)
- Herman of Alaska, the anniversary of his actual death. Eastern Orthodox
- James of the Marches
- Kamehameha and Emma (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Our Lady of Kibeho
- Pope Gregory III
- Rufus (no. 8)
- Stephen the Younger
- November 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Heroes' Day (Sri Lanka)
Hōonkō (Japan)
Independence Day (Mauritania), celebrate the independence of Mauritania from France in 1960.
Independence Day (Panama), celebrate the independence of Panama from Spain in 1821.
Navy Day (Iran)
Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste), celebrating the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor from Portugal in 1975.
Republic Day (Burundi)
Republic Day (Chad)

Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details)

Christine Blasey Ford’s Birthday

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Fri Nov 28th, 2025 - Sat Nov 29th, 2025

Pattaya International Fireworks Festival

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Red Planet Day

November 28 is Red Planet Day, a day to celebrate and learn more about the Red Planet - Mars. The planet is called so because it appears red in color.

The date of the unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1964 when Mariner 4, a robotic interplanetary probe was launched by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Close-up of Mars

In the 8 months it was on its mission, the Mariner 4 became the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Mars. It also gave the world the first close-up images of Mars. Since then several exploratory missions have been sent to Mars to gather data about the planet.

Today, 5 spacecrafts orbit Mars and 2 spacecrafts - the Curiosity Rover and the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity - are on the planet's surface. All 7 send incredible amount of data about the planet back to astronomers on Earth.

Similar to Earth

Named after the Roman god of war, Mars is the seventh smallest planet in the Solar System. Similar to Earth in many ways - it has the same rotational period and seasonal cycles - Mars has 2 moons, Deimos and Phobos, and has the largest volcano, Olympus Mons, in the Solar System.

Because of its similarity to Earth, many astronomers and scientists believe that at some point in its history Mars may have been a hospitable planet for life.

Exploration of Mars has been high on the agenda of the space programs of many countries. NASA, the American space agency has estimated that it could send humans to the Red Planet by the 2030s.

How to Celebrate?

Learn more about the planet and its environment.
Join a local astronomy club and see if you can get a glimpse of the planet.

Did You Know…

…that the reason Mars appears red is because its surface is rich in iron oxide or rust?

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Buy Nothing Day

The Friday after Thanksgiving day in the United States is Buy Nothing Day.

The unofficial holiday makes a statement against the consumerism that takes over the country on Black Friday. In the rest of the world, the holiday is observed on the last Saturday of November.

Created by Adbusters

Buy Nothing Day began in Canada in 1992 by Adbusters, a "global network of artists, activists, educators, students and entrepreneurs". The day was created in order to raise awareness about the effects of consumerism on society, the economy and the environment. It was first observed in September, but was then subsequently moved to November.

How to Celebrate?

Abstain from making any purchases on this day. Avoid going to the stores - brick and mortar or online.
The creators of this holiday, Adbusters, recommend that people cut up their credit cards, walk around stores without buying anything and do the whirl-mart. Whirl-mart is the act of walking around a store with a cart without buying anything.

Did You Know…

…that contrary to popular belief Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day in the U.S.? That distinction goes to the Saturday before Christmas.

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I wonder what Edward Scissorhands thinks of touchscreen technology.

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How do you find Ronald McDonald at a nude beach? You look for the sesame seed buns!

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I asked my three year old grandson Malachi what his name was, he replied, "Spiderman."

I said, "Malachi, what is your real name?"

He replied, "Peter Parker."

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"Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room." — Phyllis Diller

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I wonder what my parents did to fight boredom before the internet. I asked my 17 brothers and sisters and they didn't know either.

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Q: What kind of exercise do lazy  people do?

A: Diddly-squats.

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Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, February 1, 1901 – February 27, 2011) was a United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 at the age of 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley, driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe.

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The last living veteran of World War I was Florence Green, a British citizen who served in the Allied armed forces, and who died 4 February 2012, aged 110.^[1] The last combat veteran was Claude Choules, who served in the British Royal Navy (and later the Royal Australian Navy) and died 5 May 2011, aged 110.^[2] The last veteran who served in the trenches was Harry Patch (British Army), who died on 25 July 2009, aged 111. The last Central Powers veteran, Franz Künstler of Austria-Hungary, died on 27 May 2008 at the age of 107.