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Thursday Thirteen ~ November

Thirteen Things about November

November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days.

In Latin, novem means "nine". November was also the ninth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.

In the pagan wheel of the year, November begins at or near Samhain in the northern hemisphere and Beltaine in the southern hemisphere.

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated in Mexico on November 2.

In Ireland November 1 is regarded as the first day of Winter.

November 1 is called November Day (Lá Samhna) in Celtic tradition and is thus named in the Irish Calendar, where the month is called Mí na Samhna.

Britain and New Zealand celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot, on November 5.

Around November 17, the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak.

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

Yellow Topaz is an alternate gemstone for those born in November.

November's gemstone is Citrine.

November's Flower is the Chrysanthemum.

November 6, 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederacy.

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