November 2023 language and cultural dates for your diary
Religious/cultural
1 – Samhain: A Pagan and Wiccan festival marking the end of the harvest season
1 – All Saints Day/Feast of the All Saints: A day to honor all holy men and women who have been canonized in the Catholic Church
2 – Anniversary of the Crowning of Haile Selassie: The day when Haile Selassie ascended the Ethiopian throne. This is one of the holiest days in the Rastafarian year
All Souls’ Day, Christian
Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I, Rastafari
9 – Feast of the Dedication of the Archbasilica, Catholic Christian
12 – Diwali: A 5-day festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. It honors gods, goddesses, harvests, New Years, etc.
15 – Nativity Fast begins, Orthodox Christian
19 – Chhath Puja, Hindu
21 – Presentation of the Theotokos, Orthodox Christian
23 – Thanksgiving (US Independence)
24 – Martyrdom of Guru Tegh, Bahadur Sikh
26 – Feast of Christ the King, Christian
Day of the Covenant, Baha’i
27 – Guru Nanak Ji’s Birthday: A day commemorating the birth of Guru Nanak Ji who founded Sikhism
27 – Jain New Year: A day celebrated on the first day after the month of Kartika.
28 – Ascension of Abdu’l–Bahá, Baha’i
30 – St. Andrew’s Feast Day (patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Barbados, and Romania), Christian
Awareness Events
Movember – Men’s Health Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers’ Month
National Diabetes Month
National Career Development Month
2 – National Stress Awareness Day
5 – World Tsunami Awareness Day
6-10 – Talk Money Week
Living Wage Week
8 – Intersex Day of Solidarity
9 – International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 – World Adoption Day
10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 – Armistice Day
12 – Remembrance Sunday
12-19 – UK Inter Faith Week
13 – World Kindness Day
13-19 Transgender Awareness Week
14 – World Diabetes Day
16 – International Day for Tolerance
16 Nov-15 Dec – Disability History Month
19 – International Men’s Day
20 – World Children’s Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance
23 – Carers Rights Day
24 – National Day of Listening
25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
28 – Giving Tuesday
