Special Days in November

International Education Week 2012: November 12-16
International Education Week (IEW) is an annual, week-long event celebrated during the third week of November by over 85 countries around the world. Please find some interesting links about international education week and international education:

http://iew.state.gov/
http://www.edu-abroad.com.ua/
http://www.ciee.org/

November is National Novel Writing Month.
National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo /nnoramo/ na-noh-RY-moh) is an annual internet-based creative writing project which challenges participants to write 50,000 words of a new novel between November 1 and 30. Despite its name it accepts entries from around the world. The project started in July 1999 with just 21 participants, but by the 2010 event over 200,000 people took part – writing a total of over 2.8 billion words.
Writers wishing to participate first register on the project's website, where they can post profiles and information about their novels, including synopsis and excerpts.
Do you want to sign up?)
http://www.nanowrimo.org/

November is Country Music Month as first designated by the Country Music Association in 1964 and made official by Presidential proclamation beginning in 1970. It's intended as a time to celebrate America's music.
http://www.cmaworld.com/country-music-month
Celebrate this month listening to country music!

November 1 – All Saints' Day.

All Saints' Day (in the Roman Catholic Church officially the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas, often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. In the Western calendar it is the day after Halloween and the day before All Souls' Day.
In Western Christian theology, the day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. It is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries.
Read more about the holiday on
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/all-saints-day
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/all-saints-day

November 2 - All Soul's Day.

The Christian holiday of All Soul's Day pays respect and remembers the souls of all friends and loved ones who have died and gone to heaven. It is a time to pray for their souls that they may be received into heaven. Upon death, it is believed that souls have not yet been cleansed of sin. Praying for souls of loved ones helps to remove the stain of sin, and allow the souls to enter the pearly gates of heaven. All Souls Day was started in 998.

November 11- Veterans Day.

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday honoring armed service veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.

November 12 - Chicken Soup for the Soul Day.

It's a celebration about you. According to the creators of the book series of the same name, Chicken Soup for the Soul Day was created as ".... a celebration of who you are, where you've been, where you're going, and who you will be thankful to when you get there!"
Have a happy Chicken Soup for the Soul Day! Read about lots of chicken soups for soul  on http://www.chickensoup.com/

November 13- World Kindness Day. 

World Kindness Day encourages us to be kind to others, helping to create a nicer, better world. According to the World Kindness Movement website, World Kindness Day is intended to "build a kinder and more compassionate world". World Kindness Day evolved from a series of conferences in 1996-1997 in Japan by a group known as the World Kindness Movement. These conferences brought together groups interested in promoting more kindness around the world. It culminated in the "Declaration of Kindness" on November 13,1997. With this declaration, a new and very special day was born.
Use this day as an opportunity to be kind to family, friends, neighbors, and others. You will find kindness rubs off on others, and generates even more kindness.
10 ways to celebrate World Kindness Day:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/supersisters/archives/2008/11/10-ways-to-celebrate-world-kin.html.

November 21-International Philosophy Day. 

International Philosophy Day was proclaimed by UNESCO to be celebrated every third Thursday of November. It was first celebrated on 21 November 2002.

November 22 (The fourth Thursday in November) -Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has officially been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens," to be celebrated on Thursday, November 26. As a federal and popular holiday in the U.S., Thanksgiving is one of the major holidays of the year. Together with Christmas and the New Year, Thanksgiving is a part of the broader holiday season.
The event that some Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims to give thanks to God for guiding them safely to the New World.