November

November is the month of Thanksgiving and its name means ninth month, even though it is the eleventh month.  

November began with 30 days.

November 4 is Thanksgiving (Family Gatherings), the premier holiday in November. The first Thanksgiving was given by the pilgrims in 1623. It did not become an official holiday until President Lincoln declared it in 1863. The holiday was created to give thanks for the plenty of the harvest. A traditional dish for the event is roast turkey and dressing.

 

November 11 is Veteran's Day. It was originally called Armistice Day and meant to commemorate the end of the "war to end all wars" (World War I ended 11 November 1918). It was signed into law by Woodrow Wilson in 1919. The remembrance was extended in 1954 to cover the veterans of all wars after World War II and the Korean War.

Sadie Hawkins Day is the first Saturday in November. It was actually invented by a cartoonist, Al Capp, who created the L'il Abner strip. It is a day when girls and women can ask their favorite boy or man to a dance. On the religious side, the 1st of November is All Saints day.

In November in the Northern Hemisphere the cycle of the seasons becomes most obvious as the harvest is complete and the plants are in their winter mode, also a fun time of approaching holidays or as a precursor to the final denouement of December.