Recognized in November

During November, BEPC recognizes the following:

November NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH Adoptees, birth families, adoptive families and adoption professionals reflect on, educate and celebrate adoption practices.

November NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH Celebrates and honors the history and culture of Native Americans and indigenous people in the United States.

November 1 ALL SAINTS’ DAY • Western Christian Commemorates all known and unknown Christian saints. Eastern Christianity observes it on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

November 2 ALL SOULS’ DAY • Christian Commemoration of all faithful Christians who are now dead. In Mexican tradition it is celebrated as Dia de los Muertos between October 31 and November 2, and is an occasion to remember dead ancestors and celebrate the continuity of life.

November 6 BIRTH OF THE BÁB • Bahá’í Bahá’I observance of the anniversary of the birth in 1819 of Siyyid, “the Báb,” the prophet-herald of the Bahá’I Faith, in ShIráz, Persia.

November 7 BIRTH OF BAHÁ’U’LLÁH • Bahá’í Observance of the anniversary of the birth in 1817 of Bahá’u’lláh, prophet-founder of the Bahá’I Faith, in Núr, Persia.

November 8 GURU NANAK DEV JI’S BIRTHDAY • Sikh A very important holiday in the Sikh faith as Guru Nanak Dev’s was the First Guru of the Sikhs and the Founder of Sikhism. He was born in mid-November; the holiday is celebrated according to the lunar date.

November 8 ELECTION DAY A day set by U.S. law for the election of public officials.

November 9–10 KRISTALLNACHT Commemorates the 1938 pogrom against Jews throughout Germany and Vienna.

November 11 VETERANS’ DAY Honors military veterans and the U.S. Armed Services.

November 14–18 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK Celebrates public education and honors individuals who are making a difference in ensuring every child in the U. S. receives a quality education.

November 16 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE Emphasizes the dangers of intolerance and is a call to action for the advancement of human welfare, freedom and progress everywhere, as well as a day to encourage tolerance, respect, dialogue and cooperation among different cultures and peoples.

November 20 TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE Memorializes those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.

November 24 THANKSGIVING DAY Following a 19th century tradition, it commemorates the Pilgrims’ harvest feast in the autumn of 1621. It is considered by some to be a "national day of mourning," in recognition of the conquest of Native Americans by colonists.

November 25 DAY OF THE COVENANT • Bahá’í Day of the Covenant is a festival observed to commemorate Bahá’u’lláh’s appointment ofHis son, Abdu’l-Baha, as His successor.

November 26 - December 5 NAVARATRI – Hindu Nine-day festival celebrating the triumph of good over evil. It worships God in the form of the universal mother commonly referred to as Durga, Devi or Shakti, and marks the start of fall.

November 27 – December 24 ADVENT – Christian Advent is a season of spiritual preparation in observance of the birth of Jesus. In Western Christianity, it starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. In Eastern Christianity, the season is longer and begins in the middle of November.