All - Leep Calendar

Sponsored by the National Association of Educational Office Professionals, Education Support Professionals Day honors the dedicated secretaries, clerks, and executive assistants that work for the administrators of our schools and keep things running so students can learn.

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Nov

Indian Pudding Day, Ntl.: November 13

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Indian Pudding is popular in New England featuring Indian corn, milk, molasses, and cinnamon. National Indian Pudding Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor.

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Nov

Kindness Day, World (1998): November 13

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The World Kindness Movement introduced World Kindness Day, a worldwide organization comprised of NGOs. The observance aims to spread kindness and highlight people's kind deeds in a given community. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the 1st World Kindness Movement® General Assembly held in Tokyo on November 13, 1998, and the 35th anniversary of the Small Kindness Movement of Japan, which had brought the signatories of the 'declaration of kindness' of the World Kindness Movement together in 1997.

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Nov

Orangutans Day, Orange for (UK): November 13 (est)

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Orange for Orangutans Day raises awareness of the plight of orangutans and the threat to their natural habitat. Everyone is encouraged to wear orange on this day. People hold local events such as orange parties and orange cake bake sales to create funds for orangutan conservation through Protect Me and My Tree Appeal and the Orangutan Release Programme in Borneo.

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Nov

Signing Day, Ntl.: November 13*

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Today is National Signing Day for Division I and II Sports (also called National Letter of Intent Day), the day high school athletes with athletic scholarships (approximately 48,000 each year) declare which college they will attend. There are other signing days, but this is the first and the most anticipated each year. This day encompasses all sports, except American football.

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Nov

Tulasi Vivah (H): November 13

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Tulsi plant or Tulsi is a goddess in the Hindu religion, and Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial marriage to the god Vishnu or his avatar Krishna. This ceremony can be performed any time between Prabodhini Ekadashi - the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month Kartik to the full moon of Kartik Poornima. The Tulsi wedding signifies the end of the monsoon season and the beginning of the Hindu wedding season. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar, the official holiday calendar in India. The Hindu faith has many calendars, each specific to different regions and tribes, with dates and celebrations marked by differing positions of the sun, moon, and stars. Names of months and holidays and the corresponding dates in the Gregorian Calendar may vary widely from one calendar to the next. Determine the proper calendar before attending local events.

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Nov

Dear Santa Letter Week: November 7-14

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Dear Santa Letter Week promotes creativity and tradition as children expand their imagination through letter writing, quickly becoming a lost art. This week, children write to Santa Claus about their Christmas gift wishes. Parents teach their children about the mail system and the North Pole. TIP: For parents hoping their children will get a response from Santa, include your child's note, a note (written by you to him/her), a stamped and addressed envelope to your address, and put it all into a larger envelope addressed as follows:

NORTH POLE POSTMARK POSTMASTER 4141 POSTMARK DR ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998

Ho! Ho! Ho! Check out some of the hilarious letters in the videos below!

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Nov

Block It Out Day, Ntl.: November 14

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Set aside the social media, avoid toxic people and take a day off from hate and bullying during National Block It Out Day. Whether it is due to sexual orientation, sex, handicap, weight, race, religion, or even a hobby you enjoy, use this day to take a vacation from hate and tune out. Annually in November since 2017.

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Nov

Children's Day, Ntl. (IN)(1889): November 14

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Focused on the rights, protection, and education of children in Indian society, India's Children's Day is held annually on November 14. The day is a tribute to India's First Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, a staunch advocate for children's welfare and rights, and it marks the anniversary of his birth, November 14, 1889.

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Nov

Diabetes Day, World (1891): November 14

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World Diabetes Day seeks to raise awareness about diabetes. World Diabetes Day marks the birthday of Frederick Banting in 1891. Banting, in association with Charles Best and John James Rickard Macleod, conceived the idea of the discovery of insulin in 1922. During World Diabetes Day, people participate in sports, poster campaigns, monument lighting, press conferences, and runs. There are also television appearances, diabetes workshops, and exhibitions.

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Nov

Girls Day, Intl.: November 14

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International Girls' Day is created and supported by the Confidence Coalition. It aims to combat media messages, cultural stereotypes, and peer influences that create a stigma around girls and their future as women. International Girls' Day aims to demonstrate that a girl can become anything she wants to be. International Girls' Day is separate from the International Day of the Girl Child, which the United Nations sponsors.

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Nov

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day: November 14

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Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day urges everyone to set aside their cares for a day and laugh. We're heading into the holiday season, and you'll need all the stress relief you can get!

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Nov

Pickle Day, Ntl.: November 14

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National Pickle Day is a celebration that focuses on the cucumber pickle. Pickling to preserve foods has been around since ancient times and is an excellent way to extend the life of fresh vegetables. The pickle, or gherkin in Britain, is the reigning favorite and can be either sweet or sour. This unofficial holiday currently does not have a sponsor.

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Nov

Readjustment Movement's Day (GW)(1980): November 14

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Readjustment Movement's Day in Guinea-Bissau marks the anniversary of November 14, 1980, when a coup overthrew the government and led to the next four years of rule under a special council. Readjustment Movement's Day is a national holiday.

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Nov

Western Sahara Annexed by Morocco (WI/MO)(1975): November 14

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November 14, 1975, Spanish (Western) Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords, leading to the annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco, ushering in the last colonization on the continent of Africa. On February 27, 1976, Spain officially departed Western Sahara.

Western Sahara is on the Northwestern coast of Africa, south of Morocco, and north and west of Mauritania. It is home to approximately 600,000 people. Many people are aware of the occupation of Palestine. Yet, few are aware of an equally brutal occupation currently occurring in Western Sahara, which, like Palestine, is protected diplomatically by the United States government and its allies.

Both situations have many similarities, including walls built to keep people in or out. Western Sahara boasts the world's most extensive active minefield, laid at the base of its 2,700 km wall. Its wall, manned by Moroccan troops, is four times longer than Israel's and twelve times the size of the former Berlin Wall.

Both territories were previously under European colonial rule and primarily given over by their European colonizers to the current occupiers: Palestine from Britain and Western Sahara from Spain. In both cases, Morocco and Israel annexed the land and labeled it "disputed." Under international law, in both cases, the land is occupied.

Like Palestine, Western Sahara media, social media, and freedom of expression are heavily monitored and swiftly punished by the occupier should they stray from the accepted narrative. Intimidation in West Sahara is met via beatings, disappearances, threats, imprisonment, monitoring, and restrictions on movement. In both cases, the people seek fundamental human rights and self-determination; in each case, the occupations have been going on for decades.

West Sahara was the actual starting point of the Arab Spring, well before Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolated in Tunisia in December 2011. In the fall of 2010, the indigenous Saharawi people began demonstrating against the occupying Moroccan authorities. They built a tent city on the outskirts of Laayoune. Though the protest was peaceful and included thousands of men, women, and children, the Moroccan authorities razed the camp by fire and other means on November 8, 2010.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morocc0-sahara-protest/western-sahara-protest-camp-tests-moroccos...

The occupation continues to this day.

What you can do:

Democracy Now's one-hour special on the situation in Western Sahara was broadcast on August 31, 2018. Mark this anniversary by learning about this situation, which continues to be unknown to most people in the Western world.

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