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Independence Day in Angola marks the anniversary of November 11, 1975, when the nation achieved its independence from Portugal. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Independence Day, (CO)(1811): November 11

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Independence Day in Colombia marks the anniversary of November 11, 1811, the official day the nation declared independence from Spain in Cartagena. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Independence Day, (PL)(1918): November 11

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Independence Day in Poland marks the anniversary of November 11, 1918, when Poland regained its independence. Previously it was split up and partitioned between Austra, Prussia, and Russia, and Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Martinmas (C) (397): November 11

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St Martin of Tours was buried on November 11, 397 AD. He is the patron saint of the impoverished, alcoholics, and beggars. November 11 is his feast day.

WHY SO MANY FEAST DAYS?

Have you ever noticed that there seem to be feast days for just about everything in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian faiths? There is a reason for that.

The church granted feast days to allow all subjects of the Crown to take a day off. As most worked six days a week, feast days provided a break that landowners and nobility couldn't deny. If they tried, they were going against the church, and that you did not do.

In medieval times, there were approximately 60 feast days a year. Add this to 52 Sundays, Christmas, and Easter; workers received at least 114 days off a year. Contrast that to today. The average American gets 104 weekend days and seven national holidays off work. That's three days less than the commoners of the Dark Ages, just in case you're feeling a little overworked.

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Origami Day, Ntl. (JP): November 11

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Origami is the art of paper folding that is associated with Japan. Paper was invented in China in 105 AD; one can assume art using folding paper was created shortly after that. In the 6th century AD, paper arrived in Japan and Korea. It was expensive for the average person, so origami was used for special occasions and religious services.

The name "origami" literally translates to "fold paper." The Nippon Origami Association of Tokyo created National Origami Day. It is observed in Japan each year and forms the endpoint of World Origami Days, which run between October 24 and November 11.

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Rama Ekadashi (H): November 11

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Rama Ekadashi in the Hindu faith occurs in the month of Kartik during the waning phase of the moon (Krishna Paksha). Fasting on Rama Ekadashi is believed to wash away all the sins committed.

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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Remembrance Day (CA/UK/AU)(1918): November 11

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Remembrance Day in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other British Commonwealth nations commemorate those people who died in the line of duty during wars. Inaugurated by King George in 1919, after WWI, that war ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Remembrance Day, also called Poppy Day, a symbol from the poem "In Flanders Fields." Lt. Col. John McCrae wrote this poem. After the poem reading, Moina Michael, a professor at the University of Georgia, also wrote "We Shall Remember" and promised to wear a poppy on the anniversary, noting that poppies bloomed on the battlefield and the red poppies symbolize the blood spilled.

Today is a day for church memorials and includes playing the song "The Last Post," with two minutes of silence observed at 11:00 AM.

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, 1872 - 1918

In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high! If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

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Republic Day, (MV)(1968): November 11

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Republic Day in the Maldives marks the anniversary of November 11, 1968, when the nation ended its monarchy and became a republic. Republic Day is a national holiday.

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Singles Day (CN/UK/EU): November 11

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Singles Day is about romance, but it is even more about insane retail sales. It's the 21st century's global version of Black Friday. If you're an online retailer who isn't tapping into Singles Day, you're missing the biggest online shopping day in the world, which generated $84.54 billion in revenues in 2021. Holy cow!

The holiday began with a group of bachelors at Nanjing University in 1993. Originally it was a reason to party and hold events where one could meet their escape from singlehood, that elusive significant other. Chinese retailer Alibaba picked up on this and began running deep discounts on 11-11 in 2009. The promotion they launched was the Global Shopping Festival.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ELEVEN

Then 2011 came around. The Chinese culture includes a lot of mysticism around numbers, and the number one is especially sacred for single adults, signifying individualism, self-sufficiency, and, most importantly, availability. With 11-11-11, savvy retailers seized the opportunity to promote the single luckiest day for singles in a century.

A solitary number one = an individual
Two ones together represent two single people finding each other
Four represent finding your true soulmate, which is just for you.
The more double ones, the more likely soulmates will find each other.

Singles Day is celebrated in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the European Union, China, and online globally.

How should you celebrate? Treating and pampering yourself to anything you want, dressing to the nines, and getting out there to meet other singles on this most auspicious day may lead to your soul mate.

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Sneaker Week Campaign, Ntl.: November 11-19

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International Sneaker Week Campaign occurs during the second week of November as part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Employees are encouraged to wear sneakers to work in exchange for a $5 donation to the Back on My Feet Organization. Companies can schedule this campaign anytime as a week or a single-day affair.

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Sundae Day, Ntl.: November 11

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National Sundae Day is the day when ice cream lovers celebrate the sundae. On this day, people buy their favorite ice cream sundae. National Sundae Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor.

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Veteran's Day (US)(1918): November 11

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Veteran's Day is an annual national holiday in the United States that marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. It has been celebrated since 1938 and originated with a congressional resolution. The President officially declares this event each year.

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Bandi Chhor Divas (S): November 12

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Bandi Chhor Divas (Day of Liberation) celebrates the return of the sixth Guru in Sikhism, Guru Hargobind Ji, to the holy city of Amritsar. He had successfully negotiated his release and that of 52 princes held on political crimes after the battle of 1634 AD. It falls on Diwali each year.

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Celebrate Catholic Schools Week: November 12 - 18

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Organized by the National Catholic Educational Association, Celebrated Catholic Schools Week focuses on the positive impact catholic schools have on society. Catholic schools continue to be the most sought-after alternative to public education.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Day: November 12

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Day marks the anniversary of the first release by Health Communications, Inc. in 1993 of the most successful paperback book series in the world: Chicken Soup for the Soul. The series now has over 250 titles.

The series has sold over 110 million copies in the U.S. and Canada. Chicken Soup for the Soul books have been translated into 43 languages, published in over 100 countries, and sold over 500 million copies worldwide. Retail sales of Chicken Soup for the Soul-branded products exceed $100 million annually in the U.S. and Canada. Worldwide retail sales of Chicken Soup for the Soul-branded products have exceeded $2 billion.

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