Can you believe that it is November already? We only have 60 more days left until the start of a new year. Time sure is flying by. Here are two poems that I found that I think describe November and Fall perfectly. I have also included a list of events that are celebrated in November.
"How silently they tumble down and come to rest upon the ground. To lay a carpet, rich and rare, beneath the trees without a care, content to sleep, their work well done, colors gleaming in the sun.
At other times, they wildly fly, until they nearly reach the sky. Twisting, turning through the air, till all the trees stand stark and bare. Exhausted, drop to earth below, to wait, like children, for the snow." - Elsie N. Brady, Leaves
"When the trees, their summer splendor change, to raiment red and gold, when the summer moon turns mellow, and the nights are getting cold; When the squirrels hide their acorns, and the woodchucks disappear; Then we know that it is autumn, loveliest season of the year."- Carol L. Riser, Autumn
Events in November
All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day), a Christian holy day, is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween. In Sweden the All Saints' official holiday takes place on the first Saturday of November.
In Ireland, November 1 is regarded as the first day of Winter.
November 1 is called November Day (Lá Samhna) in Celtic tradition and is thus named in the Irish Calendar, where the month is called Mí na Samhna.
In the pagan wheel of the year, November begins at or near Samhain in the northern hemisphere and Beltaine in the southern hemisphere.
In the Roman Catholic calendar, November 2 is All Souls Day. It is known in Mexico as el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and the whole month of November is especially dedicated to praying for the dead
Britain and New Zealand celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot, on November 5.
In Indonesia, November 10 is known as National Heroes Day
St. Martin's feast day (Martinmas) on November 11 was formerly considered the start of winter in some places in Europe
Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11 in the Commonwealth of Nations and various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World War I and other wars. It is known as Veterans' Day is the United States.
In India, Children's Day is celebrated on November 14, the birthdate of first Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
The Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak around November 17.
Discovery of Puerto Rico by Christopher Columbus on November 19, 1493.
Día de la Revolución, or Revolution Day, is celebrated in Mexico on November 20.
On 24th November each year, Lachit Divas is celebrated statewide in Assam, India, to commemorate the heroism of the great general Lachit Borphukan and the victory of the Assamese army over the Mughal army at the battle of Saraighat in 1671.
The United States and Puerto Rico observe Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November.
For Western Christians, Advent usually begins on a Sunday during the last week of November.
Scotland celebrates St Andrews Day, its official national day, on 30 November. Since 2006 it has been an official bank holiday.
Month-long observances
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month,
National Novel Writing Month,
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month,
