Day Guide for Friday November 1st 2024

This is our day guide for Friday November 1st 2024 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 306 of 2024.

Holidays on November 1st 2024

International: Deepavali. Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
International: All Saints' Day. Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Algeria: Anniversary of the Revolution. Marks the birth of the National Liberation Front in 1954 and the start of the Algerian War
Antigua and Barbuda: Independence Day. Commemorates Antigua and Barbuda's independence from the UK on November 1st 1981
Bhutan: Coronation day of His Majesty the King. A public coronation ceremony for His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was held on 1 November 2008
Ecuador: All Soul's Day (in lieu). Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.

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India (regional): Kut. A harvest festival of the different tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur

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India (regional): Kannada Rajyothsava. All the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka on Nov 1st 1956

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India (regional): Puducherry Liberation Day. The de facto transfer or merger of Puducherry and other French colonies with India came into effect on November 1st 1954

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India (regional): Haryana Day. Commemorates the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966

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India (regional): Vishvakarma Day. Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect

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India (regional): Govardhan Puja. A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra

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India (regional): Laxmi Puja (Deepawali). The third day of Tihar is when Lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshipped
Kenya: Public Holiday. A public holiday will be observed for the inauguration day of the Kenyan deputy president-designate.

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Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Sultan of Perak. The first Friday of November is the Birthday of His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak
Mongolia: Genghis Khan's birthday. Established in 2012. This day expresses a symbolic birthday of Genghis Khan as his exact date of birth is not found.

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Nigeria (regional): Nigeria Election Holiday. Cross River state govt has declared a public holiday to prepare for the Local Government elections.

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Samoa: Public Holiday. A break for civil servants and public sector employees who were actively involved with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
US Virgin Islands: D. Hamilton Jackson Day. In honor of a noted labor rights advocate in the Danish West Indies.

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