Day Guide for Thursday November 8th 2018 What are the holidays on November 8th 2018?

This is our day guide for Thursday November 8th 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on November 8th 2018

International: 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): Diwali

Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

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India (regional): Vikram Samvat New Year

Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar

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India (regional): Vishwakarma Diwas

Vishvakarma Puja is a day of celebration for Vishvakarma, a Hindu god, the divine architect

Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Reza

Imam Reza was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the eighth Shi'ite Imam

Kyrgyzstan: Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors

A two-day national holiday to commemorate the 1916 Great Urkun national liberation uprising.

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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USA (regional): Return Day

This unique-to-Delaware celebration involves voters gathering in the charming and historic county seat of Georgetown to hear the Town Crier announce election results.

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General Information for November 8th 2018
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 312 of 2018
53 days left in 2018
Week 45 of the year
On this Day in History
1939 - Georg Elser attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
1889 - Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
1674 - Poet John Milton dies in London.
1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.