Day Guide for Friday November 5th 2021 What are the holidays on November 5th 2021?

This is our day guide for Friday November 5th 2021 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 5th 2021

International: Govardhan puja

A day after Diwali in the month of Kartik. Celebrated by Hindus as the day Lord Krishna defeated the God Indra

Dominican Republic: Constitution Day

Commemorates the Dominican Republic's first constitution, which was adopted on November 6th 1844.

Regional

India (regional): Diwali

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

Regional

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

Regional

India (regional): Vishvakarma Day

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

Regional

India (regional): Ningol Chakkouba

During this popular festival, married sisters and daughters are invited to the parental house for a grand feast

Regional

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.

Regional

Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday

A no-work day in Anambra state, ahead of voting in the gubernatorial election.

Panama: Colon Day

In 1903, the citizens of Colon averted a march on Panama City by the Colombian army.

Russia: Public Holiday (bridge day)

As Unity Day falls on a Thursday, the following Friday will be a public holiday.

Not a Public Holiday

United Kingdom (regional): Guy Fawke's Night

Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament

Observances on November 5th 2021

United Kingdom: International Stout Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Stout Day

United Nations: World Tsunami Awareness Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Tsunami Awareness Day 

United Kingdom: Guy Fawke's Night

Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

USA: National Doughnut Appreciation Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Doughnut Appreciation Day.

November 4th 2021 | Go to Today | November 6th 2021

Choose a Day
General Information for November 5th 2021
There are 12 public holidays today.
Day 309 of 2021
56 days left in 2021
Week 44 of the year
On this Day in History
2006 - Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi'a Muslims in 1982.
1912 - Woodrow Wilson is elected to the presidency of the United States.
1911 - After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
1838 - The Federal Republic of Central America begins to disintegrate when Nicaragua separates from the Federation.