Day Guide for Friday November 1st 2024 What are the holidays on November 1st 2024?

This is our day guide for Friday November 1st 2024 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 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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General Information for November 1st 2024
There are 19 public holidays today.
Day 306 of 2024
60 days left in 2024
Week 44 of the year
On this Day in History
1805 - Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition.
1800 - John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
1520 - The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.