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Day Names
English Scottish Irish Manx Welsh
Sunday Domhnaich De Domnhnaigh Jedoonee Dydd Sul
Monday Di-Luain De luan Jelhune Dydd Llun
Tuesday Di-Mairt De Mairt Jemayrt Dydd Mawrth
Wednesday Di-Ciadain De Ceadaoin Jecrean Dyddmercher
Thursday Di-Ardoin Deardaoin Jerdein Dydd Iau
Friday Di-Haoine De H-Aoine Jeheiney Dydd Gwener
Saturday Di-Sathurna De Sathairn Jesarn Dydd Sadwrn

Day Names
English Breton Cornish
Sunday Disul Desul
Monday Dilun Delun
Tuesday Dimeurzh Demerth
Wednesday Dimerc’Her Demergher
Thursday Diriaou Deyow
Friday Digwener Degwener
Saturday Disadorn Desadorn

Month Names
Roman Frankish
January Wintermanoth (wintermonth)
February Hornung (Turn of the Year)
March Lentzinmanoth (Lent Month)
April Ostarmanoth (Ostara Month)
May Winnemanoth (Joy Month)
June Brachmanoth (Breaking Plough Month)
July Hewimanoth (Hay Month)
August Aranmanoth (Grain Ear Month)
September Witumanoth (Wood Month)
October Windememanoth (Wine Harvest Month)
November Herbistmanoth (Harvest Month)
December Heilagmanoth (Holy Month)

Roman Anglo-Saxon
January After-Giuli (After Yule)
February Solmoath (Sun Month)
March Hredmonath (Glory Month)
April Eostre (Eostre Month)
May Thrimilcmonath (Three Milk Month)
June Aerre-Lithe (Before Midsummer)
July Aefter-Lithe (After Midsummer)
August Weodmonath (Weed Month)
September Haligmonath (Holy Month)
October Winterfyllith (Winter Full Moon)
November Blotmonath (Blessing Month)
December Aerre-Giuli (Before Yule)

Roman Icelandic
January Thorri (?)
February Goi (?)
March Einmanudhr (Single Month)
April Gaukmanudhr/Saidtidh (Cuckoo/Seed Tide)
May Eggtidh (Egg Tide)
June Solmanudhr (Sun Month)
July Heyannir (Hay Toil)
August Tvimanudhr (Double)
September Hanstmanudhr (Harvest month)
October Gormanudhr (Slaughter Month)
November Frermanudhr (Frost Month)
December Hrutmanudhr (Ram Month)

Roman Cherokee (Tslagi)
January Cold Moon (Unolvtani)
February Bony Moon (Kagali)
March Windy Moon (Anvyi)
April Flower Moon (Kawoni)
May Planting Moon (AniSguti)
June Green Corn Moon (Tihaluhiyi)
July Ripe Corn Moon (Guyegwoni)
August Fruit Moon (Galoni)
September Nut Moon (Duliidsdi)
October Harvest Moon (Duninudi)
November Trading Moon Nudadequa
December Snow Moon (Usgiyi)

November
Samhain (Irish), an t-Samhainn (Scottish), Mee Houney (Manx), Tachwedd (Welsh), Du (Cornish), Miz Du (Breton)

In the natural year, November is the first month of the winter quarter. This commences at the festival of Samhain/All Saints, the first day of the month. In Celtic tradition, the beginning of the winter quarter also marked the beginning of the year. Samhain (pronounced Sow-ain) was the first day of the old Celtic year. In Irish, the name of the day itself, La Shamhna, is given to the whole month. This is a month of endings and beginnings. The quarter starting now is under the guardianship of the Cailleach (the veiled woman), the old woman goddess. Until Yuletide, this is a time of increasing darkness, the apparent decline of the living world. It is the time when the link is strong between the world of the living and the underworld of the dead. It is the time of awakening and letting go, when the seed falls to earth from its mother plant.

The Anglo-Saxon name for November was Blotmonath, the month of sacrifice, the time for killing the livestock that could not be kept through the winter months. In the Frankish tradition, it was Herbistmanoth, “harvest month,” also referring to the third harvest of animals. Adherents of Asatru call November Fogmoon, after the most common weather of the month. This is the Beaver Moon of the American backwoods tradition.

November takes its name from being the original ninth month of the Roman calendar. But wherever it is placed in the year circle, this is a month of endings and beginnings. The ancient Egyptian festival of Isis, the Isia, which re-enacted the dismemberment and restoration of Osiris, was held from 1-3 November, coinciding with the Samhain of northern Europe.

Cherokee
Traditionally a time of trading and barter among different towns and tribes for manufactured goods, produce and goods from hunting. The people traded with other nearby tribes as well as distant tribes, including those of Canada, Middle America and South America. Also the customary time of the "Friendship Festival" Adohuna = "new friends made". This was a time when all transgressions were forgiven, except for murder which traditionally was taken care of according to the law of blood by a clans person of a murdered person. The festival recalls a time before "world selfishness and greed". This was a time also when the needy among the towns were given whatever they needed to help them through the impending lean winter season.

Orkney-Islands
By November, winter's cloak of darkness has well and truly settled over the islands with perhaps only six hours of weak, grey sunlight between sunrise and sunset. Hallowmas - November 1 - was one of the four occasions in Orkney celebrated by lighting bonfires.
The Hallowmas bonfires continued well after the midsummer and Beltane fires had died out. To a certain extent the Hallowmas bonfire continue to this day, although they have been incorporated into the Guy Fawkes Celebrations

November was often referred as the "month of the dead". Because of the worsening winter conditions, it was often thought that November was the time the old folk passed away

Thanksgiving – 3rd Thursday of the Month
Weyland Smith Day – 3rd Thursday of the Month
Worship is given to the great smith-hero of the Anglo-Saxons.

11/1
All Saint’s Day – Christian – Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Central Africa, Chad, Chile, Congo, Croatia, East Timor, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, New Caledonia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, San Marino, Senegal, St. Martin, Slovakia, Solvenia, Spain, St. Lucia, St. Pierre & Miquelon, Sweden, USA, Vatican City, Venezuela, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Switzerland

Samhain – Celtic
Awakening, it is a time of letting go, when the seed falls to Earth. Samhain is the beginning of winter in the natural year. All Saints’ Day is the first day of the two day Christian commemoration of the dead elevated to sainthood. As a continuation of Samhain, the Eve of All Souls Day begins at sunset when it is customary to light the bonfires known as Tinley fires (teanlas or tindles). The theme of this week is memory of the dead, communication with the underworld, and purification for the future.

Sistine Chapel opens after Michelangelo’s completes his work, 1512.

Catholic Saints
Abigail; Abismael; St. Dona of Llandora; All Saints: St. Brenda; St. Cailan; Bl. Ela; St. Amicia; St. Daphne; St. Deborah; St. Dinah; St. Dona of Llandona; St. Kendelion: St. Cyrus (Persian Emperor); St. Mabel; St. Meigan; The Holy Naomi; St. Neffrei; St. Neffyd; St. Nichole; St. Olcese; St. Rachel; St. Risiba; St. Rebecca; Holy Ruth; St. Simon of Cyrene; Holy Tamar; Holy Tirzah; St. Nwy; St. Alan; St. Arnan; St. Brocmail; St. Cai; St. Clyde; St. Elgud; St. Harald II; St. Eruen; St. Ethan the Wiseman; St. Garai; St. Jacob; Holy Hanniel; St. Harald II; Holy Hiram; St. Jethro; Holy Jonathan; St. Levi; St. Lyle (Llywel); St. Dona of Uandona; St. Maden of Holywood; St. Medduidd; St. Murrough; St. Nathan; St. Octavius

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11/2
All Souls – Christian
All Souls Day commemorates departed spirits not elevated to sainthood. Before becoming a church festival in 993 C.E., it was marked with celebrations from the festival of Woden (Odin) as god of the dead: parading the Hodening wild horse and other guising including mummer’s plays enacting the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth. Ceremonial soulcakes were cooked and eaten on this day.

Catholic Saints
Souls in Purgatory; St. Toby

Day of the Dead – San Marino, Macau, New Zealand, Mexico, Belarus, Peru

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11/3
St. Malachy – Celtic (Irish)
The medieval Irish prophet St. Malachy, the “Irish Nostradamus,” is commemorated today. In Celtic tradition, this is the day for starting new enterprises and the day the cattle are taken from the hills to the lowlands for wintertime

Catholic Saints
St. Silvia; St. Mina; St. Nidan; St. Queartus; St. Silvia; St. Minna; St. Winnifred; St. Silvia; St. Hubert; St. Kenan Colodok; St. Malachy of Armagh; St. Martin de Porres

Independence Day – Dominica, Panama, Ecuador, Moldova

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Lui Plebeii (Plebian Games)
Held November 4 – 17th in honor of Jupiter. Entertainment such as chariot racing was held in the Circus Maximus. Only the Ludi Romani were more important than these games. They were the responsibility of the plebian aediles.

New Caledonia (Celtic)
Foundation of Scotland’s only New World colony, New Caledonia at Darien Isthmus of Panama.

Entrance to King Tut’s tomb discovered, 1922

Catholic Saints
St. Perpetua; St. Rebecca; St. Emeric

Constititution Day – Tonga

Flag Day – Palau, Panama

National Unity Day – Italy

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11/5
Guy Fawkes Night – British
Celebrated by the burning in effigy of a would-be regicide, Guy Fawkes Night, continues the earlier tradition of burning effigies of the evil spirits of the past old year. By cremating them, along with out worn hurts and grievances, the new year may be faced in a purer way, free of unnecessary and unhelpful psychic leftovers.

Catholic Saints
St. Elena; St. Elizabeth; St. Rasius

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11/6
St. Leonard – British
Known for dragon slaying, St. Leonard is commemorated today. He is the guardian spirit of St. Leonard’s in Sussex, England.

Menai Strait Battle (Celtic Welsh)
1282 – Invading English army destroyed on the banks of the Menai Strait by Llywelyn II.

Owen Roe O’Neill (Celtic Irish)
1649 – Owen Roe O’Neill, Irish military leader, died.

Bolshevik Revolution begins in Russia, 1917.

Catholic Saints
St. Edwen; St. Honoria; St. Erlafrid; St. Leonard of Noblac

Constitution Day – Dominican Republic

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11/7
Catholic Saints
St. Casina; St. Willibrord; St. Carina; St. Urania; St. Achillas

Irish Woman President (Celtic Irish)
1990 – Ireland elects its first woman President, Mary Robinson.

Reconciliation Day – Russia

October Revolution – Ukraine, Belarus

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11/8
Mania – Roman
The festival of Mania commemorates the Manes, spirits of the underworld. A day when the lower worlds are accessible.

Gwynn ap Nudd – Celtic (Welsh)
Lord of the faerie kingdom, Gwynn ap Nudd (light, son of Darkness), permits the door to be opened for a day. His abode is Glastonbury Tor, one of the ancient holy mountains of Britain, an entrance to the lower world

Jacobite Invasion
1745 – Charles Stuart invades England at the head of Jacobite army.

Louvre Museum opens, Paris, France - 1793

Catholic Saints
St. Amarantha; St. Newlyna; St. Edi

Cretan National Day – Greece

St. Michael’s Day – Bulgaria

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11/9
Queen Sigridhr of Sweden Day – Northern
Remembrance for the heroic Queen Sigridhr the Strong Minded, defender of heathenism.

Helena – Roman
The deified wife of Emperor Julian the Blessed, is commemorated today.

“Night of Broken Glass” – Germany, 1938. Nazi’s run riot, destroying Jewish homes and businesses.

Catholic Saints
St. Drusilla; St. Vaun; St. Thoedore the Recruit

Berlin Wall Day – Germany

National Independence Day – Cambodia

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11/10
Nincnevin – Celtic/Roman
A Scottish pagan festival called Nincnevin honors an aspect of Diana, who rides with her entourage in the night hours.

United States Marine Corps is established at Tunn Tavern, United States, 1775.

Catholic Saints
St. Tryphone, Respicius & Nympha; St. Tertius; St. Ian the Scot; St. Leo I (Pope); St. Orion

Police Day – Russia

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11/11
Einherjar – Northern
This is the festival of the Einherjar, the 432,000 spiritual warriors who guard the gods of the North.

Catholic Saints
St. Dracona; St. Gredfyw

First Day of Northern Winter – Northern/Old November Day/Martinmas
This day marks the full onset of winter. Hiring fairs used to take place toay. In Ireland, it is the day of Lunantishees, spirits that guard the holy blackthorn trees.

Veterans Day (USA) Remembrance Day in Canada, Australia, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, French Guiana, Scotland, St. Lucia, UK, Guam, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, US Virgin Islands

World War I ends, 1918 – Belium, France, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, St. Martin, Switzerland

Feast of St. Martin – St. Martin

Independence Day – Angola, Poland

Lacplesa Day - Latvia

Mortens Day - Denmark

Day of Remembrance of Volhvs – Slavic
"At the time of Gleb Svatsolavich, a Volhv appeared ... who went unto the people and told his story. ...A rebellion of great proportions occurred in the town, and the people were set on killing the bishop. The townspeople became divided: Knjaz Gleb and his consort sided went with the bishop, but all the people sided with the Volhv." - Tale of Years Past * * The great rebellion in all the High Volga Region occurred in Susdal in the year 1024. In 1071, two Wizards gave orders to the vast area from the Volga. 'In the year 6735, (1227 C.E.), four Volhvs were immolated for their conjuring and working of magic. And God did this! They were all burned in Jaroslav's Court'. - First Novgordian Epistle

Sadie Hawkins Day – USA

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11/12
Catholic Saints
St. Astricus; St. Raphaildis;St. Rene

Father’s Day – Finland, Norway, Sweden

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11/13
Catholic Saints
St. Ivory; St. Brice; St. Devin

Feronia – Roman
A festival of Feronia the goddess of this name was worshipped along with Juno, Minerva, and Jupiter, the three Capitoline deities.

Epulum Iovis – Roman
The feast held for senators after the sacrifices at festivals of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. It was arranged by the Epulones. Magistrates and senators attended the feast, which began with a sacrifice, possibly of a white heifer, and mola salsa (a ritual cake) was offered

Fortuna Primigenia – Roman
An aspect of the Roman goddess Fortuna whose name means “Fortune the Firstborn,” probably referring to the cult of Fortuna at Praeneste

Robert Louis Stevenson is born, 1850.

Harvest Festival – US Virgin Islands

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11/14
St. Dubricius – Celtic (Irish)
The saint, Dubricius, is reputed to have been the priest who crowned King Arthur. His legend is associated with the Celtic pig goddess Moccas

Catholic Saints
St. Jacinta; St. Thracia; St. Archibald; St. Aubrey; St. Norrice

National Day – Palestine

National Day of Mourning – Germany

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11/15
Gypsies are ordered into concentration camps in Germany and all holdings, 1943.

Catholic Saint
St. Hope; St. Albert the Great; St. Valerian

King’s Birthday – Belgium

November 16th – 30th

11/16
Hecate – Greek
Sunset marks the beginning of Hecate Night

St. Edmund of East Anglia – British
King of East Anglia, St. Edmund, was killed by Danish archers and then beheaded. In the tradition of Saxon magic kingship, his severed head was guarded by a wolf until it and his body were recovered and later buried at St. Edmundsbury, Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk, a sacred place of pilgrimage

Serial killer, necrophilic and cannibal Ed Gein, Wisconsin, United States, arrested, 1957.

Catholic Saints
St. Vincentia

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11/17
Catholic Saints
St. Gregory; St. Hugh of Lincoln; St. Sontius; St. Victoria; St. Ze’ura; St. Dionysius; St. Hugh of Lincoln; St.s Nobilius and Nobilitanus

Christchurch Show Day – New Zealand

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11/18
Mass suicide and murder in Jonestown, 1978

Mickey Mouse debuts, 1928

Catholic Saints
St. Frigidian

Flag Day – Uzbekistan

Independence Day – Morocco

National Day – Oman, Latvia

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11/19
President A. Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address, 1863.

Catholic Saints
St. Azi; St. Obadiah

Discovery Day – Puerto Rico

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11/20
Praetextantus and Paulina – Roman
Guardians of the Eleusinian mysteries, Praetextatus and Paulina, are commemorated today. In 364 C.E., they resisted the order of Christian Emperor Valentinian to suppress these Greek pagan mysteries. They continued to allow the entire rite to be performed in the traditional way

Nuremberg War Crimes Trials begin, 1945.

Catholic Saints
St. Talona; St. Dacey

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11/21
The birth of Voltaire, 1694

Catholic Saints
St. Flora; St. Digain

Totensonntag – Germany



11/22
Ydalir – Northern
Festival of Ydalir, the Valley of the Yews, under the rulership of the wintertime god of skiing and archery, Ullr

United States President, John F Kennedy assassinated.

Infamous pirate Blackbeard killed, 1718

Author Jack London dies, 1916.

St. Cecilia – Celtic
Today is celebrated by all music lovers as St. Cecilia’s Day. She is patroness of music, an aspect of the goddess Artemis Calliste, the Lily of Heaven

Catholic Saint
St. Cecilia; St. Zetus

Repentance Day – Germany, Switzerland

Feast of St. Cecilia – St. Lucia

Independence Day – Lebanon

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11/23
St. Clement – Christian
Wayland – Anglo-Saxon
This day marks the first day of winter in the Julian calendar. St. Clement, as patron saint of blacksmiths and metalworkers, Clement is an aspect of the Saxon and Norse godling Wayland the Smith. At the annual blacksmith’s feast held at Burwash, Sussex, Old Clem was said to stand protectively above the tavern door

Birth of Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor, 912

Catholic Saints
St. Lucretia; St. Rachildis; St. Clement (Pope)

St. George of Iberia – Georgia

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11/24
Catholic Saints
St. Flora; St. Portianus of Miranda; St. Coleman of Cloyne; St. Coleman; St. Kienan

Magnus (Celtic Manx)
1265 – Magnus, last King of the Isle of Mann, died.

Origin of Species by Charles Darwin published, 1859

Accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is killed by Jack Ruby, 1963.

Hijacker DB Cooper parachutes out of hijacked plane into a thunderstorm over a thick forest and disappears.

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11/25
Persephone/Kore/Arianrod – Greek/Roman
Commemorates the wheel goddess of the underworld, known variously as Persephone, Proseprina, Kore, Arianrod, and Catherine, ruler of the souls of the dead

Catholic Saints
Catherine of Alexandria



11/26
King Tut’s tomb is entered, 1922

Swiss alchemist was born on this day in 1493.

Totensonntag (Death’s Sunday) – Switzerland

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11/27
Jimi Hendrix, rock star, born, 1942

Catholic Saints
St. Bilhildis; St. Oda; St. Zita; St. Fergus; St. Gustan



11/28
Sinn Fein founded in Ireland, 1905

William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway, 1582.

Catholic Saints
St. Illuminata; St. Catherine Laboure

Flag Day – Albania

Independence Day – Mauritania, Palau, Panama, Burundi, Chad

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11/29
Sons of Saturn/St. Saturnius – Roman
One of the festivals of the sons of Saturn, in their saintly guise as St. Saturnius. Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto, sons of Saturn, are commemorated on this day

Catholic Saints
St. Ashkhenia; SG Dorothy Day; St. Phaedrus; St. Cuthbert Mayne

Liberation Day – Albania

Republic Day – Serbia, Montenegro, Yugoslavia

Unity Day – Vanuatu

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11/30
St. Andrew – Christian/Scottish – Haiti, Scotland, UK
He is a version of the divinity known as Andros, the Man, personification of manhood and the principle of virility, seen as an aspect of Dionysus. This is the patron day of Scotland, whose matron goddess is Skadi, the Scathing One

Winston Churchill born, 1874

Mark Twain born, 1835

Harvest Holiday - Turkmenistan

Catholic Saints
St. Merle