November is National Native American Heritage Month
America is a vast land of many cultures dating back thousands of years to the original inhabitants of the land. We observe聽聽in November to recognize the achievements and contributions of Native Americans. In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 鈥淣ational American Indian Heritage Month.鈥� Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including 鈥淣ative American Heritage Month鈥� and 鈥淣ational American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month鈥�) have been issued each year since 1994. .
November 11 – Veterans Day/Armistice Day
November 13 – World Kindness Day
In a world that seems to be getting more and more divided, it can feel like there鈥檚 not much you can do. And yet, we all know that doing small acts of kindness for strangers or people in need is one of the best ways to make the world a better place. It doesn鈥檛 take much effort but it has an incredible impact on those around us. That鈥檚 why World Kindness Day was created. Spread as many smiles as possible and participate during World Kindness Day 2021 (and beyond). .
November 16 – International Day for Tolerance
In 1994,聽聽marked the 125th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth paving the way for the proclamation of 16 November as the International Day for Tolerance by the UN. This illustrative book pays tribute to the values of the Mahatma of peace, non-violence and equality. .
November 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. .
November 26 – Thanksgiving
November 28 – Hanukkah
Hanukkah begins Sunday evening, November 28, 2021, and continues through Monday, December 6, 2021. 聽Hanukkah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime 鈥渇estival of lights,鈥� celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. Shalom! 聽.