November
The Anglo-Saxon name for November was Blotmonath
(Blood Month), and in Frankish tradition it was Herbistmanoth
(Harvest Month)
In Gregorian calendar, November is the eleventh month of the year. In the early Roman calendar, it was the ninth month. The name is derived from Novem, the Latin word for nine,
The Roman Senate elected to name the eleventh month for Tiberus Caesar, and since Augustus time, it has had only 30 days. Originally, there were 30 days, then 29, then 31
Other Names Blotmonath, the month of sacrifice (Anglo-Saxons)
Herbistmanoth, " harvest month," (Frankish) and Fogmoon (Asatru),
Samhain (Irish).
The full moon of November is called the Beaver
Moon. It is the Mourning or Frosty Moon, and it may also be referred to as the
Moon When Deer Shed Antlers, the Fog Moon, or the Moon of Storms, a name it
shares with February and March. Some call it the Dark Moon or Mad Moon.
In Thailand November marks the end of the
rainy season and the beginning of a cooler season
Britain:
Birds – redwings and fieldfares arrive from
Eastern Europe for the winter
Muntjac (barking deer) can be heard
Birthstone: Topaz
November 1
Feast of Pomonia - Roman celebrating the harvest and end of the growing season.
The day of the dead -Latin America and Spain, with offerings of food to honour
the spirits of deceased loved ones.
Day of the banshees (Modern Celtic)
Hela & Fafnir (Asatru)
All Saints Day
November 2
All Souls' Day –Christian festival remembering the souls of the dead who are
not elevated to sainthood. It became a Christian festival 998C.E
Feestival of Woden (Odin) as god of the dead; parading the Hodening wild horse
and other guising including mummers' plays enacting the mysteries of life, death,
and rebirth.
November 3
The medieval Irish Prophet St. Malachy
African God Shango Festival Day
Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night –England
Remember, remember,
the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
We see no reason why
Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!"
This marks the anniversary of the Gunpowder
Plot, a conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I in1605.
It was the day set for the king to open Parliament.
People celebrate that the plot failed by letting of fireworks and burning effigies of guy Fawkes on fires.
November 6
The Babylonian celebration of the birth of the Dragon goddess Tiamat.
St Leonard known for his slaying of dragons
November 7
The night of Hectate Most of Hecate's worship was performed at a three-way crossroad at night.
The God Lono in the Hawaiian Islands, also, the Makahiki festival also takes
place in Hawaii on this day.
November 8
Haitian farmers make offerings of yams to their family's ancestral spirits and
household Gods
The Goddess Hettsui No Kami is honoured in Japan with the Fuigo Matsuri festival.
Roman Festival of Mania
November 9
Quatuor Coronati the Four Crowned Martyrs
(Freemasonry)
Helena the wife of Emperor Julian the Blessed
Old November Eve/Martinmas/Hollentide
November 11
The Celtic Sidhe fairies are appeased and honoured on this day in a festival
known as the Lunantshees.
Pagans following northern European systems celebrate a festival called the Day
of the Heroes annually on this day.
The annual feast of Vinalia in honour of the Greek god of wine Bacchus
Old November Eve/Martinmas/Hollentide
Einherjar festival (Asatru)
Lunantishees (Ireland)
Remembrance Day (UK)
November 12
The Roman god Juno festival
November 13
The thirteenth day after Samhain was considered a day of darkness, evil, and
misfortune in Medieval times.
It is believed if the thirteenth day after Halloween falls on a Friday,
all persons born that day will possess the evil eye.
November 14
Feast of the Musicians -Celtic
In India children are blessed by the goddesses: Befana, Mayauel, Rumina, and
Surabhi.
Saint Dubricus –Celtic the priest who crowned King Arthur
November 15
Feronia festival-she is the goddess of fire, fertility and woodland
The Schichi-Go-San ritual is performed – Japan
November 16
Festival of Lights -India to mark the Hindu New Year. (Approximate date)
Hectate Night
November 17
The last of three annual festivals of death in China. Paper clothing and money
labelled with the names of the dead are burned as offerings to ancestors in
the spirit world.
November 18
The Mother of the Stars, Ardvi festival called the Ardvi Sura (The Day of Ardvi). (Persian)
November 19
Warlock Day. It is said the first stranger you meet on this day dressed entirely
in black will be a warlock.
Dead man’s Day Feast of St Edmund of
East Anglia
Praetextatus and Paulina the guardians of the Eleusinian mysteries
November 21
The Mayan god Kukulcan is honoured. The celebration lasts for several
days and nights.
The gods Chang'O, Damballah, Quetzalcoatl, and Tammuz are honoured
November 22
Ullr (Norse)
November 23
Saint Clement (the patron of ironworkers) is honoured in England
Shinjosai Festival (a rice harvest festival) for Konohana-Hime -Japan. It is
dedicated to the granddaughter goddess of the solar deity Amaterasu.
Wayland Smith
Persephone
Festival of the sons of Saturn
St Andrew