This year our Ten Things series is focusing on each month in turn. The Ten Things may include facts about the month, momentous events that happened, personal things, and any other idiocy I feel like – just because I can. So here are …
Ten Things about November
- Novem – ninth month of Roman calendar
- All Saints Day and the pagan festival of Samhain both fall on 1st …
- … followed by All Souls the following day
- St Andrew
- Beaujolais Nouveau is released on the third Thursday
- The Sunday before the beginning of Advent is the Feast of Christ the King, which is also traditionally also Stir-up Sunday, when one makes Christmas Puddings
- Guy Fawkes Day, celebrating the defeat of terrorism
- US Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday
- London Lord Mayor’s Show
- Hecate Night