Day Guide for Saturday November 2nd 2024 What are the holidays on November 2nd 2024?

This is our day guide for Saturday November 2nd 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 2nd 2024

International: All Souls' Day

Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.

International: All Saints' Day

Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs

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India (regional): Bhai Bij

A festival focused on siblings. Sisters invite their brothers to join in a feast.

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India (regional): Vikram Samvat New Year

Gujuarat. Named after king Vikramaditya, this calendar remains widely used in western India. In Gujarat, the second day of Diwali is celebrated as the first day of the Vikram Samvat calendar

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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): Diwali

Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness

Mauritius: Arrival of Indentured Labourers

Commemorates the arrival of Indian labourers on November 2nd 1834, an event that would forever change the cultural identity of Mauritius.

Mexico: Day of the Dead

El Día de los Muertos is A unique Mexican celebration of dead ancestors

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Nigeria (regional): Thanksgiving Day

A religious holiday in Bayelsa state to give thanks to god.

Observances on November 2nd 2024

United Nations: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 

Since 2013 more than 1,000 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public.

USA: National Deviled Egg Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Deviled Egg Day

Sweden: All Saints' Day

Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs

International: All Souls' Day

Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.

USA: National Bison Day

National Bison Day is an annual celebration of the significance of the American bison.

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General Information for November 2nd 2024
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 307 of 2024
59 days left in 2024
Week 44 of the year
On this Day in History
1960 - Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd., the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.
1930 - Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia.
1914 - World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
1889 - North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.