Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on November 2
13 holidays and special days are celebrated on November 2 around the world.
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- 44events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Agapius and companionsAgapius, Atticus, Carterius, Styriacus, Tobias (Pactobius), Eudoxius, Nictopolion, and Companions are venerated as Christian martyrs.- Christian feast day: Domninus of VienneSaint Domninus of Vienne was a bishop of Vienne in France, venerated as a saint.
- Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland)Erc mac Dega, also known (incorrectly) as Herygh, was an Irish saint. He was active in Cornwall. Tradition ascribes the foundation of the original monastery on the Hill of Slane to him.
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Justus of TriesteSaint Justus of Trieste is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.
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Victorinus of PettauSaint Victorinus of Pettau was an Early Christian ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. A Bishop of Poetovio in Pannonia, Victorinus is also known as Victorinus Petavionensis or Poet
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November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)November 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - November 3
All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion)All Souls' Day is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, observed by Christians on 2 November. In Western Christianity, including Roman Catholicism and certain parts of Lutheranism and Anglicanism, All Souls' Day is the third day of Allhall
Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of the movement and much diversity exists a
Day of the Dead, the second day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration (Mexico)The Day of the Dead is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remem
Dziady (Belarus)Dziady is a term in East and West Slavic folklore for the spirits of the ancestors and a collection of pre-Christian rites, celebrations, rituals and customs that were dedicated to them. The essence of these rituals was the "communion of the living with the de
Arrival of Indentured Labourers (Mauritius)Indian Arrival Day is a public holiday that was first started in Trinidad and Tobago to celebrate the East Indian immigrants arrival to the nation during the indentureship period.
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (United Nations)The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) is a UN-recognized international day observed annually on 2 November.
Statehood Day (North Dakota and South Dakota, United States)A state of the United States is one of the 50 constituent entities that shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside, due to the shared sovereignty between each st
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on November 2?
13 observances are celebrated on November 2 around the world: Christian feast day: Agapius and companions, Christian feast day: Domninus of Vienne, Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (Ireland), Christian feast day: Justus of Trieste, Christian feast day: Victorinus of Pettau, Christian feast day: November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on November 2?
44 documented historical events happened on November 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Emperor Gaozu of Tang allowed the assassination of a khagan of the Western Turkic Khaganate by Eastern Turkic rivals, one of the earliest events in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks. On the same day, in another year: James A. Garfield was elected as president of the United States; the election is the closest to date by popular vote margin. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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