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What are the holidays in November
1, Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday created by the American people, but also a holiday for Americans to get together as a family. In the beginning, there was no fixed date for Thanksgiving Day, and it was decided by each state of the United States on an ad hoc basis. It was not until 1863, after the independence of the United States, that President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday .
In 1941, the U.S. Congress officially designated the fourth Thursday of November as "Thanksgiving Day". The Thanksgiving holiday usually lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
2. International Students' Day
In 1946, representatives of students from all over the world convened a worldwide students' conference in Prague and declared that November 17th of each year would be designated as "World Students' Day," in order to strengthen the unity and friendship of university students all over the world.
The festival was established to denounce the bloody and criminal acts of the mob, to commemorate the anti-fascist student movement, and to advocate the pursuit of peace, democracy, freedom, and progress among university students.
3. World Youth Day
November 10 is World Youth Day. World Youth Day is a Catholic religious event created by Pope John Paul II in 1984. The festival was created to reverse the growing tendency of young people of Catholic faith to turn away from the Church.
4. Journalists' Day
In 2000, the State Council formally replied to the request of the China Journalists Association (CJA) to set a specific date for "Journalists' Day," agreeing to designate November 8, the day on which the CJA was founded, as Journalists' Day. According to the State Council's regulations, Journalists' Day is a working holiday without vacation.
5, bachelor's day
November 11 is the bachelor's day, from the date of this day there are four arabic numerals "1" resembles four smooth stick, and the light in the Chinese have the meaning of singles, so the bachelor's day is a single family of an alternative holiday, the day is set as a "
The day of the light stick is an alternative holiday for the single people.
Light Stick Day arose on campuses and spread through the Internet and other media, gradually forming a culture of light stick day. Nowadays, more and more people choose to get married on Singles' Day, and at the same time, it is also a period for major businesses to offer discounts and promotions on the grounds of getting rid of singles.
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