November
Let an agent explain November as a calendar month, relay length, position, etymology and common observances from calendar and cultural sources, and distinguish November from the November Revolution, Movember and months in other calendars, noting that observances vary by country and year.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain November as a calendar month, relay length, position, etymology and common observances from calendar and cultural sources, and distinguish November from the November Revolution, Movember and months in other calendars, noting that observances vary by country and year.
The eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, with 30 days, running from day 305 to day 334 in common years and from day 306 to day 335 in leap years, named from Latin novem, nine, because it was the ninth month of the early Roman calendar, and containing observances such as All Saints Day on 1 November and the Day of the Dead around 1 and 2 November, Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November in the United Kingdom, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day on 11 November marking the end of the First World War in 1918, and Thanksgiving in the United States on the fourth Thursday.
What it is for: Organising time within the year.
It can be explain position and length; relay etymology; describe observances; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Eleventh month
Name from ninth Roman month
Remembrance observances
Late autumn in the north
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a calendar period.
Physical character
days: 30 count
day of year range: 305-334 in common years, 306-335 in leap years note
etymology: Latin novem, nine note
ISO 8601 number: 11 code
How it is recognised
Eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar
November, Nov
The November Revolution was in Germany in 1918; Movember is a charity campaign; other calendars differ
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
follows -
precedes -
contains -
In practice
Families and kinds
days of November
November observances
November in different hemispheres
Standards and regulation
ISO 8601 date representation
National public holiday laws
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming Northern Hemisphere seasons
Stating moveable observances as fixed
Confusing remembrance traditions across countries
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What November is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is November, and how does it relate to the November Revolution, Movember and months in other calendars? definition
- Is the question about dates, seasons, holidays or etymology? boundary
Days
Days of November.
Days
Days.
- Which days of November have entries, and what day-of-year numbers do they have? measurement
- Which entry fits the specific day? action
Calendar Calendar history.
Sources.
Roman
Roman calendar.
Roman
Roman.
- Why is November named for nine when it is the eleventh month? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Seasons
Seasons.
Seasons
Seasons.
- How does November differ between hemispheres? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Observances.
Attribution.
Remembrance
Remembrance.
Remembrance
Remembrance.
- How do countries mark 11 November, and what do poppies symbolise? provenance
- Which entry fits Armistice Day? action
Day of the Dead
All Saints and Day of the Dead.
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead.
- How are All Saints Day, All Souls Day and Dia de Muertos observed? provenance
- Which entry fits Day of the Dead? action
Context Other observances.
Context.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving.
- When is Thanksgiving in the United States, and how do its histories differ in telling, with Indigenous perspectives attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits Thanksgiving (United States)? action
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes Night.
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes.
- What does Guy Fawkes Night commemorate? provenance
- Which entry fits Gunpowder Plot? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should observances be linked individually?
- How should calendar sources be linked?
- How should moveable holidays be recorded?