NOVEMBER calendar

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November - juuichigatsu　十一月

A lot of the goroawase combinations start with
ii いい 11 good, well




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. Day of classical literature 古典の日 .

. Sushi Day 寿司の日 Sushi no hi .

. Banseietsu 万聖節 All Saints' Day .

. Shareisai 諸霊祭 All Souls Day .

. Maizuru Daruma Festival 舞鶴だるま祭 .

. Samhain Festival - Ireland .

awamori no hi 泡盛の日 day of awamori liquor, Okinawa
Introduced in 1989.
Preparations for the liquor start from this day.

jieitai kinenbi 自衛隊記念日 day of Japan Self-Defense Forces, JSDF
created in 1966.

kawa no megumi no hi 川の恵みの日 day of benefits from the river
goroawase. 1 1 1 looks like the kanji for river 川

keiryoo kinenbi 計量記念日 day of measuring
Introduced in 1952 by 経済産業省. New measure units have been adjusted in 1993, so the day was re-located from June 7 to this day.

koocha no hi 紅茶の日 day of black tea
since 1983. In 1791 on this day black tea was introduced for the first time in Japan.

Nozawa-zuke no hi 野沢菜の日 day of Nozawa pickles
introduced by the hot spring association of Nozawa, Nagano.

seimei hoken no hi 生命保険の日 day of life insurance
introduced by the insurance companies. January is the month of life insurance and this is the starting day.

sushi no hi すしの日 day of Sushi
since 1961. Indroduced by 商環境衛生同業組合連合会.
The season of new rice starts and seafood is best now.

toodai kinenbi 灯台記念日 day of the lighthouse
Introduced in 1949 by 海上保安庁.
In the year 1869 the first lighthouse of European style had been built in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, the Kannonzaki toodai 観音埼灯台


wan wan wan ワンワンワン 11 1 - 犬の日 day of dogs
(the sound is like wan 1. goroawase)



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hanshin taigaasu dii 阪神タイガースデー Day of the Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
In 1985 on this day they won against their adversary and became Nr. 1 in Japan.
kantoku was Yoshida san 吉田監督.



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. Culture Day 文化の日 bunka no hi.
airing the treasures of the Shosoin 正倉院曝涼,　kazeire 風入れ　

. Meiji Shrine Festival 明治神宮祭 Tokyo .

aroma no hi アロマの日 day of aroma
part of the culture day. Aromatherapy and fragrance

gojira no hi ゴジラの日 day of gozilla
since 1954, when the first movie was released on this day.

hankachi-fu no hi ハンカチーフの日 day of the hankerchief
since 1983.
Hankerchiefs had been used by Mari Antoinette, and this day is the first holiday (in Japan) close to her birthday on November 2.

ii osan no hi いいお産の日 day of a good birth
goroawase. 11 03

ii rezaa no hi いいレザーの日 day of leather
goroawase. 「いい(11) れざー(03)」

manga no hi まんがの日 day of manga
since 2002. On the culture day, to put manga on a level in Japanese Culture.

mikan no hi　みかんの日 day of mikan citrus fruit
goroawase. ii mikka いいみっか a good third day

rekoodo no hi レコードの日 day of music records
since 1957. As part of the culture day

sandoichi no hi サンドウィッチの日 day of the sandwich
goroawase. 「いい(11) サン(3)ド」




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yunesuko ユネスコ憲章記念日 UNESCO charter day
On this day in 1946 (others quote the 16th of November) UNESCO was formed.



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denpoo no hi 電報の日 day of the telegram
goroawase. The number to dial when sending a telegram is 115.


enmusubi no hi 縁結びの日 day day of making good connections
(finding a husband or some other kind of good "en" in life)
. "gods-absent month", 10th lunar month (now November)
kannazuki, kaminazuki 神無月 かんなづき .
goroawase. i i go en 「いい(11)ご(5)えん」(


ii ringo no hi いいりんごの日 day of apples
since 2001 in Aomori. goroawase with い（１）い（１）(りん)ご（５）

zasshi hookoku no hi 雑誌広告の日 day of magazine advertisement
created in 1979 by the 日本雑誌広告協会.
(BTW, October 27 is the day of book reading 読書.)



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. Memorial Day for Hattori Ransetsu 服部嵐雪 .

apaato kinenbi アパート記念日 day of apartments
In 1910 the first wooden apartment building was finished in Ueno, Tokyo. It was 5 floors high and had 70 rooms to rent.


o-miai no hi お見合いの日 day of a marriage-to-be meeting
On this day in 1947, the first group-meeging of this kind took place in Tokyo at the banks of River Tamagawa. 386 young men and women came here to find a partner, but there were 2 men for 1 woman to meet.


temaki rooru keeki no hi 手巻きロールケーキの日
day of roll cake, every month on the 6th.
If the cake is cut, the surface looks like the number 6. goroawase with ro(ku) 6.



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. rittoo 立冬 Ritto. beginning of winter .
one of the 24 solar sections 二十四節気


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ii pakku no hi いいパックの日 day of good packing
goroawase with 11 8. Since 1991.


ii ha いい刃 - 刃物の日 day of knives (hamono)
goroawase 11 8.



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. Honorable tenth night ritual 十夜法要.
Prayers of the Jodo sect of Pure Land Buddhism

kureepu no hi クレープの日 day of crepe pancaces
every day with a 9 is crepe day. goroawase with ku 9 九.


hyakujuukyuuban no hi １１９番の日 - 119 day of the fire brigade
Call the number 119 in case of a fire. goroawase.

ii kuuki no hi いい空気 - 換気の日 day of good ventilation
goroawase 11 9

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. Memorial Rituals for Yuima Vimalakirti 維摩会 Yuima E .
Temple Kofuku-Ji, Nara 興福寺

toire no hi" トイレの日 Toilet Day
goroawase 「いいト」イレ) to i 11 10+1

erebeeta no hi エレベーターの日 Elevator Day
since 1979. In 1890 on this day the first elevator was activated in Asakusa, Tokyo.


ii te いい手（ハンドクリーム）の日　day of hand cream
goroawase 11 10 (ten)


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. Memorial Day for Saint Kuya 空也上人 .

. Armistice Day, Rememberance Day .
Veterans Day, Poppy Day

. Pocky no Hi - pocky sticks day .
ポッキー＆プリッツの日. Since 1999. goroawase. four sticks look like 1111.

chiizu no hi チーズの日 day of cheese
since 1992.

denchi no hi 電池の日 day of electric batteries
goroawase （十一十一) plus minus plus minus

geta no hi 下駄の日 geta day
gorowasee. the footprints of geta look like 二　二.

hashi no hi 箸の日 day of chopsticks
goroawase. four look like 1111.

kagami no hi 鏡の日 day of mirrors
since 2006.
goroawase. 「11 11」や縦書きにした「十一 十一」が左右対称であること

kiritanpo no hi きりたんぽの日 day of kiritampo food.
goroawase. four look like 1111.

kutsushita no hi 靴下の日 socks day
since 1993.
goroawaes 11 11 looks like two pairs of socks. Lovers buy each other socks on this day.

moyashi no hi もやしの日 day of soy bean sprouts.
goroawase. four threads look like 1111.

piinatsu no hi ピーナッツの日 - peanuts day
since 1985.
goroawase. out of one sheath there come two pea nuts, like twice the same number 1.
（シーズンで数字が並んでいる） (11のぞろ目の日)

sake no hi 圭 → 鮭の日 salmon day
in Niigata since 1987.
goroawase. the old letter for 圭 looks like 十一十一 10+1 10+1

sakka no hi サッカーの日 sakka (soccer) day
goroawase 11 players vs 11 players


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ii hifu いい皮膚の日 day of nice skin
goroawase . 12 hitotsu futatsu


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. urushi no hi はうるしの日 day of laquer .



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. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Memorial Day - India .


pachinko no hi パチンコの日 day of pachinko
the permission for the first store was given in 1979



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. Shichigosan, Shichi Go San 七五三祝 .
hakamagi　袴着 Wearing the hakama for the first time.

. "Night of the tenth day 十日夜 (tookanya) .
Harvest thanksgiving for the god of the fields.

ii yuigon (igon) no hi いい遺言の日 day of a good testament
goroawase. 「い(1)い(1) い(1)ごん(5)」

kamaboko no hi かまぼこの日 day of the Kamaboko food
since 1983.
goroawase. This food had first been mentioned is literature in the year 1115 (永久3)年.

kimono no hi きものの日 day of the Kimono
(relates to people dressing nicely for shichi go san.

konbu no hi こんぶの日 day of Kombu seaweed
since 1982.
Eaten for shishi go san as auspicious food (yorokonbu - to be happy)

nama konkuriito no hi 生コンクリート記念日 day of wet concrete
since 1949. The first day when this material was sold in Japan.


okashi no hi お菓子の日 day of sweets
every month on the 15th. The first exhibition of sweets and cakes was in the past on April 15.



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. Leonid Meteor Shower .

. Opening the tea jar (kuchikiri 口切の茶事 ) .

ii iro no hi いいいろの日 day of nice color
since 1991, first created in Aichi, also for painting colors.

ii iro いいいろ塗装の日 day of nice (color) painting
since 1998.
goroawase いい色 ii iro ichi roku 16.

jinensho no hi 自然薯の日 day of Dioscorea japonica vegetable
goroawase, 6を「も」の字に見立て、「11(いい)16(いも)」- nice potatoe

rokuon bunka no hi 録音文化の日 day of recording culture
created by the Media Association

yoochien kinenbi 幼稚園記念日 day of kindergarden
In 1875, the first indergarden was introduced in Ochanomizu, Tokyo.
In 1876 on November 16, another one opened next to the School for Ladies 東京女子師範学校.


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. shoogi no hi 将棋の日 day of shogi Japanese chess.


dorafuto kinenbi ドラフト記念日 draft memorial day
In 1965, the first draft for professional baseball was started.

haigan bokumetsu dii 肺がん撲滅デー day of eradicating lung cancer
introduced in 2000 in America

renkon no hi 蓮根の日 day of the lotus root
created in 1994 by the lotus farmers of Ibaragi.
This was the first day of their "lotus summit" (renkon samitto 「蓮根サミット」.
. renkon 蓮根 lotus root .


Shimabara boosai no hi 島原防災の日
day of protection from natural disaster in Shimabara
Introduced in 1990 in Nagasaki, Shimabara town.
This was the day when the volcano Unzen Fugendake 雲仙普賢岳 erupted after 200 years of silence.


International Men's Day (IMD)


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doboku no hi 土木の日 day of civil engineering
since 1987.
goroawase. 「土木」を分解すると「十一」「十八」


kasupikai yoogurto no hi カスピ海ヨーグルトの日
day of Caspian Sea yoghurt
This yoghurt has been introduced in Japan by 家森幸男 of kyoto University.
On this day in the year 2006 more than 1000000 people had bought this yoghurt.


. kinkatsu 菌活 active bacteria .

mikki mausu no tanjoobi ミッキーマウスの誕生日
birthday of Mickey Mouse (in the year 1928 in New York)

mori to furusato no hi もりとふるさとの日
day of the forest and homeland
created in 1994 by 国土保全奨励制度全国研究協議会.


. yukimi daifuku no hi 雪見だいふくの日 day of yukimi daifuku sweet buns .
goroawase. 11 for ii (tasts good), 18 : when you open the package, there are two sweets and a pink stick, looking like 18.



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midori no obasan no hi 緑のおばさんの日
day of the green old lady
created in 1959. She helps to protect school children on their daiyl way.

shuukuriimu no hi シュークリームの日 day of chou cream puff
- - - シューク - juu ku ジューク 10 9 goroawase

sekai toire no hi 世界トイレの日 World Toilet Day
since 2001. created by WTO


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. Universal Children's Day - UN .
International Children's Day

. Ebisu-koo　恵比寿講、夷講 Ebisu-Ko, Ebisu Festival .
(originally on October 20) 夷子祭 Ebisu matsuri


bojuree nuuboo ボジョレー・ヌーボー解禁日 First day of Beaujolais nouveau wine
(or the third Thursday in November)
It used to be November 11.

hoteru no hi ホテルの日 day of the hotel
In 1890 the Teikoku Hotel帝国ホテル opened in Tokyo.

ii fuaa no hi いいファーの日 day of good fur
goroawase. いい(11) - 20(ファー)

pizza no hi ピザの日 day of pizza
created in 1995.
This is the birthday of queen Margerita of Italy. She had a pizza made in the colors of the Italian flag, white mozarella cheeze, green basil leaves and red tomatoes.


Yamanashi kenmin no hi 山梨県民の日
Day of the People of Yamanashi Prefecture
This prefecture was created in 1871 - 1871(明治4)年11月20日(旧暦).
In the modern calendar it should be December 31, but the people still celebrate it on the old lunar calendar day.


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. Memorial Day for Ishida Hakyo 石田波郷 .
Hakyoo Ki 波郷忌, Nintoo Ki 忍冬忌, Fuukaku Ki 風鶴忌, Shakumyoo Ki 惜命忌


furaido chikin no hi フライドチキンの日 day of fried chicken
ケンタッキー・フライド・チキン（KFC）
Cornel Sanders カーネル・サンダース
The first shop opened in Japan in 1970 on this day.

intanetto kinenbi インターネット記念日 day of the internet
since 1969

machikon no hi 街コンの日　group dating day in the street
created by All-Japan Machikon Association. Their first summit was held on this day

sekai haroo dii 世界ハロー・デー World Hello Day


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. shoosetsu 小雪 Shosetsu "small snow" .
one of the 24 solar sections 二十四節気

. ii fuufu いい夫婦 day of good couples .
goroawase 11 22

botan no hi ボタンの日 day of the button
created in 1870 the uniforms for the marines became stylized and various rows of (decorative) buttons sowed to it.

daiku san no hi 大工さんの日 day of the carpenter
created in 1999.
This is the memorial day of prince Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子, the deity of the carpenters.
goroawase. 「11二二」- 11はニ本の柱をあらわし、ニは土台と梁あるいは桁を表して軸組合の構造体となり 11 are two pillars, ニ are the frames for a building

Nagano ken ringo no hi 長野県りんごの日 Apple Day in Nagano
created in 1999 by the apple farmers. The main apple type is FUJI ふじ.
goroawase. ii fuji 「いい(11)ふじ(22)」
and
goroawase. 「いい(11) ふうふ(22)」(いい夫婦) good couple (the "good couple" is Adam and Eve in paradise - and the apple story . ..

Wakayama ken furusato tanjoobi 和歌山県ふるさと誕生日
birthday of Wakayama prefecture
Founded on this day in 1871. The day was created in 1989.

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. Labour Thanksgiving Day 勤労感謝の日 .
kinroo kansha no hi
- niiname no matsuri 新嘗祭 official Harvest Festival

. Harvest Thanksgiving at Izumo Shrine 出雲大社新嘗祭
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. Memorial Day for Higuchi Ichiyo 樋口 一葉 .

. World Mother-in-Law's Day. Mother in Law .

chinmi no hi 珍味の日 day of delicacies
On this day at the imperial court and Ise Shrine specialities from the mountains and the sea are offered.
goroawase. ii tsu mami 「い(1)い(1)つ(2)まみ(3)」
. chinmi 珍味 delicacies .


gaishoku no hi 外食の日 day of dining out
created in 1984.

haatokea no hi ハートケアの日 day of taking care of the heart
Together with the Labor Thanksgiving day.
created in the hope to prevent heart diseases

ii famirii no hi いい家族(ファミリー)の日 day of a good family
goroawase. 「いい(11) ファ(2) ミ(3) リー」

ii fumi no hi いい文の日 day of a good letter
started by the post office. Every day on the 23 (fu mi) is "letter day".
goroawase. 「い(1)い(1)ふ(2)み(3)」

ii fusai no hi いい夫妻の日 day of a good couple
goroawase. 「い(1)い(1)ふ(2)さい(3)」

ii niisan no hi いい兄さんの日 day of the elder brother
goroawase. 11 23 「い(1)い(1)にい(2)さん(3)」

jeiriigu no hi Jリーグの日 day of the JLeague
created in 1993.

tebukuro no hi 手袋の日 day of gloves
created in 1981. Together with the Labor Thanksgiving day. From now on, people will need gloves to work outside.


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. katsuobushi no hi 鰹節の日 day of dried bonito pieces .


opera no hi オペラの日 day of the opera
since 1894. On this day the first opera has been performed in Japan at the Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku 東京芸術大学. It was a scene of FAUST by Charles Franois Gounod. Members of the Austrian embassy in Tokyo helped with the stage. The conductor was the German フランツ・エッケルト Franz Eckert.



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. Memorial Day for Mishima Yukio 三島 由紀夫 .


haibijon no hi ハイビジョンの日 day of high vision
from 19 to 25 is High Vision Week. Since 1987, NHK uses 1125 scanning lines.
goroawase.

kanagata no hi 金型の日 day of metal molds
since 1957. The Japan Die and Mold Industry Association 日本金型工業会 fas founded on this day.

o-eru no hi OLの日 day of the OL (office lady)
since 1963, the word "office lady" was used. In 1994, the OLネットワークシステム (OL network system) was founded.



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ii chiimu no hi いいチームの日 day of a good team
created by サイボウズ株式会社 Cybozu, Inc. a Tokyo-based software company


. ii furo no hi いい風呂の日 day of a good bath .
created by 日本浴用剤工業会 Japan Bath Additive Industry Association.
goroawase - ii fu ro 「いい(11)ふろ(26)」

. pen no hi ペンの日 day of the writing pen .



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ii funa no hi いい鮒の日 day of a delicious crucian carp
goroawase. i i fu na 「い(1)い(1) ふ(2)な(7)」

koosei hogo kinenbi 更生保護記念日
day of social readjustment and offenders rehabilitation
since 1952. created by the 東京・日比谷で更生保護大会

nooberu shoo ノーベル賞制定の日
day of the establishment of the Nobel Prize
since 1901.


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. Memorial Day for Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 .
Bashoo ki 芭蕉忌, Okina no hi 翁の日, Shigure ki 時雨忌, Toosei ki 桃青忌
The 12th day of the 10th lunar month of 1694.

taiheiyoo kinenbi 太平洋記念日 Day of the Pacific Ocean
The name "Pacific Ocean" was created by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. On this day he reached the Pacific Ocean after passing the Magellan Straits.

seikan kinenbi 税関記念日 day of customs
created by the Customs Office 財務省 in 1952.


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ii fuku no hi いい服の日 day of good cloths
goroawase. 「いい(11)ふく(29)」fu ku

ii niku no hi いい肉の日 day of good meat
goroawase. 「いい(11)にく(29)」ni ku


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. Bonifacio Day - Philippines .

. Independence Day - Yemen .


. honmirin no hi 本みりんの日 day of hon mirin .
goroawase

kagami no hi 鏡の日 day of the mirror
goroawase. 「いい(11) ミラー(30)」

kamera no hi カメラの日 day of the camera
since 1977.
On this day the camera maker KONIKO 小西六写真工業 began to sell the first auto-focus camera.


Mukai Junkichi (1901-1995) Birthday
Sugiura Hinako (1958–2005) Birthday


.................... end of November


. American Thanksgiving .
fourth Thursday of November


. Advent 待降節 .
Advent begins with the Sunday after the 26th of November.


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. Market on the Day of the Rooster 酉の市 .


. November - a month without Gods (kami no rusu 神無月) .



. WKD : November - a Haiku Month .

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. WKD : World Days in November .

. Ceremonies, festivals, rituals - November .

. Memorial Days of Famous People - November .



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For the worldwide approach to kigo,
we must differentiate between the "Haiku Season" and the natural phenomenon and human activites occuring at a certain season at a certain place.

To complicate our endeavor, we also have to deal with the Asian Lunar Calendar and the 24 seasons (periods), which were applied in Japan before the introduction of the Western Calendar, when kigo were already used in Japanese poetry.

Study the details here, please:

. The Japanese Haiku Calendar.


. Seasons beginning .

. Seasons ending .


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. WKD : the complete SAIJIKI list .

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. goroawase　語呂合わせ　wordplay with numbers .




. Japanese Calendar Days .

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