November 26
Holidays
80 holidays recorded on November 26 throughout history
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A breakaway republic most maps don't even show.
A breakaway republic most maps don't even show. Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia in 1999, adopting its constitution after a brutal 1992-93 war that displaced 250,000 Georgians. Russia recognizes it. Most of the world doesn't. So Constitution Day here celebrates a nation that officially doesn't exist. Fewer than 250,000 people live there now. And yet they govern, legislate, and observe their holidays with full sincerity. It's a reminder that statehood isn't just legal — it's something people decide to believe in.
Mongolia's 1924 constitution didn't just declare a republic — it made the country the world's second communist state,…
Mongolia's 1924 constitution didn't just declare a republic — it made the country the world's second communist state, right after Soviet Russia. Sükhbaatar was already dead. So a handful of young revolutionaries, barely in their twenties, rewrote what a nation of nomadic herders could become. They abolished the theocratic monarchy in eleven days flat. The Living Buddha's lineage, centuries old, simply ended. And today, Mongolians mark that moment — not as a Soviet footnote, but as their own choice.
A shepherd's son who gave everything away.
A shepherd's son who gave everything away. Stylianos of Paphlagonia was born into wealth in what's now northern Turkey, then walked away from all of it — gave his inheritance to the poor and lived as a hermit in a cave near Adrianoupolis. But here's the strange part: he became the patron saint of children despite living completely alone. Mothers brought sick babies to his cave, and healings were reported. He didn't seek followers. They found him anyway. Solitude, it turns out, wasn't the whole story.
India celebrates Constitution Day to commemorate the 1949 adoption of its supreme law by the Constituent Assembly.
India celebrates Constitution Day to commemorate the 1949 adoption of its supreme law by the Constituent Assembly. This document replaced the British-era Government of India Act, formally establishing the nation as a sovereign democratic republic and codifying the fundamental rights and duties that define modern Indian citizenship.
Mongolia observes Independence Day to commemorate the 1921 revolution that ended centuries of Qing dynasty rule and f…
Mongolia observes Independence Day to commemorate the 1921 revolution that ended centuries of Qing dynasty rule and foreign occupation. By establishing the Bogd Khanate, the nation reclaimed its sovereignty and transitioned into a modern state, eventually leading to the formal declaration of the Mongolian People's Republic.
The Eastern Orthodox calendar doesn't just mark November 26 — it holds an entire parallel universe of saints, feasts,…
The Eastern Orthodox calendar doesn't just mark November 26 — it holds an entire parallel universe of saints, feasts, and fasts that Western Christians never see. Hundreds of millions of believers follow this system, rooted in the Julian calendar, running 13 days behind the Gregorian. One day, two completely different sacred worlds. The Orthodox faithful on November 26 commemorate St. Alypius the Stylite, who spent 53 years standing on a pillar. Not sitting. Standing. And that's considered a perfectly reasonable way to honor God.
He wrote over 750 hymns.
He wrote over 750 hymns. But Isaac Watts almost didn't. Plagued by poor health his entire life, he spent decades bedridden, dependent on friends for shelter. A London merchant named Thomas Abney invited him to stay for a week in 1702. Watts stayed 36 years. Under that roof he wrote "Joy to the World" and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past." The Episcopal Church honors him every November 25. And every Christmas carol season, we're singing the output of one very extended houseguest.
A former wealthy merchant walked away from everything.
A former wealthy merchant walked away from everything. Stylianos of Paphlagonia gave up his entire fortune in Byzantine-era Asia Minor, retreated into a cave, and lived as a hermit for decades. But here's what stuck: he became known specifically as a protector of children — infants, orphans, the abandoned. Parents across the Orthodox world prayed to him for sick babies. He never held a child in his life. And yet his intercession became one of Christianity's most intimate, most tender traditions.
A religion with no clergy.
A religion with no clergy. That's the structure Bahá'u'lláh established before dying in 1892 — and to keep it intact, he appointed his son 'Abdu'l-Bahá as sole interpreter of the faith. No votes. No council. One man. The Day of the Covenant celebrates that appointment, honoring the unbroken line of authority meant to prevent the splintering that destroyed earlier religions. And it worked — the Bahá'í Faith remains one of the few in history that never fractured into competing sects.
Saint Genevieve was fifteen when a bishop told her God had plans for her.
Saint Genevieve was fifteen when a bishop told her God had plans for her. Paris laughed. Then, in 451 AD, Attila the Hun marched toward the city and everyone fled — except Genevieve, who organized the women to pray and somehow convinced the men to stay. Attila turned away. Nobody fully explains why. The city that mocked her built a massive basilica in her honor, later renamed the Panthéon. She's still Paris's patron saint. The girl they dismissed became the reason the city exists at all.
Ecuador Ecuador: Día del Himno Nacional del Ecuador.
Ecuador Ecuador: Día del Himno Nacional del Ecuador.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Torta o Pastel.(en inglés: National Cake Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Torta o Pastel.(en inglés: National Cake Day).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de Apreciación y comprensión del campo de energía que rodea a los seres vivos.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de Apreciación y comprensión del campo de energía que rodea a los seres vivos. Dedicado a su impacto en el conocimiento, salud y bienestar físico, emocional y espiritual.(en inglés: Aura Awareness Day).
República Dominicana República Dominicana: Día Nacional del Merengue (género musical).
República Dominicana República Dominicana: Día Nacional del Merengue (género musical).
San Alipio el estilita.
San Alipio el estilita.
San Amador de Autun.
San Amador de Autun.
San Amonio de Nitria.
San Amonio de Nitria.
San Básolo de Reims.
San Básolo de Reims.
San Belino.
San Belino.
Christianisme : mémoire de l'archevêque Pierre d'Alexandrie avec lectures de II Tim.
Christianisme : mémoire de l'archevêque Pierre d'Alexandrie avec lectures de II Tim. 4, 1-8 et de Mt. 13, 44-52 dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem.
Bahaïsme : jour de l'alliance.
Bahaïsme : jour de l'alliance.
La journée internationale des aides soignants
La journée internationale des aides soignants
UNESCO : journée des enfants des rues.
UNESCO : journée des enfants des rues.
Beato Poncio de Faucigny.
Beato Poncio de Faucigny.
San Didio.
San Didio.
Santo Domingo Nguyen Van Xuyên.
Santo Domingo Nguyen Van Xuyên.
San Esiquio (obispo).
San Esiquio (obispo).
San Estyliano.
San Estyliano.
Dia Interamericano do Ministério Público.
Dia Interamericano do Ministério Público.
Aniversário dos municípios de Guarabira e Solânea - Paraíba.
Aniversário dos municípios de Guarabira e Solânea - Paraíba.
Aniversário do município de Cacoal - Rondônia.
Aniversário do município de Cacoal - Rondônia.
Aniversário dos municípios de Cândido de Abreu, Bom Sucesso, Tamboara, Engenheiro Beltrão, Paranacity, São João do Ca…
Aniversário dos municípios de Cândido de Abreu, Bom Sucesso, Tamboara, Engenheiro Beltrão, Paranacity, São João do Caiuá, Sabáudia e Wenceslau Braz - Paraná.
Aniversário do município de Tremembé - São Paulo.
Aniversário do município de Tremembé - São Paulo.
Aniversário do município de São Miguel do Aleixo - Sergipe.
Aniversário do município de São Miguel do Aleixo - Sergipe.
Nossa Senhora de Soufanieh
Nossa Senhora de Soufanieh
San Fausto (mártir).
San Fausto (mártir).
Santo Humilde Pirozzo.
Santo Humilde Pirozzo.
San Leonardo de Porto Maurizio.
San Leonardo de Porto Maurizio.
Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl.
Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl. Gebhard von Konstanz, fränkischer Adeliger, Bischof und Schutzpatron (katholisch)
Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl.
Kirchliche Gedenktage Hl. Stylian, Mönch (katholisch, orthodox)
Beata Cayetana Sterni.
Beata Cayetana Sterni.
Santo Tomás Dinh Viét Du.
Santo Tomás Dinh Viét Du.
San Teodoro (obispo).
San Teodoro (obispo).
San Pacomio (obispo).
San Pacomio (obispo).
Jacques le Persan (IVe siècle), martyr.
Jacques le Persan (IVe siècle), martyr.
San Nicón.
San Nicón.
Aux Ilana
Aux Ilana
Aux Sirice.
Aux Sirice.
Aux Innocent (comme ci-avant, mais Saints Innocents les 28 décembre).
Aux Innocent (comme ci-avant, mais Saints Innocents les 28 décembre).
Aux Conrad (de) et ses variantes ou dérivés : Corentin, Corine, Corinne, Courtois, Curt, Curtis, Konrad, Kurt (voir e…
Aux Conrad (de) et ses variantes ou dérivés : Corentin, Corine, Corinne, Courtois, Curt, Curtis, Konrad, Kurt (voir encore les 12 décembre).
Amateur, Amatre voire Amadour (autre date possible).
Amateur, Amatre voire Amadour (autre date possible).
et masculines : Dauphin et Delphin.
et masculines : Dauphin et Delphin.
ses formes féminines : Dauphine, Delfina, Delfine et Delphina ;
ses formes féminines : Dauphine, Delfina, Delfine et Delphina ;
Jacques de Rostov († 1392), moine.
Jacques de Rostov († 1392), moine.
Innocent d'Irkoutsk († 1731), premier évêque d'Irkoutsk.
Innocent d'Irkoutsk († 1731), premier évêque d'Irkoutsk.
Georges de Chio († 1807), néo-martyr.
Georges de Chio († 1807), néo-martyr.
Diodore († 1633), Moine.
Diodore († 1633), Moine.
Ponce de Faucigny († 1178), bienheureux moine.
Ponce de Faucigny († 1178), bienheureux moine.
Hugh Taylor († 1585), bienheureux prêtre anglais mort martyr.
Hugh Taylor († 1585), bienheureux prêtre anglais mort martyr.
Gautier d'Aulne († 1180), moine.
Gautier d'Aulne († 1180), moine.
Dominique Nguyên Van (Doan) Xuyên († 1839), Prêtre dominicain vietnamien martyr.
Dominique Nguyên Van (Doan) Xuyên († 1839), Prêtre dominicain vietnamien martyr.
Delphine de Sabran († 1360), bienheureuse laïque, épouse et veuve d'Elzéar de Sabran, membre du Tiers-Ordre franciscain.
Delphine de Sabran († 1360), bienheureuse laïque, épouse et veuve d'Elzéar de Sabran, membre du Tiers-Ordre franciscain.
Bellin de Padoue (it) († 1147), Bellino Bertaldo, évêque de Padoue et martyr.
Bellin de Padoue (it) († 1147), Bellino Bertaldo, évêque de Padoue et martyr.
Albert de Haigerloch († 1311), bienheureux, de grande noblesse (les Hohenzollern), se fit moine à Oberaltaich, en Bav…
Albert de Haigerloch († 1311), bienheureux, de grande noblesse (les Hohenzollern), se fit moine à Oberaltaich, en Bavière, et curé d'une paroisse voisine.
Nikon le Métanoïète († 998), Moine en Grèce.
Nikon le Métanoïète († 998), Moine en Grèce.
Martin d'Arades († 726) — ou « Martin de Corbie » —, moine, chapelain, et confesseur de Charles Martel.
Martin d'Arades († 726) — ou « Martin de Corbie » —, moine, chapelain, et confesseur de Charles Martel.
Beata Delfina de Sabran.
Beata Delfina de Sabran.
Beato Hugo Taylor.
Beato Hugo Taylor.
Christian feast days: Alypius the Stylite
Christian feast days: Alypius the Stylite
Día Mundial del Olivo.
Día Mundial del Olivo.
Día Mundial del Transporte Sostenible.
Día Mundial del Transporte Sostenible.
Día Mundial contra el Uso Indiscriminado de Agroquímicos.
Día Mundial contra el Uso Indiscriminado de Agroquímicos.
Día Mundial del Acceso a la Educación Superior.
Día Mundial del Acceso a la Educación Superior.
Día Mundial de la Mielofibrosis.
Día Mundial de la Mielofibrosis.
Día Mundial de la Alfamanosidosis.
Día Mundial de la Alfamanosidosis. Una jornada dedicada a sensibilizar a la población sobre esta enfermedad rara, apoyar a quienes la padecen y fomentar la investigación científica para mejorar su diagnóstico y tratamiento.
Amateur (d'Autun / Amatre Ier, † vers 270, possiblement un 26 november), natif et premier évêque (gallo-romain) d'Aut…
Amateur (d'Autun / Amatre Ier, † vers 270, possiblement un 26 november), natif et premier évêque (gallo-romain) d'Autun, en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Saône-et-Loire et France actuelles.
Argentina Argentina: Día del Químico.En honor a Enrique Herrero Ducloux, primer egresado del doctorado en Química de …
Argentina Argentina: Día del Químico.En honor a Enrique Herrero Ducloux, primer egresado del doctorado en Química de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Beato Marmaduco Bowes.
Beato Marmaduco Bowes.
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Humorista.En conmemoración del natalicio del humorista gráfico, Roberto Fontana…
Argentina Argentina: Día Nacional del Humorista.En conmemoración del natalicio del humorista gráfico, Roberto Fontanarrosa. Misiones: Aniversario de la XII Brigada de Monte del Ejército Argentino.Fundación: 26 de noviembre de 1979 (46 años).
Cuba Cuba: Día del Economista y del Contador Cubano.En conmemoración al día en que el Comandante Ernesto Guevara de l…
Cuba Cuba: Día del Economista y del Contador Cubano.En conmemoración al día en que el Comandante Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, el Che, fue nombrado Presidente del Banco Nacional de Cuba en 1959.