November 22 Holidays

Lebanon Independence Day marks November 22, 1943, when France formally recognized Lebanese independence — a declaration that Lebanese leaders had made while France was still under Nazi occupation, which led to a brief French arrest of the Lebanese government before international pressure secured their release and independence. International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day was established by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on the Saturday before Thanksgiving — bringing together people who have lost a loved one to suicide, a population estimated at 5 million in the United States. Christ the King Feast is a Catholic solemnity established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 at the end of the liturgical year — created to assert Christ’s sovereignty over all aspects of human life in response to the rising secularism and nationalism of the interwar period. Go For A Ride Day was created to encourage people to take a spontaneous drive, bicycle ride, or horseback ride for the pure pleasure of movement and scenery.