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Diwali — the Festival of Lights — is one of the most important festivals in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism — a five-day celebration of the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil, observed by lighting rows of clay diyas, exchanging sweets, and setting off fireworks. International Day of Radiology was established by the European Society of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America in 2012 to mark November 8, 1895, when Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays at the University of Würzburg — a discovery that earned the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. Abet and Aid Punsters Day was created to celebrate the pun — the wordplay form that Dr. Samuel Johnson dismissed as “the lowest form of wit” and that punsters have defiantly declared the highest ever since. Lakshmi Puja is the central ceremony of Diwali — the worship of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, fortune, and prosperity.
All holidays on November 8
National STEM/STEAM Day
Abet and Aid Punsters Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Day of Mourning
Deepavali
Diwali
Lakshmi Puja
Laxmi Puja
Naraka Chaturdashi
National Cappuccino Day
National Dunce Day
National Harvey Wallbanger Day
National Parents as Teachers Day
Sigd Day
Talk Money Day
World Pianist Day
World Radiography Day
About November 8
November 8 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on November 8?
On November 8, Diwali is the most globally observed cultural and religious holiday, celebrated by approximately 1 billion Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. International Day of Radiology is the most significant medical observance, marking Röntgen’s November 8, 1895 discovery, and Lakshmi Puja is the most significant religious ceremony.
What countries celebrate holidays on November 8?
November 8 observances span India and Hindu, Jain, and Sikh communities worldwide (Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Naraka Chaturdashi), Australia (Day of Mourning), and the U.S., which hosts International Day of Radiology, Abet and Aid Punsters Day, and Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day.
What awareness days are on November 8?
November 8 includes International Day of Radiology, marking Röntgen’s November 8, 1895 discovery of X-rays — which earned the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 and transformed diagnostic medicine — and Day of Mourning, the Australian observance of Aboriginal protest against exclusion from the colonial bicentennial.
