take that back, here are known holidays associated with the date:
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Holidays and observances
* Colombia - Independence of Cartagena, Colombia, from Spain (1811)
* Lāčplēsis Day (1919) in Latvia: the official date for commemoration of Latvian soldiers, who had died for the country's freedom.
* Angola - Independence Day (1975)
* Opening of carnival season in Germany ("Karneval"/"Fasching" on 11-11, at 11:11), the Netherlands, and other countries
* South Korea - Pepero Day
* Maldives - Republic Day (1968)
Several nations celebrate, in some way, the end of World War I, the ceasefire of which went into effect at 11:00am CET on this day in 1918.
* Veterans Day in the United States (called Armistice Day until 1952, when the name was changed, and the holiday was re-geared toward all military veterans)
* Armistice Day in New Zealand, France and Belgium
* Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada.
* Poland - Independence Day (1918)
Feast day of:
* Bartholomew of Grottaferrata in the Roman Catholic Church
* Martin of Tours in the Roman Catholic Church
* St. Martin's Day in the Netherlands, Germany, Flanders, Austria, Portugal and Malta
* Saint Menas in the Roman Catholic Church
* Soren Kierkegaard in the Lutheran Church
Popular culture:
* Singles Day
* Twins Day (1987) in Taiwan: a festival for biological twins and other multiples. The eleventh day of the eleventh month (11-11) consists of the same numeral in pairs and symbolizes their characteristics.
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