International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Thanksgiving Day in the USA – what other significant dates and important events in the history of Ukraine and the world are celebrated on November 25.
November 25: what a holiday today / Photo: Unsplash
What is the national and Orthodox holiday for Ukrainians on November 25, 2021? Who is celebrating their name days? In addition, we talk about international, national and state holidays, important events that have happened in history, as well as about the main signs of this day.
What a holiday today, November 25
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
– has been hosted by women activists around the world since 1981, so that in 2021, the Day against Violence celebrates its 40th anniversary. And in 1999 the UN declared this date as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. - Thanksgiving Day in the USA
Is an American public holiday, which has been going on for more than 400 years and is celebrated annually in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November as a token of gratitude to the Almighty for the bestowed fruits and help.
Birthday people November 25
Angel Day is celebrated today by: Alexander, Afanasy, Boris, Vladimir, Daniel, Dmitry, Ivan, Konstantin, Lev, Matvey, Nikolai, Stepan, Fedor.
What a church holiday today
On November 25, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, the Monk Nile, the fasting man, the prophet Ahijah. Celebration of the “Merciful” icon of the Mother of God.
Folk holiday
Ivan the Merciful was revered among the people on November 25. They prayed to the saint for health and well-being, as well as happiness in the family. Traditionally, the wedding season of the year ended by this time. Girls and guys who did not find a mate had to wait until spring, because the next weddings were celebrated already at the end of winter – on Maslenitsa or on Krasnaya Gorka.
Signs for November 25
- after Ivan the Merciful it is impossible to play weddings;
- all men are generous to Ivan;
- it is snowing – an imminent thaw;
- sparrows chirped – also to warming;
- rainy weather will last until Introduction, December 4th.
Interesting and important events in Ukraine and the world on November 25
- 1795 – the third section of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completed, as a result of which it ceased to exist as a sovereign state.
- 1867 – Alfred Nobel received a patent for dynamite.
- 1905 – the first legal Ukrainian-language newspaper “Khleborob” began to be published in Ukraine.
- 1992 – Ukraine issued a decree “On the issue of privatization property certificates into circulation”.
Who was born on November 25
- 1666 – Giuseppe Guarneri, Italian master violinist.
- 1810 – Nikolai Pirogov, Russian surgeon, anatomist, teacher.
- 1838 – Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Ukrainian writer.
- 1844 – Karl Benz, German engineer, inventor, pioneer of the automotive industry.
- 1925 – Nonna Mordyukova, Soviet film actress.
- 1972 – Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer.
- 1975 – Marina Odolskaya, Ukrainian singer.
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Source From: Segodnya
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