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What a holiday today in Ukraine and the world

In Ukraine, they celebrate

, which was initiated by the Presidential Decree in 1997.

The date falls on an important Orthodox holiday - the day of commemoration of Nestor the Chronicler.

It was he who was a follower of Cyril and Methodius, the creators of writing of the Slavs.

Researchers believe that the written Ukrainian language begins with his work.

Nestor Litopysets is the author of the invaluable treasure of our culture - "Tales of past years".

An interesting fact

is that our ancestors sent their children to school on November 9.

At first, the whole family went to church, where they prayed for future studies in front of the icon of Nestor the Chronicler.

And only then the students were taken to lessons.

November 9: Day of Ukrainian writing and language

The term "Ukrainian language" began to be used from the 16th century to denote the language of Ukrainians who lived in these lands during the rule of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

It belongs to the Slavic group of the Indo-European language family.

There are more than 45 million people who speak Ukrainian in the world.

Most of them live in Ukraine.

is that the Ukrainian language is among the third ten most spoken languages ​​in the world.

In past years, according to tradition, on the Day of Ukrainian writing and language, its popularizers were celebrated, flowers were laid at the monument of Nestor the Chronicler, and the International Competition of Ukrainian Language Experts was held.

Peter Yatsyk.

Today, Ukrainians are fighting for their independence and the right to speak their native language in their country.

Ukrainians also celebrate

.

Previously, this day was celebrated on March 23 (according to the Presidential Decree of 2000), but in 2013 the celebration was moved to November 9.

On this important date, the significant contribution of workers in creative professions to the revival of our culture, language, and cultural and educational activities is celebrated.

Thanks to real masters, it was possible to preserve the Ukrainian identity, despite the constant onslaught from the aggressors.

In the world -

(International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism).

It was established as a day of remembrance when the Third Reich carried out the first large-scale campaign of physical violence against Jews.

Introduced on the initiative of the International Network Against Racism UNITED, which includes more than 500 organizations from 49 countries of the world.

It was on November 9, 1938 that mass pogroms against Jews began in Nazi Germany.

Houses, shops, entire villages and towns were destroyed by assault units.

The streets were covered with shards of glass from broken windows, which is why this night was called "Kristallnacht".

More than 90 Jews were killed, and about 30,000 men were taken to concentration camps.

They were tortured there for several months.

More than a thousand prisoners died.

Kristallnacht is considered to be the symbolic beginning of the extermination of the Jews by the Nazis.

It led to the murder of millions of people, including those who were considered "enemies of the German state."

The world also celebrates

.

It was introduced by Hank Fortner in 2014.

He founded a crowdfunding platform called "AdoptTogether", which united people in support of creating families for orphans.

Every year on November 9, a program is launched in which a smiley is drawn on the hand, then a photo is taken and posted on a social network, not forgetting a special hashtag.

All those willing also share their adoption stories and express their gratitude to the named parents.

And November 9 is

.

It was founded in 2017 at the initiative of the Lithuanian leasing company AviaAM Leasing.

Therefore, representatives of the aviation industry were the first to celebrate the holiday.

Leasing is a long-term lease of assets with their subsequent purchase.

In the United States,

Yogurt Day and

(a porridge made from pork scraps with wheat, corn or buckwheat flour combined with various spices. It makes a rather hard bread, pieces of which are then fried in a pan).

In Great Britain -

, in Bolivia -

, and in Germany -

.

Commemorative dates of November 9

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for November 9:

• 1882 - the Ukrainian theater of Mark Kropyvnytskyi makes its debut in Yelysavetgrad (now Kropyvnytskyi) with the play "Natalka-Poltavka";

• 1907 - King Edward VII of Great Britain receives the world's largest diamond as a gift;

• 1918 - the proclamation of the Austrian Empire;

• 1918 - the executive body of the ZUNR was established in Lviv;

• 1938 - the paramilitary organization "Carpathian Sich" was created in Khust, which was supposed to defend Carpathian Ukraine;

• 1947 - Kyiv Dynamo defeated Odesa Kharkiv with a score of 5:1 and won the Ukrainian SSR Football Cup;

• 1961 - the city of Stalin was renamed Donetsk;

• 1962 - the city of Stanislavsk was renamed Ivano-Frankivsk;

• 1967 - the first edition of the famous music magazine "Rolling Stone" was published in the USA;

• 1976 – the Ukrainian public group for promoting the implementation of the Helsinki Agreements was created in Kyiv;

• 1981 - the American balloon "Double Eagle V" took off in Nagashima (Japan), Captain Ben Abruzzi and his crew traveled 9,244 kilometers to California and landed on November 12;

• 1985 - 22-year-old Garry Kasparov becomes the youngest grandmaster world champion;

• 1989 - the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall;

• 1994 - Chandrika Kumaratunga became the first woman president in Sri Lanka;

• 1995 - Ukraine joins the Council of Europe;

• 1997 - the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language is celebrated in Ukraine for the first time;

• 2000 - an unknown person buys Pablo Picasso's painting "Woman with Folded Hands" online at Christie's auction for $55.6 million.

What a church holiday today

November 9 is the day of memory of Reverend Nestor the Chronicler / Photo: Pexels

On November 9, Orthodox Christians commemorate

.

Nestor the Chronicler was born around 1056 and died around 1114.

Monk of the Kyiv-Pechersk monastery, saint, chronicler, writer.

For Ukrainians, this person will forever remain a significant figure.

After all, it was he who created "The Tale of Bygone Years".

This work was composed on the basis of contemporary events and stories, stories, stories, archival records for the author.

The ascetic did a lot of work, thanks to which we can learn about the past today.

Also, Nestor Litopysets wrote other works: "Story and Passion and Praise to Saints Boris and Hleb", "Life of Feodosius of Pechersky" and others.

In addition to theology, Reverend Nestor had knowledge of literature, history, and spoke the Greek language perfectly.

For this reason, he was considered one of the most educated people in Kyivan Rus in the 11th and early 12th centuries.

The Catholic Church celebrates the

.

Name day: how to name a child born on November 9

What are the names today:

Nestor, Mark, Andrew, Agrippina, Alexander, Capitolina, Erotiida, Elizaveta.

The talisman of people born on November 9 is the stone

(cat's eye).

It is a symbol of positive mood, harmony, tolerance.

- the largest cat's eye was found in 1858.

The stone weighing 8 kg is now kept in Rio de Janeiro.

Born on this day:

• 1872 - Ukrainian novelist, poet, critic, literary critic, translator, publicist Bohdan Lepky;

• 1891 - Ukrainian art critic, historian, museum expert Fedir Ernst;

• 1906 - Ukrainian academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, scientist-mathematician Yaroslav Lopatynskyi;

• 1912 - Ukrainian film director Viktor Ivchenko;

• 1921 - absolute champion of the Olympic Games (1952 and 1956), gymnast Viktor Chukarin;

• 1948 - winner of the Cup of Cups, football player of "Dynamo" Kyiv, Viktor Matvienko.

What can not be done on this day

Our ancestors believed that you should not curse on November 9, otherwise you will be angry with each other by Christmas.

There were also other prohibitions:

• on this day they tried not to work a lot;

• do not overeat and abuse alcohol;

• on this day they did not go to visit, so as not to take happiness out of their home.

Creative people (for example, actors) tried not to accept flowers.

There was a belief that fame can fade if you take a gift.

Folk signs and traditions

On this day, it was believed that if there is frost on the trees, frost will soon hit

On this day, there have been certain omens since ancient times:

• looking at what day it is today, our ancestors knew how to guess the weather: if a fog sets in, there will be a thaw, and if snow falls on the damp ground, snowdrops will bloom early in the spring;

• frost on the trees meant that frost would soon hit;

• the wind blows in one direction for several days - wait for precipitation;

• the goose swims on the water for a long time, which means that there will be no cold yet.

Our ancestors used to make promises on this day.

They also tried to complete all cases.

It was believed that if you finish the promised work, your wish will surely come true.

However, if the promise is not fulfilled, trouble can be caused.

On the night of November 10, women wove an "

".

At the same time, it was necessary to be silent.

There was a popular belief that if there was a sick person in the house, they tried to take on a difficult job and do it silently.

It helped the patient to recover.

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