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What a day today is in Ukraine and the world

On November 16, Ukraine celebrates

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The idea to introduce this professional holiday appeared back in 1994.

Then the employees of the Ukrteleradiocompany appealed to the President and the government with a request to find a day for the celebration.

The date was chosen in honor of the first radio broadcast in Ukraine, which took place on November 16, 1924.

An interesting fact

- the first live broadcast in Ukraine took place in the Kyiv TV studio in 1939.

Then they showed a 40-minute broadcast, during which the audience could see a portrait of Sergo Ordzhonikidze.

Today, 86% of Ukrainians receive information about events in the country and the world with the help of television.

World Handicraft Day is celebrated on November 16 / Photo: Pexels

celebrated on November 16

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This holiday does not yet have an official status, but the UNESCO Foundation has included handicrafts in the list of world cultural heritage.

The purpose of the day is to spread information about various types of activities, an opportunity to exchange experiences and learn new things.

Also, November 16 is 

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This date was proposed in 2005, because the problem has been very acute for society for quite some time: because of unnatural beauty standards imposed by fashion, young girls try to lose weight by depriving themselves of food.

The purpose of this day: to spread information about anorexia and its consequences.

Anorexia is a serious disease that is increasingly diagnosed in teenagers and underage girls.

Despite the fact that the young body is growing and needs food, young people exhaust themselves by starving.

The main symptoms of the syndrome are metabolic disorders, infections and diseases of the digestive system.

, which was established by UNESCO in 1995,

is celebrated annually on November 16 .

This is a very important holiday, especially in modern society, because extremism (extreme methods of action, views) and hatred of others (xenophobia) are growing in the world.

On this day, information is spread that all people are different and that the personality of each of us should be respected.

An interesting holiday is celebrated on November 16 -

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It was founded back in 1938 with the help of the American organization National Button Society.

- earlier buttons were used not only to fasten clothes.

It was a real luxury item with a certain meaning.

And the first buttons were found during excavations at the site of the settlement of Ancient Rome.

According to scientists, these specimens date back to the third millennium BC.

November 16 is also celebrated

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Abbreviated name GIS Day.

It appeared in 1999 and always falls on the Week of Geographical Knowledge, which is held by the National Geographic Society.

What is a geographic information system?

This is a special computer system that collects, uses, stores, edits, displays and analyzes spatial data with all the necessary information.

What a church holiday today

According to the religious calendar, November 16 is the day of memory of the holy princess Anna Vsevoludavna / Photo: pixabay.com

According to the religious calendar, November 16 is

, who was the daughter of the Kyiv prince Vsevolod Yaroslavovych.

She was popularly nicknamed Cold, because these days the weather often turns to winter.

The holiday also had other names: "Babi", "Krosnyk", "Hanna", "Agapiy".

Anna (Yanka) Vsevoludavna was born in Pereyaslav in 1504.

It was there that she spent her childhood.

The mother of the princess was a Greek princess.

The father, Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavovych, took care of his daughter, so he gave her a serious education at that time: he taught philosophy, literacy, rhetoric, history, and the Greek language.

In the young summer, Anna became engaged to Duke the Elder, who was a Byzantine prince.

Unfortunately, her husband was forcibly beheaded by a monk.

This event became the reason why the girl dedicated herself to the Lord God.

Having seen various women's monasteries in Byzantium, she asked her father to found a similar one in Russia.

At her request, in 1068, the first women's monastery, Andriiivskyi, appeared.

Anna became an abbess there.

It was in the monastery that the first school for girls was later opened.

There they taught women's crafts and the necessary basics.

Name day: how to name a child born on November 16

What are the names today: Vikenty, Bohdan, Ilya, Sergey, Pavlo, Mykola, Petro, Vasyl (Vasily), Oleksandr, Volodymyr, Yosyp (Osyp), Ivan, Fedir, George, Evdokia, Svitlana, Anna.

The talisman of people born on November 16 is a

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It has interested people in its properties since ancient times.

Our ancestors believed that a person who found this stone received the gift of clairvoyance.

There was an interesting belief according to which the moonstone helps loved ones overcome various obstacles on their way.

Born on this day:

• 1867 - Ukrainian church figure, Agapit (Antonii Vyshnevskyi);

• 1906 - Ukrainian director, Roman Karmen;

• 1910 - physiologist, Pavlo Kharchenko;

• 1936 - the handball coach, Ihor Turchyn, his team and he himself were entered into the Guinness Book of Records for achievements in sports;

• 1954 - Ukrainian linguist, biographer, cultural researcher Oleksiy Zaretskyi;

• 1977 - Ukrainian figure skater Oksana Bayul;

• 1978 - translator, writer, Dzvinka Matiyash.

What can not be done on this day

• Our ancestors tried not to leave the house without special need on November 16, to avoid crowded places, so as not to catch the evil eye.

• If the spouses quarrel on this day, it means divorce, so they tried not to quarrel with loved ones.

• If a person knocks on your house, you must not let him in, but after that, be sure to cross the door, so you will not let negativity cross the threshold.

Folk signs and traditions

On November 16, it was believed that if mice dig burrows, one should wait for cold weather / Photo: Pexels

Among our ancestors there were many interesting omens for this day:

• looked at what day it is today: if it didn't snow, then the next year will be fruitless;

• if mice dig holes - wait for the cold weather;

• low flying clouds - to the cold;

• cold weather on November 16 - for a hungry autumn;

• if frost hits in the evening, there will be no temperature drop in winter;

• if the smoke creeps down from the pipe, there will be warming, and if it goes up - wait for frost.

In Russia, on November 16, it was customary to feast on frozen berries (cranberries, lingonberries).

They were often added to jelly or various dishes.

If there was frost, milk was taken outside and waited for it to freeze.

Then they made shavings from it, which were sprinkled on pancakes.

It was something like a modern day ice cream.

The Slavs believed that on November 16, an unclean force descends from the sky, walks between houses and looks at how people live.

Therefore, it was necessary to protect oneself.

For example, do not leave your home without an urgent need.

Commemorative dates of November 16

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for November 16:

• 1700 - Duchy of Prussia becomes a kingdom;

• 1841 - Edward Goodwin patented the life jacket;

• 1907 - Oklahoma and Indiana joined the US territory;

• 1924 - the start of broadcasting of the first Ukrainian radio station;

• 1938 - the English football player George Hall scored the fastest hat-trick during the England - Ireland match, scoring three goals against the opponent in 3.5 minutes;

• 1945 - the foundation of UNESCO;

• 1967 - the First World Congress of Free Ukrainians began in New York;

• 1990 - Chris Columbus's film "Home Alone" is released on TV screens in the USA;

• 2010 - Prince William became engaged to Kate Middleton.