Holidays September 20
Secretary Day in Russia
An initiative group of secretaries proposed the establishment of a professional holiday for the secretary. Most Russian entrepreneurs have no doubt about the importance and necessity of the profession of secretary. They have long moved into the category of administrative workers who ensure the smooth functioning of the office. Their help is invaluable when working with documents and finding information. In the United States, a whole week of office workers is organized at the end of April; Wednesday is considered to be Secretary Day. In Russia, Secretary’s Day is also celebrated on Wednesday last week of April.
Bats night
The most unusual holiday is designed to draw public attention to the protection of bats and tell the truth about animals, which many people mistakenly consider real vampires. These amazing winged animals mastered the art of flying thanks to the original structure of the paw - their four long fingers are very developed, able to support the wing. The flying membrane is also present on the long narrow tail, but the fingers of the hind limbs do not have such membranes, due to which the animals hang upside down on branches and ledges.
Bats practically do not see during the day - they have very low vision, but their sense of smell and hearing will never fail - they are more developed than in many animals. Another feature of animals - along with dolphins, only they have echolocation - a phenomenon by which they are perfectly oriented in space. Of the dangerous species, only large animals from Latin America that feed on other wild animals can be distinguished. Bats are an endangered species protected under the International Agreement for the Protection of Bats.
South Ossetia Independence Day
On this day, the laying of garlands of glory and wreaths at the monuments of the victims takes place, festive concerts, demonstrations, and sports competitions are held. The Council of People's Deputies of the Autonomous Region of South Ossetia adopted a declaration on the state sovereignty of a democratic republic. According to this document, the autonomous region was proclaimed a Soviet democratic republic within the USSR. State sovereignty was affirmed as the supremacy, fullness and independence of state power within its territory, and independence in external relations was also affirmed.
Folk calendar September 20
Bows day
The Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of St. Luke, who lives in Cappadocia in the 10th century. First, Luka Glubokorechensky was a monk, then he became an abbot in the Savior Monastery, which was called "Deep Rivers". St. Luke became famous for piety and a righteous life. Due to the consonance with the name of the reverend, people began to celebrate Luke's holiday that day. At this time, onions were harvesting all over the place, and trade at bazaars began. Girls on Luka weaved braids from onions and hung them under the ceiling for further storage.
Various dishes were prepared from onions, for example, they were stuffed with meat. For this, the middle was taken out of large onions, filled with meat and baked in the oven. It was believed that if you cook this dish before Onion Day, then all the unassembled onions in the beds will dry out. Popularly, this plant was respected and considered extremely useful. It was used as a therapeutic and prophylactic cold medicine. Girls rinsed with a decoction of husk hair, from which they shone and became strong. The weather was also judged by onion for the coming winter. A large number of husks portended severe frosts.
Historical events of September 20
September 20, 1802 - The Russian emperor Alexander I issued a decree that created eight ministries, including the maritime, military, ministries of foreign and internal affairs, the police, finance, justice, commerce and public education.
September 20, 1854 - Alma hosted the first major battle of the Crimean War, during which the allied forces (Great Britain, France, Turkey) won. At the same time, the courageous resistance of the Russians allowed the suspension of the attack on Sevastopol, which during this period was completely defenseless.
September 20, 1862 - in Nizhny Novgorod, the monument "Millennium of Russia" was opened, created and erected in honor of the millennium anniversary of the calling of the Varangians to Russia. The large-scale monument consists of 128 figures, it is a huge ball on a pedestal. The idea of the architect Victor Hartman, sculptors Mikhail Mikeshin and Ivan Schroeder was that the monument was to glorify the glory of Russia's heroic past.
September 20, 1862 - the first conservatory was opened in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg Order of Lenin; N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory). The initiator of the creation of the oldest Russian conservatory was Anton Rubinstein, who then taught students the piano class.
September 20, 1878- Higher Bestuzhev courses opened in the capital, in fact they were the first Russian women's university. The need to create such an educational institution appeared because Russian girls were leaving to receive education abroad. The founder and first director of the institution was Bestuzhev-Ryumin, the courses were called "Bestuzhev", the students were called "bestuzhev." The training took place in the Alexandrovsky girls' gymnasium located on Gorokhovaya street. The first listeners were 468 girls. The course could be attended by the fair sex, who already had secondary education and reached 21 years of age. Entrance exams for admission were not required, with a lack of places a competition of certificates was held.
Born September 20
Sid Chaplin (1916 - 1986 years) - English writer.
Sid's childhood and youth reflected in his literary work. The family was not rich, and Chaplin saw hopeless work, poverty and fear of unemployment. After graduating from evening school, he began to write essays and short stories for the Ugol newspaper. He mainly worked in the genre of "work novel". In his works, the author raised acute philosophical and social topics. In the novels “Spies and Supervised” and “Sardine's Day,” the heroes solve difficult psychological issues. No less significant in the literature are the stories of Sid Chaplin, which are often autobiographical in part or in full.
Sophia Loren (1934) - Italian actress
The first step to the fame of the actress was the victory in the beauty contest at the age of 14 years. In 1952, Lauren met Carlo Ponti, a producer who opened the way for her to a big movie, and later became her husband and father of two sons. At first, Sophie had episodic roles. Fame came to Lauren with the film "Gold of Naples" directed by De Sic. It was he who became the teacher, director for the actress, with whom her role was created.
In addition to the beauty and temperament of the girl, De Sic made her observation, mind and life experience work. Lauren quickly won the sympathy of the audience, and also attracted the attention of famous directors. Initially, the actress had the pseudonym "Lazarro", but Ponti advised the sonorous Bole - "Loren." Sophia Loren is a world-famous Italian actress, awarded the prizes of major international film festivals, winner of the Oscar and special Oscar, the author of several books.
Thaddeus Bellingshausen (1778 - 1852 biennium) - Russian navigator
In 1819, he led the Russian round-the-world expedition to Antarctica. In the circumnavigation of the globe, which lasted 751 days, the sixth continent of the planet was discovered, 28 geographical objects with Russian names were plotted on the Antarctic map, 29 islands were discovered in tropical and southern latitudes.
Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi (1613 - 1679 years) - Paris Archbishop, Cardinal de Retz
At the behest of his father, he entered the spiritual rank, not having the slightest inclination towards him. In 1643, he was awarded a doctorate and Gondi was appointed co-adjudicator of the Paris Archbishop. He gained popularity very quickly thanks to generous alms and his sermons. Despite the courtesy of the court, Gondi was accused of relations with Prince Conde and was first imprisoned in Vincennes and then Nantes Castle. Soon he fled, wandering around the countries. Returning to France, Gondi refused the archbishop's dignity and went to Saint-Denis Abbey.
Name day September 20
Name day celebrate on this day.: Andrey, Alexander, Vasily, Eugene, Gregory, Makar, Ivan, Leo, Luke, Peter, Michael, Nikolai, Stepan.
