Holidays august 9
Day of military glory of Russia
The first naval victory of the Russian fleet in history occurred in the battle of Cape Gangut in 1714 in a battle with the Swedes. After a shootout with guns and handguns, boarding began. Peter 1 himself commanded the troops, the battle lasted only 2 hours, the Russians captured the galleys of the Swedes, at the end of the battle the main Swedish ship Elephant was forced to lower the flag. The losses of the Swedish army amounted to 361 people, 127 people died in the battle. All of them are buried near the places of the ongoing battles on the shore.
World Indigenous Day
According to the decision of the UN General Assembly, a holiday was established in 1992 to draw special attention to the problems of development and preservation of the culture of indigenous peoples. Small nations face enormous difficulties, but are full members of the family of the world's peoples. The day has been celebrated for almost 2 decades, during which the situation of indigenous peoples has improved significantly. Today, efforts are aimed at supporting the land, language, development of livelihoods of culture.
U.S. Forest Fire Day
An unusual name - Smoke Day was given this day in honor of a cute teddy bear - a kind of symbol of firefighters. He is depicted on posters in jeans and a T-shirt and says the phrase “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The forest protection service has been operating in America for more than a century, but the little bear became a symbol much later - after large-scale fires in 1950. In extinguishing the fire, everyone who was in the fire zone participated. A real living teddy bear was found on a conflagration in the hollow of a large tree, with burnt paws. He was cured and sent to the National Zoo.
International Art Festival in Edinburgh
The world's largest festival is considered very unusual. In the capital of Scotland, you can simultaneously see the performances of various theaters, hear music and attend concerts of artists of different genres. For almost a month of the festival at the venues of the city you can see more than 1000 performances of theater, opera, dance and music. Leading creative groups from around the world participate in its formal and informal parts. In terms of the spectacle, the festival is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest in the world. It was founded in 1947. Guests of the festival are annually more than 2 million people. Some troupes perform right on the streets of the city.
August 9 in the folk calendar
Memorial Day Panteleimon the Healer, (Panteleimon the Head)
St. Panteleimon is counted among the great martyrs who died for faith. Born into the family of a noble pagan, he became a doctor. He was introduced to the Christian faith by St. Hermolaus. He talked about faith, then baptized Panteleimon. The reason for this was healing through the prayers of a sick child bitten by a snake. After this, Panteleimon treated everyone free of charge. Upon learning of this, Emperor Maximilian argued that the healer could not cure a seriously ill patient. When Panteleimon won the argument, many pagans converted to the Christian faith.
Panteleimon was executed by chopping off his head by an olive tree. At this moment, the olive was covered with fruits, and it was a real miracle. Panteleimon is considered the patron saint of warriors, revered as a healer. He received the nickname Kochanny because cabbages started to be tied at that time, so they removed the remnants of last year's cabbage from the cellars and finished it - cooked cabbage soup, baked pies and made salads. On this day, go for herbs, mushrooms. A day is considered bad for work.
August 9th in history
August 9, 1945 - Memorial Day for the victims of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki
No one could even imagine that in a matter of minutes the hands on the clock of the whole city would stop. The sky above Nagasaki was illuminated by a gigantic flash, a huge mushroom shot up into the sky and destroyed buildings, scorched clothes, and melted glass. At 11 02 a.m. the city calms down for a minute in memory of the victims of the atomic bomb. This sad date is celebrated by city residents, government officials. There is also a delegation from another affected city - Hiroshima, who experienced the horror of the atomic bomb three days earlier - on August 6, 1945.
August 9, 1905 - 100 weddings took place in Astrakhan
The reason for such events was the rumor: Tsar Peter 1 was going to issue a decree that Russian girls would be forbidden to marry Russian guys. Marriage was ordered only with the Germans sent from Kazan. During weddings, young people began a real massacre of foreigners, which turned into an uprising.
In addition, residents were unhappy with the order to wear foreign dresses and shave their beards, and this should have been controlled by the authorities. The local governor Timothy Rzhevsky was especially distinguished. The uprising was growing, at first the inhabitants sent a petition to the Tsar with a complaint, then they began to kill the military, the governor, and the nobles. It was suppressed with the help of the Cossacks, who not only did not support the uprising, but also helped the government troops with their troops.
August 9, 1945 - the beginning of the Manchu operation
After the end of World War II, Russia sent its troops to war with Japan in order to eliminate aggression and the economic base on the Asian continent. The operation was carried out in different directions, attacks were carried out by naval artillery and aircraft, the enemy was defeated on the Trans-Baikal Front, freeing the approaches to Manchuria. Mass airborne landings were also landed. As a result, Japanese troops began to surrender en masse. As a result of the defeat of the Kwantung Army, Japan surrendered, and the Second World War was over.
Born on August 9
Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980) - Swiss biologist, psychologist, author of more than 60 books on biology and child psychology
Piaget began his scientific career as a biologist, but over time, teaching in children's schools, he became interested in the theory of stages of development of children. He noted that people at different stages of development have different opportunities and find a different approach to the expression of cognitive abilities. Since 1921, Piaget has been director of the Rousseau Institute in Geneva.
Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) - Swedish writer and artist
She is the author of the novel "Moomin and Comet", the autobiographical narrative "The Sculptor's Daughter" and many stories. Her books are published in 20 languages, mainly in northern and central Europe. The image of heroes from Swedish fairy tales has been revised and supplemented - the life of the inhabitants of the country of Mumi-Dalen is similar to the life of Janson as a child sees it. The basis of the artistic image is the image of the house, with many close people, light and warmth.
Whitney Houston (1963 - 2012) - American singer and actress
Whitney Elizabeth began her career as a model with the famous manager D. Harvey, after a couple of years having established contacts in the music world, she began her solo career. For the first time in 1985, she entered into an agreement with Arista Records, and received three top singles at once. A record number of sales and huge popularity allowed her to start performing in show programs that had previously not allowed black artists to enter the program. Whitney has won many awards, including the Grammy Awards.
Name day 9 august
Anfisa, German, Ivan, Cyril, Clement, Konstantin, Naum, Nikolai, Panteleimon, Plato, Savva
