What today for a church holiday

April 1 on the church calendar is the day of Mary's memory. She was born in Egypt in the middle of the 5th century. At the age of 12, Maria decided to leave her father's home and go to Alexandria. She led there for a prodigious life, but she repent and came to God. Once at the entrance to the temple, the girl realized that her lifestyle is wrong. Since then, she spent 50 years in the desert in solitude, where she prayed for the release of sins.

That cannot be done on April 1

  • You can not have fun, entertain, sing and dance.
  • It is forbidden to eat animal products.
  • Do not drink alcohol.

Folk signs and traditions on April 1

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

  • They watched what day today: at night clear sky to a good harvest;
  • The rain indicates a dry summer;
  • raw weather - wait for a large mushroom harvest;
  • To hear the thunder - to the warm and clear summer;
  • blue clouds - warm weather is approaching;
  • A lot of water spilled - on a good hay.

Our ancestors have this date that is a true arrival of spring. She was greeted by a large fire, which was bred in the center of the settlement. This period was also considered hungry, because the food stocks were getting smaller, and there was no new crop.

Birthday: How to name a child born on April 1st

What are the birthday today: Avram, Yukhim, Macarius, Marco, Gordiy, Maria.

The mascot of a person born on April 1 is a heliotrop. A flood stone that has long been considered a symbol of courage. There is a legend that during the death of Jesus Christ, his blood dripped on green grass and turned into a heliotrop.

On this day were born:

  • 1932-Ukrainian graphic artist, teacher, professor of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Honored Artist of Ukraine Oleksandr Martynets;
  • 1971 - Ukrainian journalist, publicist, historian Vakhtang Kipiani;
  • 1979-Colonel of the National Guard of Ukraine, participant of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Hero of Ukraine Apukhtin Dmitry Alexandrovich.

Memorable dates on April 1

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for April 1:

  • 527 - the beginning of the reign of the Roman Emperor Justinian I;
  • 1579 - Stefan Batorium founded the first University of Vilnius in the Baltic;
  • 1889 - Chicago appears on sale the world's first dishwasher created by Josephine Kokraine;
  • 1890 - Belgian emigrant Charles Van Depol receives a patent for the first trolleybus;
  • 1906 - signed the International Bird Convention;
  • 1917 - Freedom celebration is held in Kiev - one of the greatest national manifestations in the history of Ukraine;
  • 1918 - the royal air forces of Great Britain are formed;
  • 1919-Askania-Nova is announced by the People's Reserve;
  • 1924 - Adolf Hitler is condemned for five years of captivity for beer putting;
  • 1933 - the Nazis organize a boycott of Jewish enterprises in retaliation for "conspiracy of Jews around the world against Germany";
  • 1937 - Burma is separated from India;
  • 1939 - after the surrender of the latest republican forces, General Franco proclaims victory in the Civil War in Spain;
  • 1946 - Singapore becomes a British Crown colony; the Malay Union was formed;
  • 1976 - Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak set up Apple;
  • 1979 - According to the results of the national referendum, Ayatol Khomeini proclaims Iran Islamic Republic;
  • 2001 - Netherlands legalize same -sex marriages;
  • 2002 - the Netherlands legalize euthanasia;
  • 2009 - Albania and Croatia join NATO;
  • 2016-the offensive of Azerbaijan troops on Karabakh, or the so-called "4-day war";
  • 2022 - the Kyiv region was completely liberated from the Russian invaders.

What is the day in Ukraine and the world

On April 1, Ukraine and the world are celebrated by International Bird Day (Ornithologist Day). The ecological and professional holiday, the date of which was elected by the Day of Signing of the International Convention for the Protection of Birds in 1902. All those who want to hang feeders and birds that day, meet those birds who return home from the river. And yet - welcome ornithologists on their professional holiday.

Also April 1 Laughter Day. It is a positive, humorous and fun spring holiday, a feature of which is a witty draw. On this day, people try to show the maximum of creative abilities, because the draw should be not only funny but also unexpected. Although the holiday is unofficial, it is very popular in many countries of the world.

And on April 1, the International Day of fun at work. The event was created in 1996 in order to involve society in cohesion with their colleagues, to education in the workplace of friendly relations, to promote the development of creative abilities.

On April 1, the International Edible Book Day is celebrated. The holiday was initiated by Beatrice Coron and Judith Hoffberg in 2000. On this day, all book supporters gather together, arrange various competitions, create "edible" books, and then enjoy them together.

Also April 1 is awareness of lupus. Annual event that is important because it increases awareness of a serious chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people in the world.