Modern holidays and memorial dates on October 11 encompass church tradition, international social initiatives, and folk customs. According to the new church calendar, this day honors the younger apostle Philip and Bishop Theophanes of Nicaea; they are addressed with prayers for healing and protection. Previously, according to the old style, all the monks of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and Chariton the Confessor were remembered on this day.
At the international level, the UN established October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, an event designed to draw attention to the problems faced by girls around the world (limited access to education, forced marriage, discrimination, and stereotypes). Also, in the healthcare sector, Hospice Day is celebrated - institutions that provide palliative care and psychological support to terminally ill people.
There is no official national holiday in Ukraine on this day, but you can congratulate girls and remember famous compatriots who were born on October 11 (in particular, Pylyp Orlyk, Ihor Savchenko, Volodymyr Yavorivskyi, Ruslan Ponomariov).
Folk traditions attribute signs related to the weather and preparation for winter to October 11: a rich harvest of mountain ash promises a snowy winter, a clear starry night portends frost, a north wind - a cold snap. The day was considered auspicious for housework, needlework and preparing the home for the cold. Traditionally, on this day it was recommended not to be lazy and not to postpone important matters; envy, gossip, revenge, garbage in nature and disorder in the house were prohibited.
