2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21
The first month of spring is one of the richest in a variety of celebrations and dates. March holidays are celebrated both in Russia and in all countries of the world. Among them there are church, professional, international, worldwide.
Church holidays in March
On March 6, Ukraine celebrates the day of the Kozelshchansky holy image of the Mother of God. The miraculous image today resides in the Intercession Monastery in Krasnogoria, which belongs to the Kyiv diocese.
On 7, the Orthodox Church celebrates a significant event in its life: the uncovering of the relics of saints in Constantinople near the Eugene Gates. In the 5th century, multiple cases of healing were noted here, and after some time a secret burial of the relics of a large number of Christian martyrs who died during the period of persecution of Christians was opened. In the XII century, a temple was erected on this site.
All March this year, the Orthodox observe Great Lent (February 23 to April 11). March 14 is the parental Saturday of the third week of Lent, the day when believers come to cemeteries to commemorate their departed loved ones.
The 15th day of the miraculous icon is celebratedMother of God Sovereign. The icon is located in the village of Kolomenskoye near Moscow, in the Kazan Church.
17th - the memory of St. Gerasim, the abbot of the monastery he created in the Jordanian desert. He was a model of piety for the brethren. Having met a wounded lion in the desert, he cured him, for which the wild beast served him until his death.
Church holidays in March are not great, for the most part these are days of memory of saints.
Spring holidays in March
March is the first month of spring, and it is on it that the main holidays of the renewal of nature fall.
March 1 marks the arrival of spring. On this day, they remember the legend of a brave young man who saved the Sun from the Serpent and died in battle. Where his blood spilled on the ground, snowdrops appeared - the first flowers of spring.
March 20-21 - the day of the astronomical change of seasons - the spring equinox. The solar disk passes over the celestial equator and, therefore, gives the same amount of light to both hemispheres. The duration of the day and night is the same - 12 hours.
22nd holiday of the meeting of spring and the arrival of birds - Magpies. An ancient folk holiday that is being revived in our time.
Professional March holidays
In Russia, representatives of the following professions celebrate their days in the first spring month:
March 1 is the holiday of the forensic expert. In 1919, the forensic service of the Russian Ministry of the Interior was created.
March 10 - a celebration in honor of the workers of the archives. Committed from the date of signing by Peter I of the state acton the introduction of archives in all state authorities and the establishment of the public position of an actuary (archivist). It happened in 1720. 11th - celebrations in honor of drug control officials. The holiday has existed since 2008.
12th - celebrations for employees of the penitentiary system. In March 1879, Alexander III issued a decree requiring the organization of a prison department. This was the first step towards the formation of a unified penitentiary system in the state.
16th is a holiday of the security service in the field of the economy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1937, a department for combating theft of socialist property and speculation (OBKhSS) was formed under the Main Police Department under the Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the USSR. 19th - Submariner's Day. By decree of Nicholas II in 1906, a new class was included in the navy - submarines.
On the 23rd, workers of the Russian Hydrometeorological Service celebrate their holiday. Celebrated since 2008.
25 since 2007 the day of Russian cultural workers has been celebrated.
27th - the solemn celebration of the Day of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Special armed forces created to maintain order and ensure the safety of the population, as well as to provide assistance after natural disasters, appeared at the beginning of the 19th century.
29th is the holiday of lawyers serving in the Armed Forces. Founded in 2006.
In addition, this month the whole planet celebrates: March 3rd - Writer's Day and 9th - DJ.
World and international holidays
Holidays in March are celebrated in the world in a variety of ways, according to the traditions and historical events of each country. But there are events and phenomena that are significant for all nations.
March 1 is a day dedicated to civil defense. It is celebrated by member countries of the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO), whose charter was signed in March.
March 8 is International Women's Day.
21st is a celebration of poets from all over the world.
23rd Meteorologist Celebrations.
27th is International Theater Day.
In addition, there are such international March holidays as the days of cats and beer (March 1), the days of the fight against dams and the number "Pi" (March 14), the days of astrology, happiness, earth, forest (March 20), Puppeteer's Day (March 21).
On the March holidays, it is customary for us to provide days off only on March 8th. Other holidays are regular business days.
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