September 30 is a holiday in Russia

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In Russia are celebrated on September 30 church and secular holidays. On this day, you can congratulate all Internet users, Orthodox believers and translators. And although none of the holidays is a public holiday, many residents of our country consider September 30 a special day.

What is celebrated in Russia on this day?

Three events occur on the last day of September, and 2 of them are still considered young. However, every year they are celebrated by more and more people. New traditions are created, existing ones are carefully maintained. Which holiday on September 30 will be relevant for you?

Many residents of Russia know:

• Translator and Linguist Day.
• Internet Day.
• Day of veneration of Saints Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia.

Each event has its own story, features of the celebration, which will be interesting for the reader to get acquainted with. The day of the translator and linguist is international, and the memorial day of the family of martyrs is important for the Orthodox in many countries.

Memorial Day of the Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia

What a churchSeptember 30 holiday is known not only by deeply believing parishioners? Traditionally, this day in Russia was considered a "woman's name day", and many women performed rituals that were designed to protect their homes and families from all sorts of troubles. They congratulated not only the birthday girls, but all women. Although the names Love, Sophia, Nadia and Vera were very common. Name days were celebrated by entire villages and villages. In those days, the celebration took place sometimes for 3 days.

For a modern person, the story of the four martyrs remains an example of courage, true faith and fortitude in the face of serious trials. On this day in Russia, divine services are held in all Orthodox churches, and in recent years, priests have also held explanatory conversations with parishioners.

History of the holiday

The church holiday on September 30 has an ancient history. In 137, a famous Christian woman, the widow Sophia, lived in Rome. She had 3 daughters, whose names are translated into Russian as Faith, Hope and Love. The girls at the time of the sad events were from 9 to 12 years old. Love was the youngest. They were brought up in the Christian faith and were deeply religious.

At that time, Emperor Adrian, known for his cruelty and intolerance towards the Gentiles, ruled the country. When rumors about such a deeply religious family reached him, he summoned them to him. The girls boldly spoke about their beliefs and openly preached the teachings of Christ. For this, the children were subjected to severe torture, and their mother was forced to watch the execution. After the funeral, Sofia died at the grave of her daughters 3 days later, and afterfor several centuries, all four were canonized as saints.

Traditions, celebration features

Modern traditions are very different from those that were familiar to our great-grandmothers. Previously, on September 30 (what is a church holiday without treats?), pies and sweets were prepared, festivities were often held. Married women put two candles in the temple in front of the icon of Christ, and another was decorated with a loaf and read over it 40 times a prayer for the peace and well-being of the family. This action took place at night, and then the whole family had breakfast with charmed bread.

An unusual phenomenon for modern man was ritual crying. Women lamented and sobbed loudly, and also complained to each other about the severity of the female lot. It was believed that this is how they protected their family from the coming troubles of the next year. But the guys and girls, after the end of the crying, arranged a kind of bride, where they looked for a soul mate. In the people they were called "village Christmas time".

Now the most famous of the religious holidays, September 30, is more modest and not considered special for all women. Orthodox go to the service, where the troparion is read, a prayer with an akathist to the holy martyrs, and also their magnification takes place. In the world, the owners of beautiful female names, identified with the main Christian virtues, are congratulated on their name day.

Internet Day

In 1998, IT Infoart Stars sent out a letter to a number of organizations. It proposed to add Internet Day to the holidays on September 30, as well as to conduct a census of Russian-speaking Internet users. At that time, according to the census, there were about a million of them, but now there are more than 80 million users, and the holiday has taken root in the IT environment.

Congratulations rarely go beyond the Web. Although for the first time Internet Day was celebrated at a banquet at the President Hotel in Moscow. The event was attended by representatives of popular providers, IT companies. Now messages about the event appear on social networks and forums. Large companies use the opportunity to strengthen business ties and remind their customers about themselves with the help of congratulations.

When asked what holiday is celebrated on September 30, any specialist working in the field of information or computer technology will answer - Internet Day. And active users of the World Information Web are increasingly publishing their thoughts on this day, thanks to the creators of the Internet and other information related to the event.

Translator's Day

This holiday honors translators and linguists, working or studying. It has an interesting history, current traditions and even its own motto. And it owes its birth to the International Federation of Translators, which has more than 100 associations. Specialists from more than 60 countries annually participate in the organization of this event.

The Day of the Translator joined the holidays on September 30 in 1991. And the last day of September was chosen in memory ofJerome of Stridon, the patron saint of translators, according to the Catholic Church. He was a historian and chronicler, a legendary figure, knew several languages. It was his translation of the Bible into Latin that was first recognized as correct.

The holiday has taken root in Russia, and our specialists are actively interacting with colleagues from other countries. On this day, official meetings of representatives of various associations, press conferences, and seminars are held. This is a great opportunity to learn, share experiences and create new, successful creative and working relationships at the international level.

Interestingly, every year the leaders of the FIT (Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs) choose a new motto for the celebration. And each Translator's Day gives specialists in this field the opportunity to develop in a specific direction.

What holiday in Russia on September 30 would interest the reader, on this day every inhabitant of our country has a reason to congratulate others and rejoice with them. Such different events, but they unite people of all ages and professions.