2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21
People love to get together, have fun, give and receive gifts, set a delicious table. Many occasions have been devised specifically for these purposes. If you think about it, there are fewer days in a year than holidays in the world. November 18 marks several significant events at once. Let's find out what is special about this day.
Russia. Birthday of Santa Claus
The good wizard is over 2000 years old. There is no information about his real birthday. And the grandfather himself does not remember when he was born. For hundreds of years, he did not celebrate this holiday, did not accept gifts and congratulations. However, his loving children decided that this was unfair.
In 2005, Father Frost's birthday was November 18th. In Veliky Ustyug, it is at this time that snowy winter begins, blizzards and blizzards arrive from the North Pole. A special mailbox for congratulations is installed in the patrimony of the birthday man. The assistants give the bearded wizard a new suit, decorated with beautiful embroidery.
For the holidayRelatives and friends of Father Frost gather: Snegurochka from Kostroma, Santa Claus from Lapland, Chiskhan from Yakutia, Pakkaine from Karelia, Baba Yaga from Kukoboy, Mikulash from the Czech Republic, as well as delegations from other parts of Russia. From this day, preparations for the New Year begin.
USA. Mickey Mouse Birthday
Disneyland loves the holidays. November 18 is widely celebrated the next birthday of a cheerful little mouse, loved by the whole world. The date was not chosen by chance. It was on November 18, back in 1928, that the cartoon that made Mickey Mouse famous was released. It was called "Steamboat Willie". Before that, the cartoon character had already appeared on the screen, but remained unnoticed.
Now the little mouse in red pants is known to children all over the world. In 1932, W alt Disney was awarded an Oscar for his creation. The second "Oscar" he received for the cartoon "Put Your Paw" in 1941, where the character appeared with his faithful friend Pluto. On his 50th birthday, Mickey was presented with his own star in Hollywood, on the famous Walk of Fame. Every year in all "Disneyland" his birthday is celebrated with solemn performances, parades, colorful fireworks.
Latvia. Independence Day
On November 18, 1918, the "Act of Independence" was signed in the country. Latvia for the first time became an independent parliamentary republic, although for two more years there was a civil war with the Bolsheviks on its territory. In 1920, Soviet Russia recognized the independence of its neighbor.
True, already in 1940, Latviajoined the USSR. The decision to re-establish independence was made in May 1990 and implemented on August 21, 1991. Since then, all three dates have been celebrated in the country as holidays. November 18 is considered the most important of them.
On this day, national flags are hung everywhere, concerts, military parades are held. In Riga, flowers are laid at the Freedom Monument, built with the money of local residents. It is a 42-meter monument, on the basis of which the main historical events of the country are depicted. The building is crowned by a nine-meter female figure - Freedom. The day ends with traditional festive fireworks on the embankment of the Dugava River.
Jonah Day
Modern people have forgotten national holidays. November 18, our distant ancestors revered, for example, as the day of St. Jonah. During his lifetime, he was known as the abbot of the Ota desert, and later - the archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov. Left an orphan at an early age, raised by the righteous widow Natalya Medovartseva, Jonah became the founder of orphanages. Various miracles are attributed to him. One of the most significant is stopping the terrible pestilence in Novgorod, which killed a quarter of a million people.
In the villages on this day they harvested radish, prepared dishes from it and watched the weather. If snow falls, there will be a lot of snowdrifts in winter. If there is frost, lingering cold is coming. Unmarried girls prayed to Saint Jonah, asking for good suitors. Various divination and divination were also common. To attractyoung guys into the house, the girls scattered coins around the hut at dawn.
If you love the holidays, November 18th provides several reasons for fun at once. You can watch a cartoon with Mickey Mouse, send a greeting card to Santa Claus, tell fortunes about suitors or fly to Riga. If your name is Tikhon, Timothy, Gregory, Gabriel, Pamphil or Galaktion, it's time to call guests and celebrate name days. May this day bring you joy and good mood.
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