Commemorating the Philosopher Justin: World Blood Donor Day and International Blogger Day – June 14th

June 14, 2023 – Wednesday. 476th day of the war in Ukraine.

What is today, June 14, a church holiday

June 14th in the church calendar commemoration of the philosopher Justin. He was born into a noble Greek family and lived in the II century. He received a good education and traveled frequently to broaden his horizons. Justin decided to understand the basic meaning of Christianity in order to get closer to God. And all because the religion of the pagans did not satisfy his needs.

For a long time I was looking for a teacher Justin and, finally, I met an old man who advised him to study the sacred books. Since then, the philosopher began to read the prophetic and apostolic teachings, subsequently even being baptized. Traveling throughout the Roman Empire, Justin preached the Word of God and defended Christians. For this he was seized, tortured for a long time, and then beheaded.

What is forbidden to do on this day

• Don’t collect more plants than you need.
• It is forbidden to sleep for a long time, because you can bring on yourself illness and failure.
• In no case do not quarrel, because reconciliation will never come.

Folk signs and traditions on June 14

Among our ancestors there were many interesting signs on this day:

• they looked at what day it was: in the morning the sun turns pale – in the evening it will rain;
• cloudy weather in the morning – to a good harvest of spring crops;
• quickly dried grass after dew – it will be hot;
• a cloudy and rainy day means that oats will bear well, but there will be few berries.

Our ancestors believed that June 14 is a prosperous day, so you can start responsible and important things. Often on this date they sowed buckwheat, mustard and tobacco, and also collected medicinal herbs and weeded out weeds. They believed that any business will be successful. If someone was offended, then they asked for forgiveness on June 14, because on this day people understand each other well and tend to forgive.

Weather on June 14

Today, June 14, it is cloudy in Kyiv, in the evening the sky can be cleared of clouds, without precipitation. It will be cloudy in Lviv, it will rain in the afternoon. In Kharkiv, the sky will be covered with clouds, but no precipitation is expected. In Odessa it is clear, without precipitation.

The air temperature in Kyiv is +23 during the day and +16 at night. In Lviv +19 during the day and +13 at night. In Kharkov +23 during the day and +13 at night. In Odessa +25 during the day and +18 at night.

Memorable dates June 14

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for June 14:

• 1834 – Isaac Fisher of Springfield (Vermont, USA) receives a patent for sandpaper;
• 1997 – At Sotheby’s in New York, a copy of the Batman comic book in 1939 is sold for $68,500;
• 2014 – near the Luhansk airport, LNR militants shoot down an Il-76 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force (49 military on board were killed);
• 2017 – a 27-storey building is engaged in London, 12 people were killed and about 80 people were injured, others were missing.

Name day: how to name a child born on June 14

What are the birthdays today? Pavel, Gavrila, Vera.

The talisman of a person born on June 14 is olivine. By its chemical nature, this stone belongs to quartz. The name olivine comes from its olive-like color. It has long been believed that this stone is able to protect from unpleasant situations and lead the owner to the path of success.

Born on this day:

• 1807 – Ukrainian painter and teacher Soshenko Ivan Maksimovich;
• 1819 – writer, ethnographer Sofron Vitvitsky;
• 1891 – colonel of the UNR Army, commander of the corps of the Sich Riflemen, commander of the UVO, head of the Wire of Ukrainian Nationalists Yevhen Konovalets.

What day is it today in Ukraine and the world

June 14 in Ukraine and the world celebrate international blogger day. This holiday is unofficial and was created to bring together bloggers from all over the world, promoting blogging as a personal diary. On a blog, people regularly post new posts with pictures and text. The first blogger is considered to be Tim Bernes-Lee, who created the Internet. Since 1992, he has been posting various messages on his website. In 1999, the Blogger website appeared on the Web, which helped everyone to become bloggers and keep online diaries.

Also June 14 World Blood Donor Day. It was organized by the United Nations in 2005. The day was not chosen by chance, because on this date in 1868 the Austrian doctor, Nobel Prize winner Karl Landsteiner was born. The main goal is to honor those who donate their blood, as well as to tell more about donation programs, to raise public awareness of the importance of regular blood donation so that doctors have supplies for transfusions.

And June 14 is also celebrated world knitting day. The event was started in 2005 by Daniel Landes. At first they celebrated only in Paris, but very soon the popularity of the holiday spread to other countries. Knitting has been known since ancient times. This is a special technique for manufacturing various products using threads. Historians claim that she was still during the Trajan War.

June 14 international bath day. Although this is an unofficial, but quite popular holiday, the date of which was chosen in honor of the discovery of Archimedes, which he made during the reception of water procedures. Using the astronomical calendar, scientists calculated that this happened a week before July. Thanks to the bath, Archimedes was able to discover the basic law of hydrostatics.

Also June 14 International Naturist Day. It was founded in the USA in 1976. Naturists are supporters of philosophical thinking, the essence of which lies in the maximum convergence of man and nature in order to feel harmony with the outside world. And naturists consider the naked body to be the main way of such rapprochement. Therefore, they try to spend time without clothes for their comfort.

And June 14 is also celebrated coffee bean day. An important holiday for all coffee lovers. Coffee beans are the roasted seeds of a fruit called the coffee cherry. These grains are used to produce the popular drink of millions of people – coffee.

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