Today, April 19, the world celebrates the International Day of the Secretary. Believers honor the memory of Saint Eutyches. There are 256 days left before the New Year.
April 19, 2023 – Wednesday. 420th day of the war in Ukraine.
What is today, April 19, a church holiday
April 19th in the church calendar commemoration of Saint Eutyches. He was Patriarch of Constantinople. Born in a village called Divine in the Phrygian region. His father was a warrior, and his mother was the daughter of a priest. Eutyches received his primary education and Christian upbringing from his grandfather, and then went to Constantinople to study further.
In his youth, Eutyches took monastic vows and later became archimadrite of all the Amasian monasteries. During the Fifth Ecumenical Council, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, the Metropolitan of Amasia was very ill, so he sent Eutychius in his place. When the patriarch of Ming saw him there, he predicted to the young man the place of the patriarch after him.
After the death of Mina, the apostle Peter appeared in a dream to Eutyches and ordered him to become a bishop. He was elevated to the patriarchal throne in 552.
What is forbidden to do on this day
- You can not break the branches of an apple tree or cut this tree.
- Do not swear and do not slander.
Folk signs and traditions on April 19
Among our ancestors there were many interesting signs on this day:
- we looked at what day it was: in the morning it was foggy, which meant dry weather by the end of April;
- windy day – to crop failure;
- starry night and quiet day – to a rich harvest;
- ducks build their nests in places where there is a lot of water – which means that the weather will be dry in summer.
On April 19, people turned to Eutyches with prayers so that their friends and relatives would be healthy. Because it was this saint who was engaged in the healing of people. Apple trees were treated with special respect on this day.
Weather on April 19
Tomorrow, April 19, it will be cloudy in Kyiv, without precipitation. Cloudy with clearings in Lviv, precipitation is not expected. Cloudy in Kharkiv with a chance of rain. In Odessa it will be cloudy with clearings, no precipitation.
The air temperature in Kyiv is +15 during the day and +7 at night. In Lviv – +14 during the day and +6 at night. In Kharkov – +16 during the day and +6 at night. In Odessa – +16 during the day and +7 at night.
Memorable dates April 19
Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for April 19:
- 1506 – the Lisbon pogrom takes place;
- 1713 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg establishes his so-called. “Pragmatic sanction” the indivisibility of the Habsburg possessions and introduces the right to heredity through the female line for the House of Habsburg;
- 1775 – Battles of Lexington and Concord, start of the American Revolutionary War;
- 1839 – Western European states guarantee in the “Protocol of London” the independence and neutrality of Belgium from the Netherlands, to which the Walloon part of Luxembourg is also added;
- 1850 – Great Britain and the United States sign an agreement on the joint construction of the Panama Canal (later the United States decided to build the canal on its own);
- 1898 – The US Congress recognizes the independence of Cuba and requires Spain to leave the island;
- 1917 – The All-Ukrainian National Congress recognizes the Central Rada as the highest authority in Ukraine;
- 1937 – a bloc of right-wing forces led by General Franco is created in Spain;
- 1941 – The US Senate passes a resolution supporting the idea of establishing a state in Israel;
- 1943 – the beginning of the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto;
- 1947 – The Indian National Congress party agrees to divide the country into India and Pakistan;
- 1967 – Members of the Beatles sign a contract by which they pledged not to leave the group for ten years;
- 1992 – The Coat of Arms of Armenia was adopted by the Supreme Council of Armenia;
- 1999 – the official opening of the Reichstag takes place in Berlin as the new seat of the German Parliament;
- 2000 – in Romania, near the village of Roshia-Montane, the largest gold deposit in Europe (up to 300 tons of gold and 1600 tons of silver) is discovered, the development is blocked by parliament after mass protests for environmental, historical, cultural and tourist reasons;
- 2005 – Benedict XVI becomes the 265th Pope.
Name days: how to name a child born on April 19
What are the birthdays today? Yarema, Gregory, Methodius, Pavel.
The talisman of a person born on April 19 is lapis lazuli. A stone characterized by blue color, golden blotches and healing properties. Lapis Lazuli is a semi-precious stone. It has long been believed that it helps protect against evil.
Born on this day:
- 1850 – Ukrainian seascape painter Rufin Sudkovsky;
- 1900 – Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, artist Alexander Ptushko;
- 1919 – Ukrainian choreographer Alexander Segal.
What day is it today in Ukraine and the world
April 19 is celebrated in Ukraine and the world International Secretary’s Day. This is a professional holiday that every year falls on the last Wednesday of April. The date is unofficial, but very popular. On this day, it is customary to greet assistant managers, office managers, assistant secretaries, stenographers, and everyone who can be attributed to the profession of a secretary. The holiday did not come about by accident. In the United States during the Second World War, the birth rate dropped sharply. Therefore, the post-war era needed a large number of office staff. In 1942, the National Association of Secretaries was formed to train new workers for the industry. It was the founders of the association who initiated the creation of a separate holiday. It happened in 1952.
Also April 19 snowdrop day. Snowdrops are especially delicate early spring flowers that are heralds of warmth and the awakening of nature. In Ukraine, the first snowdrops appear in March, but in the UK, which is the country of origin of the holiday, in April. Therefore, since 1984, on April 19, a sweet event has been celebrated that helps to cheer up. Among the inhabitants of Foggy Albion, snowdrops are considered protectors from evil spirits, so they have long been planted near houses.
Also April 19 garlic day. Celebrate this atypical holiday in the United States. Garlic is a useful and irreplaceable plant of the onion genus, which is grown everywhere. Garlic has a spicy taste and pungent aroma. In addition to being used in cooking, it is also an indispensable assistant in medicine. For example, the use of garlic helps to normalize cholesterol levels, helps with hypertension and colitis.
April 19 is celebrated Day of Poetry and Creative Thinking. People with creative thinking are able to make atypical decisions, they see phenomena and objects from a completely different angle, because they perceive the world through their imagination. Without high intelligence, own experience and openness to new knowledge, creative thinking is almost impossible.
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