Today, July 21, is International Junk Food Day. Believers honor the memory of the Hieromartyr Procopius. There are 163 days left before the New Year.
July 21, 2023 – Friday. 513th day of the war in Ukraine.
What is today, July 21, a church holiday
July 21st in the church calendar the day of memory of the hieromartyr Procopius. He was born in Jerusalem and was in the service of Emperor Diocletian. The father was a Christian, the mother was a pagan. However, Procopius himself always gravitated toward faith in Jesus Christ. Once the emperor sent him to Alexandria to serve. There he was to persecute the Christians. But suddenly he heard the voice of the Lord and saw a sign.
Procopius refused persecution, destroyed pagan idols at home. Mother, seeing this, immediately told Diocletian about it. They seized Procopius, tortured him for a long time, forced him to renounce the Lord. Everyone who supported him was killed. And then he himself was executed with a sword.
What is forbidden to do on this day
You should not start new business, because they will not bring success. It is forbidden to quarrel, swear, be lazy. It is not recommended to engage in heavy physical labor.
Folk signs and traditions for July 21
Among our ancestors there were many interesting signs on this day:
they looked at what day: the weather on Procopius indicates what it will be like on August 2; the bees are too active – it will be hot; rain, but no wind – expect a long bad weather; to swim in the trenches in a pond means to bring trouble upon yourself.
According to folk traditions, July 21 was Prokop’s Day, which was often called “Prokop the Reaper”. Traditionally, during this period there is the greatest heat and active harvesting begins. Before the start of field work, they always prayed, attended prayer services in churches. After that, they just started harvesting. In the evening, the family gathered at the table, enjoyed homemade dishes in a friendly atmosphere. And even before that time, blueberries usually ripened, so they were actively harvested, making preparations for the winter.
Weather on July 21
Today, July 21, it will be cloudy in Kyiv until the second half of the day, without precipitation. In Lviv, clouds will appear in the sky in the afternoon, precipitation is not expected. In Kharkiv, it is cloudy only in the morning, rain is possible at night, then without precipitation. In Odessa, clear weather may change into cloudy in the evening, precipitation is not expected.
The air temperature in Kyiv is +24 during the day and +17 at night. In Lviv – +23 during the day and +13 at night. In Kharkov – +25 during the day and +17 at night. In Odessa – +30 during the day and +22 at night.
Memorable dates July 21
Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for July 21:
356 BC e. – on the night of July 21, Herostrat burns the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus; 365 – an earthquake partially destroyed one of the seven wonders of the world – the lighthouse of Alexandria; 1542 – to combat Protestantism, Pope Paul III establishes the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the body that controls the activities of the Inquisition; 1773 – Pope Clement XIV issues a bull banning the Jesuit Order; 1774 – they sign the Kyuchuk-Kaynarji peace treaty, according to which the independence of the Crimean Khanate is established; 1822 – the First Mexican Empire is created; 1831 – Coronation of Leopold I, the first king of Belgium; 1954 – sign the Geneva Agreement, ending the First Indochina War and determining the fate of the French colonies in this region; 1969 – American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 flight; 1992 – the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet SKR-112 raises the Ukrainian flag and goes to Odessa to join the Ukrainian Navy; 2013 – King Philip I of Belgium comes to the throne.
Name days: how to name a child born on July 21
What are the birthdays today? Andrey, Victor, Daniel, Dmitry, Procopius.
The talisman of a person born on July 21 is gagat. The stone was used already in the Stone Age to produce a variety of products, talismans, and jewelry. Jet is not a mineral, it is just a type of coal. It has long been believed that it perfectly soothes pain.
Born on this day:
1882 – Ukrainian futurist artist, poet, art theorist, literary and art critic, publisher David Burliuk; 1906 – Ukrainian poetess, publicist, literary critic, OUN activist Olena Teliga; 1966 – soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine Natalia Nikolaishin.
What day is it today in Ukraine and the world
July 21 in Ukraine and the world celebrate International junk food day. Junk food is often referred to as “empty calories”. It only loads the body with a large amount of fat, salt and sugar, while containing few vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals. These are usually considered to be hamburgers, sweets, confectionery, sugary drinks, french fries, etc. There is a lot of information about the dangers of junk food, so more and more people are trying to eliminate it from the diet. However, there is one special day of the year when you can afford to deviate from the principles of healthy eating and treat yourself to something tasty, but not healthy.
Andrew F. Smith, culinary historian and author of Fast Food and Junk Food, believes that the era of junk food began with the modernization of flour mills in the 1820s. Thanks to new grinding technologies, inexpensive and affordable white refined grains have appeared. Until now, it is used to make rolls, snacks and cookies with a low cell content and a high carbohydrate content.
Due to the growth of industrial enterprises, people began to move from the countryside to the cities. A large number of hungry workers wanted a quick and cheap meal at lunchtime. Naturally, the first fast food appeared almost immediately. For example, in 1893 the brothers Frederick and Louis Rückheim created Cracker Jack. It was a salty mix of sticks, popcorn and peanuts. The product was even introduced at the World’s Fair in Chicago and by 1916 it had become the most popular snack in the country.
Unhealthy food began to gain a bad reputation only in the 1970s, when scientific studies were carried out on the effect of preservatives, salt, and sugar on the human body. At the same time, microbiologist Michael Jacobson coined the term “junk food”. However, the phrase became popular only in 1976 with the release of the song “Junk Food Junkie” by Larry Grouse.
2023-07-21 07:20:04
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