Today, January 26, is the Day of the employee of the Control and Audit Service of Ukraine. Believers honor the memory of Xenophon, Mary, John and Arcadius. There are 340 days left until the New Year.
January 26, 2024 — Friday. The 702nd day of the war in Ukraine.
January 26 in the church calendar is the day of memory of Xenophon, Mary, John and Arcadius. Xenophon and Mary lived a pious life in the 5th century and had two children – John and Arcadia. Once the sons sailed to another city to study on a ship and got caught in a strong storm. The children were saved, but they were thrown to different shores. Separately, they went to different monasteries. But everyone constantly dreamed that the other brother was alive. The same dream was seen by Xenophon and Maria. Therefore, the latter went to Jerusalem. There they all finally met. Out of joy, Xenophon and Mary gave away their possessions and went to the monasteries. And John and Arkady lived in the desert and became famous for their deeds.
What not to do on January 26
You can’t clean, especially wash the floor – that’s how you can sweep happiness out of the house.
You should not remove charms from your neck.
It is forbidden to quarrel, slander, swear.
Folk signs and traditions for January 26
Among our ancestors there were many interesting omens for this day:
looked at what day it was today: a blizzard was blowing – the winter would still be fierce;
a clear and quiet day – to an early and warm spring;
the titmouse has been singing since the morning – soon the cold weather will come;
the sunset is cloudless, and the weather is frosty – wait for the cold weather;
a starry night – good yield of flax.
On this day, the villagers did fortune-telling. For example, they threw peas on a plate. If they rolled noisily, then they were waiting for frost. And if it’s quiet, they thought it would snow.
Name day: how to name a child born on January 26
What are the names today: Arkady, Arseny, Gavrilo, David, Ivan, Peter, Semyon, Fedir, Philip, Maria.
The talisman of a person born on January 26 is jade. It is considered one of the most beautiful stones. In China, it is customary to consider jade as a national symbol. It is said that it helps to show the true essence of a person.
Born on this day:
1950 — Ukrainian scientist in the field of mining, Doctor of Technical Sciences Volodymyr Biletskyi;
1979 — Ukrainian football player Maksym Kalynychenko;
1988 — Mykhailo Zhiznevskyi, a Belarusian Euromaidan activist, one of the first to die during the Revolution of Dignity.
Memorial dates of January 26
Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for January 26:
661 – the successful attempt of the Kharijites on the last righteous caliph Ali ibn Abu Talib leads to the next formation of the Umayyad caliphate;
1244 — the name of the settlement Berlin appears in the chronicles for the first time;
1500 — the first Europeans arrive in Brazil, opening the mouth of the Amazon;
1699 – the Peace of Karlovy Vary is concluded, which ended the 17-year war of the Holy Union of Austria, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of Venice against the Ottoman Empire;
1788 – the first fleet anchors in Port Jackson Bay, while Captain Philip raises the British flag and establishes the first European settlement in Australia – Sydney;
1802 – the library of the US Congress was created;
1808 – the so-called “rum rebellion” takes place in Australia;
1875 – the American George Green receives a patent for the first drill that worked from electric batteries;
1886 – German designer Karl Benz patented a three-wheeled car with an internal combustion engine;
1893 – Karl Benz builds a four-wheeled car, which becomes the basis for the creation of many successful racing cars;
1905 – the world’s largest diamond “Cullinan” weighing 3106 carats is discovered in South Africa;
1923 — the literary union “Hart” is created in Kharkiv;
1926 – Scottish inventor John Bird demonstrates the world’s first working television system;
1930 – The Indian National Congress adopts the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj);
1931 – Mahatma Gandhi is released from prison;
1939 – General Franco’s troops take Barcelona;
1949 – American Airlines was the first in the world to introduce a loudspeaker warning about passenger safety rules;
1950 – the Constitution of India comes into force;
1956 – the Seventh Winter Olympic Games begin in Italy;
1965 – Hindi becomes the official language of India;
1983 – the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet program is released;
1992 — Ukraine establishes diplomatic relations with Japan;
1993 — the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists was created;
1997 — presidential elections are held in Chechnya — Aslan Maskhadov wins with 65% of the vote;
1999 – The US Senate rejects the Democrats’ proposal to end the impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton;
2000 – in Argentina, archaeologists find the remains of the largest dinosaur in the history of our planet;
2001 — the Ukrainian ship “Memory of Mercury” sinks in the Black Sea, with 54 people on board;
2001 – an earthquake in Gujarat (India) kills more than 20,000 people;
2003 – Eric Weigenmeier, an American, becomes the first blind person to climb all the highest mountain peaks on all seven continents.
What a day today is in Ukraine and the world
On January 26, Ukraine celebrates the Day of the employee of the control and audit service. The date was not chosen by chance. It was on this day in 1993 that the Law “On the State Control and Audit Service in Ukraine” was signed. This service monitors the state of the financial balance and the reliability of reports on the expenditure of public funds.
Also, January 26 is International Customs Day. The holiday was created to unite all customs services in the world and show solidarity between them. The date was chosen in honor of the first conference, which was held in Brussels in 1953 and was dedicated to the Council of Customs Cooperation. The organization itself was formed a year earlier. The first conference was attended by representatives from 17 European countries.
And January 26 is World Environmental Education Day. It was launched at the initiative of international organizations to draw the attention of mankind to the problem of environmental pollution.
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