April 14, 2024 is the 104th day (105th in leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 261 days left until the end of the year.
April 14, 2024 – what not to do, omens, important holidays / UNIAN collage, photo ua.depositphotos.com
This day is celebrated around the world on April 14 – the Day of the Grunting Zelyuks, the International Day of Sudden Laughter, the “Look at the Sky” Day, the Slavic holiday on April 14 “Semargl Day”, the “Achieve More” Day, the Day of Cheesecake with Oreo Cookies , World Quantum Day, World Holotropic Breathwork Day, World Chagas Disease Day.
What is today’s April 14 holiday in different countries
On April 14, different states celebrate interesting dates and events, we suggest you familiarize yourself with some of them:
- Spring festival “Takayama Matsuri” – Japan
- The beginning of the sunny New Year – India
- Librarian’s Day – Hungary
- Ex-Spouses Day, Gardening Day, Dolphin Day – USA
- Bengali New Year – Bangladesh
- Mother Language Day – Georgia
It is also important to remember what holiday today is in Ukraine – on this date, the employees of the former traffic police, which is currently disbanded, can celebrate their professional holiday and remember the times of service.
Memorable dates and events in the history of April 14
It is important to remember not only what holiday it is today, but also to know what important events took place on this date tens and hundreds of years ago:
- 1543 – the Spanish expedition of Bartolomeo Ferrelo (Spanish Bartolome Ferrelo), which discovered San Francisco Bay, ended.
- 1611 – the word “telescope” was used for the first time by Prince Federico Cesi.
- 1849 – Hungarian rebels declared Hungary’s independence from Austria.
- 1863 – the premiere of the first opera “The Zaporizhia for the Danube” by S. Gulak-Artemovsky took place in the Mariinsky Theater. Gulak-Artemovskyi.
- 1865 – fatal wounding of the 16th US President Abraham Lincoln as a result of an attempt on his life; the next day Lincoln died.
- 1871 – the Reichstag parliament was established in Germany.
- 1894 – the first public demonstration of Edison’s film projector took place.
- 1912 – The Titanic collided with an iceberg.
- 1927 – the first Volvo car rolled off the assembly line in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 1983 – the first radio telephone went on sale in Great Britain.
- 1991 – 20 paintings worth $500 million were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum.
Also, on April 14, 2022, as part of the full-scale invasion of Russia on the territory of Ukraine, the cruiser “Moskva” was sunk.
What a church holiday in Ukraine today
April 14 is a church holiday celebrated by believers all over the country. Those who live according to the old style calendar, meet the day of memory of St. Mary of Egypt and the day of memory of St. Euthymius of Suzdal. Christians who switched to the new calendar, in accordance with the recommendations and rules of the OCU, celebrate another important event – the day of memory of Pope Martin the Confessor.
What cannot be done on April 14, 2024 – prohibitions and omens
According to folk beliefs, on April 14 it is strictly forbidden to hunt foxes and crows, as well as to insult these animals in any way. It is also not recommended to get angry, take offense, slander and gossip. Refrain from telling about your plans even to the closest people.
Signs for today can tell about the future:
- it rained – the weather will change;
- fog in the morning – to a rich harvest of mushrooms;
- many clouds – to showers;
- a big flood – to a good haymaking.
Elderly people have been saying for a long time that today is the day to sort things and put things in order in the closets – put away the winter ones, get out the summer ones. Also, cleaning the apartment and taking care of plants will not be superfluous.
