Calendar of world holidays. The most interesting holidays in the world: list
Imagine - every day in Russia another holiday, event, date is celebrated, and as a rule, more than one. Personal experience tells us that it is incredibly difficult to remember all the holidays of the year, but common sense whispers that it is not necessary. And indeed, why remember church holidays, state holidays, professional holidays, and to them it is also worth adding personal dates, such as the birthdays of relatives and a couple of dozen friends, wedding anniversaries, and others. Therefore, the daily calendar created by the SuperTosty website will solve for you the problem of remembering dates and events, will remind you of Orthodox holidays, Russian weekends, celebrated professional dates and other equally significant holidays. With events of a personal nature, what can you do, you will have to deal with them yourself; fortunately, it is also enough to write them down in a notebook, or better yet, a mobile phone where you can turn on a reminder - the twenty-first century is after all!
Our calendar reflects all the holidays of winter, spring, summer and autumn. For each holiday, we have selected congratulations, toasts, greeting cards and SMS. Now not a single holiday of the year will pass you by, you will be aware of events in Russia, its dates, and will be able to congratulate colleagues and friends on their working and professional holidays in time. After all, all year round, every day, hundreds of events are celebrated, dates dedicated to teachers, doctors, and other professions, church holidays, city days, military glory and other equally interesting holidays.
Holidays, dates and events of the year
Holiday calendar for January
January- (lat. Januarius), according to legend, received his name from the Roman king Numa Pompilius in honor of the Roman god Janus, personifying the beginning of a two-faced god, who looks with one face into the past, with the other into the future. The first day of January was also dedicated to Janus. January was introduced as one of the months in Ancient Rome around 700 BC. e., in 46 BC. e. Julius Caesar established the beginning of the year as January 1.The Slavic name prosinets - apparently from the increase in daylight, the addition of heavenly blue.
January is the beginning of the year, winter is the middle, and spring is the grandfather.
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Holiday calendar for February
February- (lat. Februarius), named after the ancient Greek god of the underworld Februus or Febru.
There is another version - in ancient times, February was the last of the year. In ancient Rome, for example, in February they tried to cleanse themselves of all the bad things that had accumulated over the year. Hence, its name - after the name of the rite of cult cleansing from sins, repentance in Dr. Rome - februarius (Latin - cleansing), in those days February was the last month of the year.
In addition to the official one, there are a number of popular names: “snezhen”, “kruten”, “zimobor”, “bokogrey”, “krivodorog”, “kazibrod”, “kazidoroga”.
Slavic names - sechen (cf. Ukrainian sichen - January) (according to the text of the Vologda Gospel), snezhen (according to the text of the Polotsk Gospel). Other Slavic names for the month: fierce, velcha, svechnik, druinik (that is, the second, svechkovy). Bokogray - the cattle comes out to bask in the sun. It was also called “low water” (the time between winter and spring). In the chronicles it was called a wedding, from winter weddings held from the day of Epiphany to Maslenitsa.
Holiday calendar for March
March- (lat. Martius). In the ancient Roman calendar, the year began with the month on which the vernal equinox fell. It was called primidilis - according to its serial number.
After the reform of this calendar, the first month of the year and spring became Martus (Latin Mars), in honor of the ancient Roman god Mars, the father of Romulus. Mars was the god of war, but, at the same time, and in its more ancient meaning, he was the god of farmers, rural workers.
The modern name for March came to us from Byzantium. And before that, in Ancient Rus' they called it “brezen” - evil for birches, flowing like this month they burned a birch on coals.
In the Russian folk calendar, March is called protalnik. Melt water - "snowflake", according to popular belief, is healing. They washed the floors in the house with it, watered flowers, and washed clothes taken from sick people in it. And the walls of the house were renewed, house plants gained strength, and the sick person was left thin and ill. Other names for this month are also known, associated with natural phenomena: winter forest, kaplyuzhnik, dry (from the winds drying up moisture), berezol or berezozol, prolezhny - from this month spring began, the harbinger of summer. Although March itself is not spring, but the pre-spring.
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Holiday calendar for April
April- (lat. Aprilis), named after the goddess Venus, or more precisely, her Greek counterpart Aphrodite. Other options: from Lat. apricus - “warmed by the sun, located in the sun” or aperio - “to open”, i.e. month, when shoots appear, buds open.
The Slavic name berezol, another - pollen, coincides with the Ukrainian. kviten.
The common Russian name - play the ravines, speaks of streams of melting snow.
Other names: snowgon, berezozol, pollen, light the snow.
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Holiday calendar for May
May- (lat. Majus), named after the Roman goddess Maya, the mother of Mercury, who personified blossoming nature and fertility. There is also a version that the name is based on the name not of the Roman, but of the Greek Maya - the goddess of the mountains, which at this time are covered with greenery. The Anglo-Saxons called May "trimilk" - from May, cows began to be milked three times a day. The Danes call it "blumaandom".
Slavic and Ukrainian name - grass. The Slavs also called it proletny. Other names: herbalist, herbal, light bloomer, pink flower, rose flower, pollen, daylight, bird whistling, nightingale moon, kveten, rose flower, roznyak, great traven, sheva or shwiban, May. There was another name - Yarets (in honor of the Slavic sun god Yarila).
May is popularly considered unlucky. This is a bad month for weddings. “To get married in May is to suffer forever.” “I would be glad to get married, but May doesn’t tell me.”
Most often, cold weather occurs during the flowering period of bird cherry (from May 4). They say: “When the bird cherry blossoms, there is always cold.” The cold in May is called “cheremkhovaya”.
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Holiday calendar for June
June- (lat. Junius), named after the goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter, goddess of fertility, mistress of rain and guardian of marriage. According to another version, the name of the month goes back to the word “junior”, which means “young”, “younger”.
June is the month of radiant sun, the longest days and white nights, the brightest month of the year is Milk. And June is also a songful and fertile month, grain-growing and hoarding, grain-bearing, it accumulates harvest for the whole year, enriches our home. June and the blush of the year, and the first grass, and the anthill. The time of tall grasses and hayfields, bright flowers was also called multi-colored, retail, strawberry.
If the nights are warm in June, there will be an abundance of fruits.
Like June, so is the hay.
Heavy dew is a sign of fertility, and frequent fogs promise a mushroom harvest.
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Holiday calendar for July
July- (lat. Julius, named after Julius Caesar. Before that - Quintilis). Slavic names - lipets (Ukrainian name - lipen), from the time of flowering of the linden tree; the hay barn (“hay” and “to ripen”) and the hay barn reflected the ripening of hay and its placement in stacks; The Russian name "cherven" comes from the old Russian word "chervleny", i.e. red, beautiful. July is called the beauty of summer, its hope, the middle of color. They call it the green feast of the year, the month of fragrant berries, honey herbs, generous sweet tooth, lush, lush and colorful.
July is popularly called senostav, zharnik, senozarnik, sickle, pribirikha and sufferer. Due to frequent rain showers and thunderstorms, July was called a month of thunderstorms and thunderstorms. It’s not without reason that people say that July throws lightning and cripples oak trees. July is also mowing and mowing, hay-growing and hay-growing, green suffering and the darling of sudden and fleeting rains. July is the central month of summer, the zenith of heat, radiant beauty. People talked about July: since July came into the yard, it’s time to cram sickles; The harvest is an expensive time, there is no peace for anyone here. With the most intense heat, the harvest began and the first, nightly sheaf was knitted.
If July is hot, December will be frosty. In July, clouds stretch across the sky in stripes - it will rain. The greenish color of a puddle is a sign of the onset of severe drought. In the morning the fog spreads across the grass - the weather will be good. If the grass is dry in the morning, expect rain by night.
Holiday calendar for August
August- (lat. Augustus). Named after the Roman Emperor Augustus. Eighth month of the year. The name is not Russian; it came to our fathers from Byzantium. The indigenous, Slavic names of this month were different.
Other names: serpen (from the word “sickle”, harvest time), dawn (from the radiance of lightning), gustar (they eat everything abundantly, thickly), zhench, zhneyska, prashnik, velikserpen, osemnik (eighth), mistress, velikomesnyak, kimovets, kolovets, morning watcher.
Depending on the customs, many different rituals are held on Zarev (including all three Spas - apple, honey, nut).
Proverbs and sayings about August: August does not tell you to walk. In August, the sickles are warm and the water is cold. Look at oats and flax in August, earlier they are unreliable. A peasant has three worries in August: mowing, plowing, and sowing. August destroys, but then amuses. August is hard labor, but after that there will be a riot. August cabbage, and March sturgeon. For women, there is a holiday in August, the harvest, and from September it is Indian summer. August of the gathering or supply.
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Holiday calendar for September
September(lat. September) - the first month of autumn. Leaf grower. Pensive. Howler. Fieldfare. Veresen. Zorevnik. Khmuren. Centemary. Ruen. Ruin. End of summer.
The name of the month reflects the autumn season: Revun - it is raining, bad weather; Gloomy - fading sunlight, gloomy sky; Ruen - yellow color of autumn; Ryuin - roar of deer.
It is customary to finish field work in September, and it is no coincidence that it was once the first month of the year: the old year ended and the year of the new harvest began. In September, in the 2nd half, the color of the leaves of maple, linden, oak, and birch changes. From the end of the first ten days, linden, elm, and warty birch leaves fall; The crowns of hawthorn, maple, bird cherry, aspen, ash, red elderberry, and oak are thinning. Linden and poplar begin to fall leaves from below; elm, hazel and ash - on top.
Signs of September: Thunder in September foreshadows a warm autumn. Until the leaves fall from the cherries, no matter how much snow falls, the thaw will drive it away. If the cranes fly high, slowly and “talk,” it will be a good autumn. The web spreads over the plants - to warmth.
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Holiday calendar for October
October- (lat. October). The ancient Russian name for the month October, October. Muddy. Leaf fall. Podzimnik. Pozimnik. Wedding party. Pazdernik. Zazimye. Freeze. Measured. Praise the month. The names of the month October are mainly borrowed from Central Greek. October is the late period of autumn. The norm of sunshine is 80 hours. The weather is very changeable. The day decreases by 2 hours 10 minutes.
The eighth month of the old Roman year, which began in March before Caesar's reform. Got its name from Lat. octo - eight. Due to the transition to winter time, it is the longest month of the year (745 hours).
October will cover the earth, sometimes with leaves, sometimes with snow. In October, neither on wheels nor on sleds. It's October for everyone, but the guy has no choice. In October there are seven weather conditions: sowing, blowing, twisting, stirring, roaring, pouring from above, sweeping from below. Late leaf fall means a difficult year.
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Holiday calendar for November
November- English November - from lat. novem "nine", which is what the Romans considered it to be;
The Old Russian name is gruden, from “gruda” - frozen earth in piles, not covered with snow, in Old Russian, for example. Nestor the chronicler generally has a winter road. Ukrainian name for leaf fall. Other names for November: Leaves. Leafy. Leafy. Breast. Ice cream. Freezing over. Half-winter road. Zapka winter. Gate of winter. Wedding party. The last month of autumn.
The most foggy month of the year. November is the gate of winter. November - September's grandson, October's son, winter's dear father. November is the twilight of the year. In November, winter fights with autumn. In November, the man says goodbye to the cart and climbs into the sleigh. November nights are dark before the snow. In November there will be snow - bread will arrive. Everything in November is en masse - on the table, on the land, and on the water. November also gives generously, like autumn. But the road is full of potholes, and there is confusion between the villages. Don't pass, don't pass.
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Holiday calendar for December
December(Latin: December) - the twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar. The tenth month of the Old Roman year, which began in March before Caesar's reform. Got its name from Lat. decem - ten. After shifting the beginning of the year to January, it became the twelfth and last month of the year.
The ancient Russian name is winter road, studen, stuzhaylo, studenny. Ukrainian name for breast. December is popularly called the gates of winter. It’s time to protect the peasant’s goods from severe frosts, from scarcity, to see that the nourishing spirit in the grain bottoms does not run out, the grain does not dry out, or freeze. In December they said: “warmth flows from the eyes,” i.e. the frost breaks through to tears.
Folk signs: If December is dry, spring and summer will be dry. If this month is cold, snowy, with frost and winds, there will be a harvest.
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In the modern world, military conflicts have become commonplace; the public is accustomed to regularly watching news about a new broken city and counting the victims of terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, this situation can affect any country and any city, because according to statistics, worldwide military campaigns take place every 100 years, which in the course of events destroy half of the world's population.
For more than half a century, the United Nations has been engaged in awakening a conscious way of life in society, so that every cell of society and every person individually can unquestioningly lend a helping hand to everyone in need. In order to draw people's attention to the political and social situation in states, to consolidate the system of peaceful coexistence of all citizens in countries and throughout the planet, a national holiday of peace was patented.
Story
The history of the holiday begins in the 81st year of the last century. Then the United Nations took the initiative to create it. For 20 years, the holiday was assigned to the third Tuesday of September each year, but in 2001 the situation changed and it was moved to a specific date - September 21.
It was this organization that took the initiative to create the holiday, since it is its responsibility to eliminate the causes of military conflicts. This is due to the fact that by preventing war in the world, a number of epidemics, the development of deadly diseases and poverty can be prevented.
Every year the theme of the holiday changes, covering more and more semantic loads. Eg:
- “Express your opinion about the spread of democracy in the world.”
- "Youth for peaceful life and development."
- "Peace and Education".
The emblem of the holiday is the image of a dove with an olive branch in its beak - as a symbol of the bird of peace.
Traditions
On this day, the celebration begins at the Peace Bell in New York and is opened by the UN General Assembly. All public, state and private enterprises gather for the celebration in order to celebrate Peace Day collectively, all together.
On this day, all events are held with the propaganda of a peaceful sky above and understanding the problems of the peaceful existence of states. Conferences and lectures are educational in nature, giving people practical experience in achieving world peace.
For the Russian people, this holiday is double, since from history it brings the victory of the Russian military in the Battle of Kulikovo.
For those who are not accustomed to the culture of other peoples, foreign holidays will seem at least surprising, and at most strange. The traditions of other countries are exotic only for us, but for the local population they are familiar and deeply personal.
What is this article about?
Today we’ll talk about unusual traditions of different countries. There are such interesting holidays in the world that not everyone can understand their meaning. But we will still try to do it.
In this article we have collected interesting holidays in different countries of the world and below we will try to briefly talk about each of them. Of course, this information does not claim to be complete. The list below is far from exhaustive. Yes, and it is impossible to cite one within the framework of one article. But we will try to list at least the most famous ones.
Most of them exist in the form of folk festivals, some - as all kinds of competitions. At the same time, victories are not given much importance, the main thing is fun and originality. The most important thing for the participants is to have a great time.
One of them, called International Pirate Day, arose in the USA and quickly spread around the world (glory to the Internet!). Once a year, namely on September 19, on the streets of any city on Earth you can meet characters in bandanas and black armbands, and hear gibberish about “piasters” and “a thousand devils.”
The prim British, destroying the stereotype, invented the World Championship of Faces. This disgrace has been happening in a city called Egremont (according to unverified data, since 1297). It is also held in September. Fans from all over the world come to make scary faces. The title of absolute champion belongs to a certain Peter Jackson, who mutilated himself for the sake of victory - completely pulling out his teeth.
What other holidays will we consider? Here's a short list:
- Monkey banquet.
- Festival of colors.
- Naked festival.
- Tapati.
- Aphelio.
- Gentlemen's Championship.
- Tomato battle.
- Summer Redneck Games and others.
What about in the East?
In Thailand (Lopburi province) a banquet called the monkey banquet is held annually. Six hundred “invited” feast, gorging themselves on vegetables and fruits in honor of the god Rama. According to legend, it was the monkey that helped him achieve victory over his enemy.
And in India (New Delhi) it is held in honor of the arrival of spring, called the festival of colors. It symbolizes the expulsion of evil and the rebirth of life. At the end of winter, on the new moon (according to legend, this is the day of the death of the evil demon Holika), bonfires are lit in every city - a symbol of the end of winter and the departure of evil spirits. The effigy of Holika is burned in the fire, and fruits and grains are also thrown there.
In the morning (they celebrate for two whole days), it is customary to have fun by pouring colored water on each other and throwing powdered paints.
And in Japan?
Japan is not far behind. The day, called the Feast of the Naked, has been celebrated since 767. Men (ages 23-43 and numbering about 3,000) come to the temple wearing only loincloths. According to legend, you can get rid of misfortunes and troubles by touching a naked person.
Having accepted purification within the walls of the temple, naked people walk around the city and allow anyone to touch them. There are always a lot of them. But in February it is quite cold in Japan, so participants have to use sake to warm up. The original name of the holiday is Hadaka Matsuri.
In Japan, they believe that cold is a means of hardening the body and cleansing the soul. Therefore, the culmination of the action is duels and dousing with ice water.
...and on Easter Island
They also know how to have fun on Chilean Easter Island. Tapati is the name of the festival of ancestor worship. Residents of the island dance in special costumes and compete in running with banana bunches - both men and women.
A mandatory procedure is the ceremonial selection of the queen. Indispensable qualities for a contender for the title are beauty and hard work. You need to prove to a strict jury that a lot of fish have been caught and a lot of fabric has been woven.
Let's go back to Europe
England can boast of the Olympics for gentlemen. It is held annually in the open air by representatives of London clubs. The purpose of the event is to remind people of gentlemanliness.
Interesting facts about world holidays can be gleaned by studying history. In Scotland (the city of Lerwick) a holiday called Aphelio is celebrated. It is otherwise called the Great Fire Festival and is considered one of the most unique.
To carry it out, a model of a Viking ship 9 meters high is being built. On its nose is a traditional dragon. The task of the Viking squad is to take the ship to the sea. The procession is accompanied by torches and bugles and has almost a thousand participants. At a certain place, a wooden boat is set on fire - this is part of the ancient rite of farewell to fallen warriors.
The holiday is dedicated to the Vikings, who landed near the Scottish coast in the 9th century and left their mark on history. It is celebrated in January, on the last Tuesday.
They'll throw tomatoes at you
Tomatina (battle of the tomatoes) is a Spanish festival in honor of the end of summer (at the end of August), taking place in the small town of Buñol in the east of the country. The festivities include dancing, fireworks, loud music and free food. It all ends with a tomato battle.
Trucks arrive at the city square with a huge amount of tomatoes, which they usually throw at each other. Throwing other objects is prohibited. Tomato rivers flow through the streets, doors and windows of houses are covered with plastic, citizens swim in a pool filled with tomato juice.
What about in America?
The annual Summer Redneck Games festival boasts the highlight of the program - a competition to fall into liquid clay. The fans are not embarrassed by the splashing of dirty rain; the next loud dive of a participant into a puddle is greeted with deafening screams.
In the center of Boston, Canada, “zombies” appear once a year - one day is dedicated to their march every year. "Dead men" in rubber masks and "bloody" suits wander around in search of "victims." It seems that the spectacle is not for the faint of heart...
In our opinion, the Havana (Cuba) Cigar Festival, which has international status, looks much more positive. Manufacturers and exporters from 47 countries come to it. The program consists of concerts, exhibitions, presentations, and visits to tobacco plantations. All events are on the theme of Cuban cigars.
In the world's jazz capital, the world-famous Jazz Fest is traditionally held in May-April - one of the most grandiose jazz festivals. Performers perform in indoor and outdoor venues and simply on the streets. At the same time, dishes of the famous New Orleans cuisine are sold everywhere - oysters, lobsters, fried eggplants.
What other interesting holidays around the world are there? The list goes on and on. We decided to go through individual topics.
Themed holidays
Iceland boasts (March 1). The duty of participants on this day is to drink as much as they can fit. On this day in 1989, Prohibition, which had been in force for 75 years, was abolished. Beer Day is celebrated in bars and restaurants across the country, with the majority of active participants being students. The pubs and pubs are open until the morning, and the number of participants does not decrease, despite the impressive prices.
If you want to taste high-quality English whiskey, go to the festival of the same name in Scotland. This drink is the national pride of the Scots, and the country hosts a series of themed festivals every spring.
Once a year, the most prestigious producers of this drink open the doors of their factories to ordinary visitors, for whom entry is closed at other times. Crowds flock to the whiskey tasting.
The festival program includes meetings with collectors, exchange of experiences, excursions and sports competitions. Participants can throw a hammer or throw a log, or perform in a fashion show in kilts - Scottish skirts.
Flowers - where would we be without them?
If we ignore the alcoholic topic, other equally interesting holidays in the world are dedicated to flowers. So, in Holland in September you can watch a most spectacular spectacle - a solemn procession of flower platforms along the city streets. What's missing here! Flower arrangements imitate animals and fairy-tale characters; the procession stretches for a couple of kilometers. This event is known throughout the world as one of the most beautiful and unforgettable flower shows.
Not only in Europe they love flowers. In the north of Thailand, a beautiful and very impressive flower festival is held annually in February. The holiday lasts for three whole days.
The city is filled with millions of exotic flowers. Beauties sew national costumes to participate in the competition for the title of flower queen. From morning to evening, events are in full swing - fairs, exhibitions, festive processions.
It is impossible not to mention the tulip festival, held annually in early May in Ottawa. The Canadian capital is drowning in a sea of bright tulips, traditionally sent from Holland as a sign of gratitude for help in the fight against the fascist regime. Tulips thus serve as an international symbol of friendship and a sign of spring.
Japan is not far behind. A spring event is dedicated to admiring cherry blossoms - an unofficial holiday that is not on the calendar. But, despite this, a huge number of people gather in parks, squares and temples in Japan to catch the short period of its flowering. It is customary to admire sakura in the evenings and during the day. The trees are beautifully illuminated, and walks along the alleys are perceived as romantic, despite the crowds of people.
Lights and lanterns
Since we've touched on the topic of lighting, let's remember the most interesting holidays in the world dedicated to light. The Berlin Light Festival leaves a lot of impressions. Every year in October, the city glows with light installations for a couple of weeks. It’s as if you find yourself in a fairy tale - the facades of houses and monuments are decorated with a myriad of light bulbs and lanterns, fireworks, spotlights and laser shows are everywhere.
In Spain, there are also the most beautiful fireworks displays, which take place in March. This is where the pyrotechnics are in full swing! You probably won’t see such special effects anywhere else.
In Florence (Italy) it is celebrated every year in September since the 17th century. It is customary to associate it with the birthday of the Virgin Mary, highly revered by Italians.
Historically, it was customary on this day to organize fairs and processions of paper lanterns with candles inserted into them.
...and other
But, for example, in Chinese mythology one of the central places is given to dragons. And in honor of these creatures, an event called the International Kite Festival is organized every April in the city of Weifang. At the same time, the city hosts a lively trade and hosts many culinary fairs.
In general, there will always be a reason for fun - if only there is a desire. If you dig around, you will find interesting world holidays in December, January and any other month of the year.
Eat and drink
Are you hungry yet while reading this article? Probably everyone wants to know about interesting holidays around the world dedicated to food. Well, one of them is the Swiss Gourmet Festival (city of St. Moritz). It is held for five whole days at the famous ski resort. The town's restaurants are no less famous than its ski slopes.
Haute cuisine is demonstrated to guests at the famous “Top of the World” 1800 meters above sea level. World-class chefs gather for their professional holiday, and simply miracles begin to happen in the kitchen - there is no other way to put it.
The best hotels in the city offer continuous culinary revues, tastings and gala dinners. Guests are invited to be present while the delicacies are being prepared and taste the results here. The peak of the program is a lunch for 300 people.
Let's move to Germany
Who has not heard about the famous Oktoberfest - the largest in the world? Its location is the Bavarian capital - Munich. The festival opens in September for 16 days.
Traditionally, at the opening ceremony, the mayor of the city uncorks a barrel of beer. This is the beginning of the “beer marathon”. All 16 days people consume beer and enjoy the show program. What's missing here! From costume parades to rifle parades, from concerts to horse races. Outside the beer halls, dancers in traditional Bavarian leather pants tap dance.
During these days, about 7,000,000 liters of beer are drunk and approximately 84 bulls and one and a half million sausages and fried chickens are eaten. There are 363 additional souvenir shops. The number of tourists coming from all continents exceeds seven million. The holiday is broadcast live, and it is among those included in the Guinness Book of Records for its scope.
Then - to France
What interesting world holidays exist in November? Having waited until this month, you can go to France for the New Wine Festival. It starts on the initiative of winemakers from the town of Bozho. With vine torches, they march to the city square, where new wine in barrels is already waiting.
Midnight is the time when the plugs come out and Beaujolais Nouveau can begin to be enjoyed. Millions of bottles of young wine travel to shops, cafes and restaurants in all cities and countries. Manufacturers compete to see who can deliver the goods the fastest.
Not by bread alone...
What about spiritual food? Here are some interesting festivals around the world dedicated to spectacle.
In the world of cinema, the Cannes Film Festival (France) is, of course, the leader. This is a prestigious and widely publicized event. For 10 days, Cannes brings together stars and professionals from the world of cinema, as well as fans of the big screen from all countries.
Another interesting cultural event in June is the Munich Opera Festival (Germany). This is a unique cultural phenomenon on a global scale. It lasts for about a month, starting in June. The main venue for the action is the National Theater of Bavaria.
More than 80,000 tickets are sold for the event. An additional large screen is being installed in front of the theater on the square for free screening to spectators, of whom there are still 14,000.
The festival's repertoire includes the best performances - both new and past seasons, festival premieres of any opera genre. World-class performers perform.
Other events
It is also worth mentioning the Venice (i.e., held in Italy) International Film Festival - one of the oldest events of this level. And also about the Berlinale - a similar event in Berlin, held in February and attracting the attention of all of Europe. This is a stronghold of auteur and highly intelligent cinema; the jury includes many writers, directors, actors and famous cultural figures. At least 200,000 people visit it.
And, of course, the Oscar itself is presented in the USA. Perhaps this is the most significant award in the world of cinema, and the celebration organized in honor of this event by the American Film Academy at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles is a global event.
Summing up
As we can see, the most interesting holidays in the world come for every taste - from folk festivals with rude customs to world-class cultural events. What other events did we not mention in our review?
Probably, giving information about the most interesting holidays in the world and their brief descriptions, it is simply criminal to ignore the famous carnivals in Rio de Janeiro and Venice. What can I say? Any carnival is a crazy cocktail of costumes, colors, music and dances. The Rio Carnival is actually a parade of samba schools, organized by the city's Ministry of Tourism.
Each school designs its own moving platform, thinks through costumes and performances. The winner is awarded a substantial cash prize, and the prestige of the school immediately skyrockets.
What about in Russia?
Speaking about interesting holidays in countries around the world, we never mentioned our country.
Perhaps every school graduate has heard about the White Nights holiday (its other name is Scarlet Sails). The action takes place in St. Petersburg at the end of June.
At night in the summer in St. Petersburg it is as bright as day. The White Nights holiday is a romantic time dedicated to the end of school. As a culmination, a ship with scarlet sails appears in the waters of the Neva, and fantastic fireworks bloom in the sky.
As you can see, there are interesting world holidays for every day. No matter what date you take, somewhere in the world people are sure to have fun and celebrate something. And life only benefits from this!
The 25th of January: Holiday - Day of Russian Students
The 25th of January: Holiday - Tatiana's Day
January 27: Day of military glory of Russia. Lifting the blockade of Leningrad
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27: Holiday - World Customs Day
January 30: World Leprosy Day
Russian holidays in February
Russian holidays in March
Russian holidays in May
July Holidays
August holidays
August 1: All-Russian collector's day
August 1 is celebrated as All-Russian Cash Cashier's Day. Cash collectors are people on whom the reliability and safety of funds and material assets largely depends. The work of a cash collector is extremely difficult. He must be, as they say, a jack of all trades: not only an experienced security guard, but also a cashier who knows all forms of documents necessary for the transfer of valuables, stamps, and details. He is also a specialist in working with complex banking equipment (ATMs of various designs, electronic exchange offices) and, finally, a loader. After all, packaged valuables can be very heavy, weighing up to 50 kilograms (for example, coins - revenue from car fleets or bullions of precious metals) or, conversely, fragile (cassettes in ATMs). In 1988, the service acquired the status of an independent legal entity, subordinate to the Bank of Russia and being its structural entity. The duties of cash collectors include collecting, guarding and delivering cash and other valuables to the bank's cash desk. The word "collection" comes from the Italian incassare, which means "to put in a box."
Home Front Day of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
August 2: Day of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
Railwayman's Day
August 6: Day of the Railway Troops of the Russian Federation
8 August: Sportsman's Day
August 9: Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Cape Gangut (1714)
Builder's Day
12th of August: Day of the Air Force of the Russian Federation
August 14: The origin (wear and tear) of the honorable trees of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord. Beginning of the Dormition Fast
August 15: Archaeologist's Day
Despite the fact that the history of this holiday is not connected with any events or discoveries and it is not a state or official holiday, archaeologists celebrate it as a professional one. Archeology is a completely separate science. All historical events are established either from written sources or from archaeological data. Very, very few written messages are preserved, and sometimes more everyday material than one can imagine. In Russia, this science began to develop in the middle of the 19th century, when Count Alexei Sergeevich Uvarov became interested in archeology. At first, he did not have the slightest idea about the technology of excavation. But it was his research that formed the basis for the further development of the science of antiquities.
August 16: Russian Air Fleet Day
August 19: Transfiguration
August 22: Russian National Flag Day
August 23: Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Kursk (1943)
August 27: Russian Cinema Day
August 28: Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 30: Miner's Day
September Holidays
1 September is the day of knowledge
On September 1, Russia celebrates an exciting and wonderful holiday - Knowledge Day. In all centuries, people have strived for knowledge, studied, taught, and only on September 1, 1984, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR officially established September 1 as a holiday - Knowledge Day. September 1 is a holiday for all of us, which every year brings together people of different generations and different professions.
September 2: Russian Guard Day
September 3: Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism
September 3 is a tragic date in the calendar of Russian holidays. September 3 is one of the memorable dates in Russia, which is called the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism. The Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism was established by the federal law “On the Days of Military Glory of Russia” dated July 6, 2005. This date is associated with the tragic events in Beslan on September 1-3, 2004.
4 September: Nuclear Support Specialist Day
6 September: Oil and Gas Industry Workers Day
8 September: International Day of Solidarity for Journalists
Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Borodino (1812)
11 September: Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John
Day of military glory of Russia. Battle of Cape Tendra (1790)
September 13: Tankman's Day
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Fascism
The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Fascism is the Day of Remembrance of tens of millions of people who perished as a result of a gigantic, inhuman experiment. These are millions of soldiers whom the fascist leaders pitted against each other, but even more - civilians who died under bombs, from disease and from hunger. There is no country that would benefit from the rule of the Nazis, there is no nation that would be enriched materially or spiritually as a result of their rule. Since 1962, it has been customary to consider every second Sunday in September as the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Fascism. This day was determined specifically in September, since this month marks two dates associated with the Second World War - the day of its beginning and its complete end. This was one of the reasons for establishing a day of mourning on a September Sunday.
Programmer's Day
Programmer's Day is an unofficial holiday of programmers, celebrated on the 256th day of the year. The number 256 (two to the eighth power) was chosen because it is the number of numbers that can be expressed using a single byte. In leap years this holiday falls on September 12, in non-leap years - on September 13.
September 18: Secretary's Day
There is no official professional holiday for secretaries in Russia. But an initiative group of secretaries from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, Novosibirsk and Perm and the editors of the magazine “[email protected]” decided to correct this injustice and establish the “Secretary’s Day” holiday, which is proposed to be held every third Friday in September.
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