Holidays August 20, 2023: history, traditions, signs

World Laziness Day and Marina-Pimena – the most interesting events on August 20 at Athletistic.

What holidays in Ukraine and the world

• World Mosquito Day.
• International day of laziness.
• Marina Day – Pimena.

What events took place in Ukraine and in the world on August 19

• 1619 – A Dutch ship brings the first 20 black Africans to America, who are sold into slavery to the settlers of the Jamestown colony.

• 1627 – the first dictionary of the Ukrainian language was published Slavonic Russian lexicon and interpretation of the name Pamva Berinda.

• 1741 – discovery of Alaska by a Danish navigator in the service of the Republic of Ingushetia, captain-commander Vitus Bering.

• 1809 – Pope Pius VII, arrested by the French, is transferred from Savona to Grenoble.

• 1864 – An incident broke out in Japan at the Imperial Gate.

• 1868 – The end of the war between the North and the South is officially declared in the United States.

• 1896 – the dedication of the Cathedral of St. Vladimir took place in Kyiv.

• 1920 – in the area of ​​Zamosc, the 6th Infantry Division of the Active Army of the UNR successfully fought with Red Army units.

• 192 – the Kanev Museum-Reserve was founded Tomb of Taras Shevchenko (now – Shevchenko National Reserve in the city of Kanev).

• 1964 – The International Organization for Communications Satellites INTELSAT was established.

• 1991 – Estonia declares its independence from the USSR.

• 1996 – US President Bill Clinton sets the national minimum wage at $5.15 an hour.

Who was born on August 19

• 1884 – Yemelyan (Kovch), Ukrainian Greek Catholic missionary priest, confessor, UGA chaplain, public figure, righteous man of the world.

• 1924 – Platon Kostyuk, Ukrainian physiologist and biophysicist

• 1939 – Valery Shevchuk, Ukrainian writer of the sixties, master of psychological and Gothic prose.

• 1947 – Janusz Yukhnitsky, Ukrainian actor of the Lviv Drama Theater named after Maria Zankovetskaya, People’s Artist of Ukraine.

Folk signs and traditions on August 20

• Spiders throw webs and hide – this means that the weather will get worse.
• The water in the river is bubbling – it will soon rain.
• Storks begin to fly to warmer climates – autumn will be early and cold.