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Holidays August 31, 2023: traditions, name days, signs

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Traditional African Medicine Day, Blog Day and Overdose Awareness Day are the most interesting events on August 31 at Athletistic.

In the Gregorian calendar, August 31 is the 243rd day of 2023. There are 122 days left in the year.

What are the holidays on August 31 in Ukraine and the world

  • blog day

  • International Overdose Awareness Day

  • Today we love memoirs

  • African Traditional Medicine Day

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blog day

What events happened on August 31

  • 1907 – formation of the Entente military-political bloc.

  • 1914 – Renamed St. Petersburg Petrograd.

  • 1986 – the passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sank in Novorossiysk Bay.

  • 1990 – a solemn ceremony of signing an agreement on the accession of the GDR to the FRG took place in Berlin.

  • 1997 – Princess Diana died in a car accident.

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Princess Diana

Who was born on August 31

  • 12 years – the ancient Roman emperor (37-41) Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula).

  • 1853 – Russian and Soviet military leader, adjutant general, military teacher Alexei Brusilov.

  • 1880 – Queen of the Netherlands (1890-1948) Wilhelmina.

  • 1887 – German chemist and geochemist Friedrich Adolf Panet.

  • 1949 – American actor Richard Gere.

  • 1974 – Ukrainian tennis player, the country’s first racket Andrey Medvedev.

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Richard Gere

Town and church holidays

On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyrs Florus and Laurus – brothers. The saints worked as masons. By faith they were Christians, they always practiced strict fasting, giving the money they earned to the needy.

Traditions and rituals

This day is usually dedicated to horses. They are bathed, combed and decorated with ribbons in the mane and tail. Then, the priest immediately, on the shore, sprinkled the animals with holy water. They feed them a lot, sparing no goodies.

On the last day of summer, horses are not used for work, believing that this causes trouble. Some hippodromes do not wear saddles. Do not burn the brand on this day. Fairs are also held on this day.

Signs

  • Our ancestors today were watching the clouds.

  • The air is transparent and fresh – for bad weather.

  • A hot day, and the sun hid behind the clouds – in the rain.

  • Crimson-red star – to wind and rain.

Who has a birthday today?

Name days on August 31 are celebrated by: Jan, Emil, Mikhail, Makar, Luka, Lev, Hilarion, Ivan, Emelyan, Yegor, Eugene, Denis, Gregory, George, Juliana and Uliana.

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Name day August 31


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