On the second day of October, Potato Day, Guinea Independence Day, and Confusion Day are celebrated in Autumn Park.
In the Gregorian calendar, October 2 is the 275th day of 2023. There are still 90 days left in the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
- International Smile Day
- It’s a urologist
- World Day of Sobriety and the Fight against Alcoholism
- International Day of Non-Violence
- World Doctors Day.
- World Farm Animal Day
- International Day of Social Educators
- Barrel Aged Beer Day
- Birthday email
- Day of confusion in the autumn park
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Doctor’s Day
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1535 – French explorer Jacques Cartier lands in Hochelaga, calling the area Montreal.
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1552 – Moscow troops of Ivan the Terrible captured Kazan, annexing the Kazan Khanate of the Muscovite kingdom.
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1738 – in Pereyaslav, Bishop Arsenty Berlo of Pereyaslav opened a higher educational institution – the Pereyaslav Collegium.
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1836 – Charles Darwin returns from his voyage around the world on the Beagle, which lasted nearly five years and led to the creation of his theory of evolution.
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1870 – Rome becomes the capital of the united Kingdom of Italy.
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1918 – Hetman of Ukraine Pavel Skoropadsky begins the formation of the Ukrainian National Guard.
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1936 – in the USSR, the maximum prison term was increased from 10 to 25 years.
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1946 – the first soap opera aired Far hill.
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1990 – representatives of the Lviv Student Brotherhood and the Ukrainian Student Union (USS) began a political hunger strike in October Revolution Square (now Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in Kyiv.
Who was born on October 2
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1903 – Nikolai Azovsky, Ukrainian painter.
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1906 – Ivan Bagryany, Ukrainian writer, prose writer, politician.
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1914 – Yuri Levitan, Soviet actor, journalist, People’s Artist of the USSR.
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1943 – Bogdan Stelmakh, Ukrainian poet.
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1951 – Sting, British rock musician.
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1971 – Tatyana Belyaeva, Ukrainian sambist and judoka
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1975 – Valentina Shevchenko, Ukrainian skier
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1988 – Yuri Kaplan, Ukrainian singer, poet and composer, leader of rock band Valentin Strikalo
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2011 – Licypriya Kangujam, children’s environmental activist from India.
Town and church holidays
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs Cyprian and Justina, who died for the faith.
A pagan sage named Cyprian lived in the 3rd century in Antioch. From childhood he was taught to serve pagan idols, he was taught on Mount Olympus, as well as in many other cities – Argos, Tavropol, Babylon and Memphis. And when Cyprian returned to his homeland, he became the main priest – he was respected for his ability to control the elements and send diseases.
Traditions and rituals
The period from October 2 to October 10 is popularly called Savvaty the Beekeeper, they begin to collect honey and prepare hives for winter.
Our ancestors believed that on October 2 it was strictly forbidden to lie and talk to people. It is better to spend time cleaning the house.
Whose birthday is today?
October 2 name days are celebrated by: Alexey, Gabriel, Makar, George, David, Igor, Konstantin, Trofim, Fedor, Maria, Nikolai and Theophilus.
Source: korrespondent
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