Registry Office Workers’ Day, Savin’s Day and housewives’ “day off” are the most interesting events on December 18 at Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year. There are 13 days left before the end of the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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Labor day of the state registration department of acts of civil status (RAGS)
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Curl Up Day
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Snowflake Appreciation Day
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Memorial Day of St. Savva the Sanctified
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International Migrants Day
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Snowflake Appreciation Day
What happened on December 18
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1865 – The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution goes into effect, abolishing slavery.
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2007 – Yulia Tymoshenko became the Prime Minister of Ukraine for the second time. At the plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, 226 representatives of the people of Ukraine from the parliamentary coalition of BYuT and NU-NS voted for him.
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2008 – speculation in the Ukrainian foreign exchange market reached its peak: in the interbank market, the Hryvnia exchange rate in exchange offices dropped to approximately 9.50-10.20 per dollar.
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2016 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to nationalize PJSC PrivatBank.
Who was born on December 18
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1863 – Archduke of Austria, whose assassination sparked the outbreak of World War I, Franz Ferdinand.
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1879 – German and Swiss artist and graphic artist Paul Klee.
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1946 – American film director, screenwriter, producer Steven Spielberg.
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1963 – American actor, producer, Oscar winner Brad Pitt.
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1980 – American pop singer, winner of five Grammy awards, Christina Aguilera.
Town and church holidays
On this day, the Orthodox Church, according to the old style, honors the memory of St. Savva the Sanctified. He dedicated his whole life to God and serving people. He established the monastic Jerusalem charter.
At the age of 8, Savva decided to live in the monastery of St. Flavian, and took monastic vows at the age of 17. One day he found a spacious cave where he decided to stay.
According to the new style, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Modest of Jerusalem. According to the old style, on December 18, the ancient Christian saint Savva of Palestine was honored.
This folk holiday has long been considered dangerous due to the rampant presence of evil spirits and witches. On this day, our ancestors did not engage in important matters or complex manual work – things were unlikely to go well.
Saint Modest was considered the patron saint of animals by our ancestors. They prayed to him for good health and good offspring in animals. On the holiday of December 18, no animals, even unhealthy ones, are slaughtered for meat. Cows, sheep and goats were given treats and treated kindly.
Traditions and rituals
On this day we tried to postpone all housework. The housewives had a real day off. For success, they always put a coin under the pillow.
Signs
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The firewood crackles in the stove until it cools down.
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The fire on the stove is red – to the frost.
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The bullfinches are singing – until it snows in the coming days.
Whose birthday is today?
Name days on December 18 are celebrated by: Gennady, Ilya, Sergey, Zakhar.
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Name day December 18
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