Holidays on December 20, 2023: name days, traditions, facts

International Day of Human Solidarity and Game Day – about them and interesting events on December 20 at Athletistic.

In the Gregorian calendar, December 20 is the 354th day of the year. There are 11 days left before the end of the year.

What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?

• International Day of Human Unity

• Game day

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Human Unity Day

What events happened in Ukraine and in the world

• 1906 – Kobzar by Taras Shevchenko was published in Russian for the first time.

• 1912 – The London Conference of Ambassadors and the London Peace Treaty, concluded after the first Balkan War, recognized the independence of Albania.

• 1938 – American engineer of Russian origin Vladimir Zvorykin, an employee of the Westinghouse Electronic Corporation, patented two revolutionary devices – a kinescope and an iconoscope.

• 1961 – The last death penalty took place in Northern Ireland.

• 1984 – Bell Labs announced that it had completed development of a megabit memory chip that could store more than a million pieces of electronic data—four times more than existing chips at the time.

• 1989 – Operation Just Cause: American troops enter Panama.

• 1991 – Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan recognize Ukraine’s independence.

• 1995 – Diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina are established.

• 1999 – According to treaties with Portugal, the Portuguese colony of Macau, the last European colony in Asia, comes under Chinese jurisdiction.

• 2000 – The UK Parliament approves human cloning, but only for medical purposes.

• 2019 – the final (ninth) part of the space saga Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released in theaters in the United States. Climbing.

Who was born on December 20

• 1922 – Beverly Pepper, American sculptor.

• 1925 – Chekmak Villor Petrovich, partisan resistance fighter of Urum (Greek) origin

• 1940 – Anatoly Reznikov, Soviet director of animated films (series about the adventures of Leopold the Cat, One Cowboy, Two Cowboys).

• 1942 – Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Central Bank (from 2003 to 2011).

• 1948 – Alan Parsons, English musician, sound engineer, producer. Known for his work with Pink Floyd and Paul McCartney.

• 1958 – Nikolai Petrenko, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine (1993), director (since 1986) and artistic director (1986-2015) of the Kyiv Academic Puppet Theater, the “voice” of the Kyiv metro.

• 1974 – Vasyl Slipak, Ukrainian opera singer, soloist of the Paris National Opera, volunteer, participant in combat operations during the war in Eastern Ukraine as part of volunteer formations (died from a sniper’s bullet on June 29, 2016).

• 1980 – Ashley Cole, English footballer, left-back for Chelsea and the England national team.

Town and church holidays

On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, who was called the Bearer of God.

Little is known about Saint Ignatius. It is believed that he was born in Antioch in the 1st century, he himself was a Syrian and a disciple of John the theologian – from him Ignatius received deep knowledge of many sciences. He received his nickname – God’s Bearer – because, as stated in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus held the baby Ignatius in his arms. There is another version: Ignatius received the nickname because he was the “carrier of the Holy spirit.”

Later, the saint became one of the most famous Christian writers – he is considered the author of letters to the inhabitants of Ephesus, Magnesia, Tralia, Philadelphia, Smyrna and Rome.

Traditions and rituals

At this time, it is necessary to protect the house from misfortunes and a number of rituals are performed for this. According to popular belief, on this day you should not borrow or lend money – otherwise you will spend a year without money. Buying shoes is also strictly prohibited – according to superstition, it can shorten your life.

Signs

• Wet snow – the summer will be rainy, and if the weather is clear – dry;

• The day is cloudy – wait for a snowstorm;

• Dogs and cats wallowing in the snow also indicate a blizzard;

• A spider weaves a web in the house – tomorrow will be a good day;

• Crows crow loudly – to the wet snow.

Whose birthday is today?

December 20 name days are celebrated by: Ivan, Ignatius, Daniil and Dominica.

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Name day December 20

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