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March 14 is celebrated as International Question Day, International School Meals Day, Genius Day, International Mathematics Day, International Anti-Dam Day (International Rivers Day), International Pi Day, World Kidney Day.
In Ukraine – Volunteer Day, in Andorra – Constitution Day, in Japan – White Day, in Albania – Spring Day, in Estonia – Mother Language Day, in Great Britain – Lawyer’s Day, in the USA – Potato Chip Day.
The Orthodox Church commemorates Venedikt of Nursia.
Day of the Ukrainian volunteer
Every year on March 14, Ukrainian Volunteer Day is celebrated in Ukraine. The commemorative date was established by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in 2017 to honor the courage and heroism of the defenders of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state.
The date of March 14 was not chosen by chance. It was on this day in 2014 that the first 500 volunteer fighters of the Maidan Self-Defense left Maidan Nezalezhnosti for the training base in Novy Petrivtsi to form the first volunteer battalion. People organized themselves and went to the east of Ukraine – to protect our state and its sovereignty.
Today, Ukraine is experiencing the biggest test in its recent history – a full-scale war with the Russian aggressor for independence and territorial integrity. And always, in the most difficult times of our history, there are brave people who voluntarily take up arms and defend their Motherland.
International Question Day
International Question Day is celebrated on the birthday of Albert Einstein (born in 1879). The holiday is a reminder of the importance of asking questions and seeking answers.
International School Meals Day
International School Meals Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March. This day is an important event that speaks about the importance of nutritious food in educational institutions around the world. This event aims to raise awareness of the role of healthy nutrition in schools and its impact on children’s academic performance, cultural exchange and well-being.
International Day of Mathematics
Every year on March 14, a new scientific holiday is celebrated – the International Day of Mathematics. The event was created by the International Mathematical Union in November 2019 at the UNESCO conference.
On this day:
1900 – US law established gold as the only standard for redeeming paper money, fixing the value of the dollar at 1.5046 grams of pure gold;
1914 – Pilot Petro Nesterov and mechanic Rudenko made the first flight from Kyiv to Odessa;
1917 – The Congress of Cooperators of the Kyiv Region began in Kyiv. The resolution of the congress declared a course for the autonomy of Ukraine and the organization of village committees in the villages to ensure the implementation of the UCR policy on the ground;
1923 – the Council of Ambassadors of the Entente states adopted the final decision on the accession of Eastern Galicia and Western Volhynia to Poland, recognizing their annexation;
1939 – The First Slovak Republic was proclaimed; the joint state of Czechs and Slovaks collapsed;
1939 – Hungary started a war against Carpathian Ukraine;
1956 – Ampex introduced the first practical VCR VRX-1000 in Chicago;
1958 – The first gold disc in the music industry was certified;
1990 – In the Lviv region, the national symbol – the flag of Ukraine – was raised in Stryi, the first of the Ukrainian cities;
2014 – In Kharkiv, on Rymarska Street, the first battle with the use of firearms took place in the Russian-Ukrainian war;
2014 – The first 500 volunteer fighters of Maidan Self-Defense arrived at the Novy Petrivtsi training ground with the aim of forming the first volunteer battalion to protect Ukraine from Russian armed aggression.
Church holiday
March 14 is the day of memory of Venedikt Nursiyskyi. Benedict of Nursia was an outstanding saint and reformer of Western monasticism. An ancient Roman monk, born between 480 and 490 in Nursia (modern Italy), became the founder of the Benedictine order.
During his lifetime, Venedikt organized twelve monasteries, each inhabited by twelve monks. He was an example of strict observance of monastic rules and a spiritual teacher for many.
Name day: Hryhoriy, Mykhailo, Mykola, Oleksandr, Khrystyna.