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What a holiday on April 30 – events, omens, prohibitions / UNIAN collage, photo ua.depositphotos.com
Holiday on April 30 – Stone Wall Day, International Jazz Day, Day of Freckled Constellations, International Candlestick Day. April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 245 days left until the end of the year.
What a holiday today in the world and in Ukraine
On April 30, different countries celebrate completely different holidays – we invite you to familiarize yourself with some of them:
- Spanking Day, Honesty Day, Stylish Hair Day, Oatmeal Cookie Day, Homeless Animal Shelter Day, Raisin Day – USA.
- Victory Day – Vietnam.
- Teacher’s Day – Paraguay.
- Persian Gulf Day – Iran.
- Army Day – Georgia.
- Children’s Day – Mexico.
- King’s Day – Sweden.
- Consumer Protection Day – Thailand.
It is also important to know what holiday is in Ukraine today – in our country, April 30 is the Day of the Border Guard. Congratulate your acquaintances, friends and relatives who serve in the respective forces.
Memorable events in history on April 30
- 1315 – the man believed to be the author of the gallows project, Angerran de Marigny, was executed in Paris at the Montfaucon gallows. His body hung there for two years.
- 1658 – the first school was opened in Montreal, choosing a stable building for the institution.
- 1789 – George Washington became the first president of the USA.
- 1812 – the 18th state – Louisiana – joined the USA.
- 1854 – the first railway was opened in Brazil.
- 1916 – residents of Germany switched to summer time, and were the first in the world to do so.
- 1939 – the first world industrial exhibition opened in New York. Television broadcasting in the USA began with its showing and has been carried out continuously since then.
- [1945-AdolfHitlerdied
What holiday is today according to the church calendar
Orthodox Christians who switched to the OCU calendar celebrate the church holiday of April 30 – the day of memory of the apostle Yakov Zavedeev. Those believers who want to celebrate religious celebrations in the old style can pray to the icon of the Mother of God “The Liberator”, and also celebrate the Orthodox holiday of April 30 – the day of memory of Reverend Zosima, heguman of Solovetskyi, and the day of memory of Reverend Akakiy, bishop of Melitinsky.
What is the holiday today – what not to do, weather signs
The omens for today say that on the day of Zosima the Beekeeper, you must eat a spoonful of honey – then a person will be strong and healthy all year. It is also advisable not to offend bees on this date, otherwise you will “attract” bad luck to yourself.
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Weather signs also deserve attention:
- rain in the morning – the year will be fruitful;
- bees are sitting in the hives – soon the heat will come;
- fog is creeping in – warming is coming;
- bees fly alone – there will be little honey.
Women are forbidden to curse and quarrel on April 30, otherwise there will be no happiness for many years. You should not tell someone about your plans – they will not come true. Folk omens do not advise you to look at yourself in the mirror – an evil force can steal health and beauty.