September 18: what holiday is today, traditions and prohibitions.

Today, September 18, World Day of Corporate Culture, International Equal Pay Day, and World Bamboo Day are celebrated. Also on this day, believers honor the memory of Saint Eumenius, Bishop of Gortyn.

World Day of Corporate Culture

This holiday is designed to recognize the importance of corporate culture in business. Corporate culture describes the shared values, behaviors, and practices of an organization. It influences communication among employees, decision-making, and overall productivity.

A strong corporate culture promotes employee engagement, job satisfaction, and increased productivity.

International Equal Pay Day

This holiday was initiated by the United Nations to draw attention to the gender pay gap and to protect the principle of equal pay for work of equal value.

This day reminds us of the inequality in wages between men and women. Women often earn less than men for similar work. This difference is due to gender discrimination, occupational segregation, and limited access to education and career advancement.

World Bamboo Day

This holiday is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of bamboo for natural resources and the environment. Bamboo is a unique plant from the grass family, which has fast growth and high strength.

Bamboo is used in construction, the textile industry, the food industry, and many other fields.

Memorable events of September 18

• Year 96 – Marcus Cocceius Nerva becomes Roman Emperor;
• Year 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands on the shores of Costa Rica during his voyage;
• Year 1640 – a church council begins work in Kyiv that approves a catechism for the Orthodox Church;
• Year 1714 – King George from the Windsor dynasty arrives in London;
• Year 1851 – the first "New York Daily Times" newspaper is published in the USA;
• Year 1886 – French poet Jean Moréas publishes the manifesto of the symbolists;
• Year 1901 – Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky consecrates the Holy Trinity Church in Bilyi Kamin;
• Year 1929 – the first Ukrainian combine harvester is released at the Zaporizhzhia "Kommunar" factory;
• Year 1944 – Friedrich Hayek's book "The Road to Serfdom" is published;
• Year 1965 – the island of Khortytsia is declared a state reserve;
• Year 1973 – the UN accepts the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic;
• Year 1997 – the Google.com domain is registered.

Namedays of September 18

Today celebrate the name day: Arkady, Boris, Vladimir, Ivan, Konstantin, Mikhail, Alexey, Peter, Sergey, Irina, Sofia.