August 2: what day is today, traditions and prohibitions.

August 2 is marked as the Day of Memory of Fallen Paratroopers of different times and generations, International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the Birthday of the Mailbox. In the church calendar - the translation of the relics of Saint Protomartyr Stephen.

Day of Memory of Fallen Paratroopers of different times and generations

Since 2017, Ukraine commemorates the memory of officers and soldiers of airborne troops of different times and generations who died defending their native lands from enemies.

This project was launched with the aim of perpetuating the memory of the fallen, popularizing their heroic deeds, which can serve as an example for every citizen of the country, for boosting the fighting spirit of servicemen and nurturing patriotic spirit in the youth.

Memorial events such as meetings-requiem dedicated to the event are held throughout the country, requiem service takes place, homage and military honors are paid to those who by their valor and dedication to the oath shaped the glory of the airborne troops of Ukraine, and ' went to heaven 'without returning from the battlefield.

International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day

This commemorative date was established in memory of the events of August 2-3, 1944, when in the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, 2897 Roma were killed in gas chambers. During the Second World War, 23 thousand representatives of the Roma were brought to this camp, with over 20 thousand perishing.

The Nazis and their allies exterminated about 90% of Europe's Romani population. Only in Ukraine, about 20 thousand people perished during that Time. According to researchers, about 1.5 million Roma were among the victims of the Holocaust.

Birthday of the Mailbox

To celebrate this event, the date of the appearance of the first mailboxes on the streets of London was established. This happened on August 2, 1858. But this construction was known more than three centuries before this date.

In 1500, Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias, heading to South Africa, got caught in a severe storm, resulting in his death. The officer who survived decided to describe this event to inform about the disappearance of the expedition members in case the rest of the travelers did not return home. He put a letter in a boot, which he hung on a tree.

A year later, navigator Joao da Nova found this message and built a chapel at the same place. The locals used the boot for correspondence for a long time. Now there is a monument in the form of a large boot to honor one of the first postal constructions.

During the time when European sailors traveled to India, they left messages at the Cape of Good Hope in a stone box, and the ships returning to Europe picked them up.

What religious holiday is today

On August 2 in the church calendar - the translation of the relics of Saint Protomartyr Stephen. The translation of the relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen took place around 428. After the martyrdom of Saint Stephen, his body was left unburied, but later it was buried in the village of Caphargamala. Later, the relics of Saint Stephen were transferred to Jerusalem, and then to Constantinople.

Saint Stephen was one of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles to serve in the Jerusalem community. He was known for his faith, wisdom, and ability to preach. Through his activities and exposure of the sins of some people, Stephen got into conflict with religious leaders and was accused of blasphemy. He was sentenced to death and stoned outside the city.

What is forbidden to do this day

• It is forbidden to offend animals.
• You should not go hunting in the forest.
• It is forbidden to lend products.
• It is not worth cursing and swearing.

Folk omens

• Sunny weather - until a warm September.
• If it rains, the weather will be like that for the whole month.
• In the morning it is dry - the next six weeks will be dry.

Memorable events of August 2

• 1727 - Russian Emperor Peter II issued a decree on the restoration of the elective position of hetman of Malorossiya.
• 1776 - the ceremony of signing the Declaration of Independence of the 13 North American colonies took place, which was adopted on July 4 by the Continental Congress.
• 1802 - Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed perpetual First Consul.
• 1914 - in Lviv, Ukrainian political parties united in the Central Ukrainian Council. The Combat Headquarters of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen was created - the organizational-coordination center of the legion of the USS.
• 1918 - Hetman of Ukraine Pavlo Skoropadsky approved the law on the creation of the fund of the National Library of the Ukrainian State.
• 1933 - the White Sea-Baltic Canal was put into operation.
• 1940 - the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted a law on transforming the Moldavian ASSR as part of the Ukrainian SSR into a separate Moldavian SSR.
• 1940 - the Supreme Soviet of the USSR passed a law on the inclusion of Northern Bukovina, as well as the Hotin, Akkerman, and Izmail counties of Bessarabia, which passed from the Romanian Kingdom to the USSR, into the sk