September 23: what holiday is today, traditions and prohibitions.

Today, September 23, the following events are celebrated: International Day of Sign Languages, Urology Week, and Education Technology Day. A church holiday is also celebrated - Conception of Saint John the Baptist.

International Day of Sign Languages

This holiday was created by the UN to raise awareness about the importance of sign languages and to protect the rights of deaf people. Sign languages are full-fledged languages with their own grammar and syntax, used by millions of people worldwide.

This holiday emphasizes the importance of equal access to education, work, and services for deaf people and promotes the recognition of sign languages at the legislative level.

Urology Week

This initiative, started by the European Association of Urology (EAU), aims to raise awareness about urological diseases and the importance of urological health.

During Urology Week, various events are held, including educational seminars, free medical check-ups, and information campaigns. This is a great opportunity for people to learn more about the prevention and treatment of urological diseases such as bladder cancer, urolithiasis, and others.

Education Technology Day

This holiday is dedicated to recognizing and appreciating the impact of technology on education. From the first slide projectors to modern online learning materials and quantum computing, technology has revolutionized the teaching and learning process.

Conception of Saint John the Baptist

In the church calendar, September 23 marks the Conception of Saint John the Baptist. This holiday is dedicated to the event when the priest Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth, who were childless and elderly, received the good news from an angel about the birth of a son.

According to the Gospel, during the service, an angel appeared to Zechariah and told him that Elizabeth would conceive and bear a son, who would be named John. Zechariah initially did not believe this news and was punished with muteness until the birth of his son. John the Baptist became a great prophet who foretold the coming of Jesus Christ and baptized Him in the waters of the Jordan.

Prohibited actions on September 23

• You cannot borrow or lend money.
• You should not quarrel with your husband.
• You are prohibited from making important decisions.

Folk omens and traditions

• If the sun shines warmly - expect rain at the end of September.
• If it rains - the weather will be warm until the end of the month.
• If there are many berries on the rowan tree - the winter will be severe and wet.
• If there are few fruits on the rowan tree - it will be dry in autumn.

Important events on September 23

• 122 years ago - Emperor Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire restored the Pope's right to appoint bishops and guaranteed the church the return of previously seized church lands.
• 1595 - the Spanish government decided not to exterminate the indigenous population of the West Indies but to baptize them, dividing the colonies into mission territories.
• 1648 - in the Battle of Pyliavtsi, the Cossack army of Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated the Polish army.
• 1846 - Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich Louis d'Arrest discovered Neptune, the eighth planet of the Solar System.
• 1848 - American John Curtis made the first chewing gum.
• 1913 - Frenchman Roland Garros was the first to fly across the Mediterranean Sea.
• 1918 - the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian State created a separate naval department.
• 1919 - the Directorate and the government of the UPR and ZUNR decided to immediately start military actions against Denikin's army.
• 1919 - a Jewish pogrom organized by the White Guards took place in Fastiv.
• 1920 - the opening of the Vinnytsia branch of the People's Library of Ukraine.
• 1921 - in Prague, the newspaper "Public Herald" was founded - the organ of the Ukrainian Public Committee.
• 1932 - the Sultanate of Nejd and the Kingdom of Hejaz united into the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz.
• 1938 - a Time capsule to be opened in 6939 was laid at the New York World's Fair.
• 1944 - the resettlement of ethnic Ukrainians from the Polish Republic to the Ukrainian SSR and vice versa, based on the Lublin Agreement.
• 1945 - British-French forces captured Saigon, the largest city in South Vietnam.
• 1991 - Armenia declared independence.

Name day is celebrated today

Today, Angel Day is celebrated by: Andrii, Ivan, Mykola, Petro, Iraida, Raisa.