On November 23, in Japan, workers in absolutely every industry, from a farmer to a civil servant, receive a well-deserved day off. Holiday Labor Thanksgiving Day was introduced in 1948 and was originally called the New Harvest Day, symbolizing the curtailment of all agricultural work. The Japanese, independent of their professional position, on this day thank each other for the contribution that each of them makes to the development of their native country and society.
In independent Kazakhstan, the regulation on the state traffic inspectorate was first approved on November 23, 1992 by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Since then, this day has been celebrated as the birth of the Kazakh state traffic inspectorate. In 1996, the traffic police renamed the traffic police. Not only the name has changed, as the committee of the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs claims, but also the priorities in the work. The main tasks facing modern traffic policemen are: the fight against crime, the protection of public order, ensuring safety for all road users, including people.
The event is celebrated annually on November 23 and is referred to locally as the Day of the Warriors. The holiday dates back to 1918: it was in this year, on November 23, that the Prime Minister of the state, Voldemar, issued a decree that laid the foundation for the stable formation of the Lithuanian army. On the occasion of the Day of Warriors, a solemn mass is held annually in the holy monastery of Ignotas, a military parade on the main square of Vilnius and Gediminas Avenue. And the main square is full of waving flags of various types of the Armed Forces (air, land, sea).
St. George the Victorious was brought up in a deeply religious family. His father, having suffered for his faith in Christ, died a martyrdom when George was still very young. Mother took the boy to Cappadocia and brought up in piety. Soon, George matured and was accepted into the service of the emperor Diocletian, who, for his courage, appointed the young man the senior military commander. Diocletian being a pagan exterminated Christians. George, on the contrary, helped them and supported them in every possible way, sparking even greater faith in the souls of Christians.
When the emperor learned that one of his beloved warriors was preaching Christianity, he tried to dissuade George from serving God, but the saint remained unshakable. Then the ruler became furious and ordered to lock George in a dungeon, where they kicked him into the pads and put a pile of heavy stones on his chest. Thus the emperor tried to break the faith in the warrior. The next day he ordered the young man to be brought again, but the young man, exhausted, but firm in spirit, stood his ground. George was tortured until he lost his spirit. However, an angel appeared before his body, laid his hand on the martyr and said to him: "Rejoice." At that very hour, the young man became stronger and healed. It happened on November 23 (November 10 according to the old style) of 302 years. Since then, all Orthodox churches celebrate this significant event.
Rodion, Erast, Rodion-Icebreaker
On November 23, the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates the six apostles of seventy. Among them are Erast and Herodion. By giving, Erastus was one of the best disciples of St. Paul. He heard about the teachings of Jesus Christ while in the prestigious position of city economist. Later, Erastus and Teacher Paul arrived in Jerusalem, and the housekeeper went to church. According to the scripture, Erastus became a bishop in Palestine and lived to an advanced age.
Herodion was not only a disciple of Paul, but also his closest relative. This is explicitly stated in scripture. Saint Herodion devoted his life to the service of God, but during the reign of Nero, the Roman emperor, he received martyrdom on a par with Teacher Paul and the Apostle Peter.
In Russia on this day, people brought salt and bread to the church for sanctification, and after that they gave food to livestock and poultry. This, in their opinion, endowed living creatures with strength, energy and health. Even when buying a cow, peasants demanded from the owner a consecrated piece of bread - the tradition was so strong.
It was believed that if a child is born on Erast, then he will be lucky in life. As a rule, by November 23, ice was already glistening on the rivers, but it was still very fragile, so Herodion was called the Icebreaker, and they said: "Rodion will come and take the man to full." The phrase meant the following: to overcome the body of water will not succeed in any way - neither by water, nor by ice. Also, the people said: "From Erast, wait for a strong infusion." The meaning of the expression is probably clear.
Ancestors noticed that the weather on November 23 was unpredictable and very "capricious". If this day was overwhelmed by bad weather with wet snow, strong wind and rain, people would leave the hut and, standing at the door, bow to Zima so that the weather would not get too angry with them.
Representatives of the following names will be able to celebrate Angel Day on November 23: Alexey, Alexander (a), Boris, Anna, Ivan, Denis, Mikhail, Konstantin, Olga, Nikolai, Peter, Orest and Rodion.
November 23, 1763 - Empress Catherine II established the Medical College
An important decision by the empress was made at the very beginning of her reign. The first chairman of the board was Baron Cherkasov - a man who did not remain indifferent to the problem of the need for vaccination in order to protect people from the epidemic of the terrible disease at that time - smallpox. It is known that smallpox claimed the lives of thousands of people in Russia and European countries. In the 18th century, the first vaccine against the disease was invented, which was based on the introduction of a small amount of the pathogen into the body of the carrier (human). As a result, the person was ill with a mild form, and during the period of epidemics remained healthy. One of the first people to be vaccinated against smallpox was the Empress and her fourteen-year-old son, Paul.
November 23, 1859 - Appearance of C. Darwin's Origin of Species on Sale of Labor
A green volume called "The Origin of Species" was sold out in huge numbers in all bookstores. The book was an introduction to the theory of the evolution of wildlife. Charles Darwin is a renowned naturalist, traveler and naturalist. Having summarized all his conjectures, based on numerous studies, Darwin came to an unambiguous conclusion - the world as it is now came about as a result of smooth evolution.
November 23, 1869 - Launching of the legendary clipper Catti Sark
The descent in Scotland of one of the most beautiful sailing ships "Cutty Sark" was carried out on November 23. The legendary sailboat was designed by Hercules Linton and built in a small town called Dumbarton (near Glasgow). Since 1938, the clipper was used as a training vessel, and almost twenty years later, the Catti Sark settled in a dry dock near London and turned into a museum. This is perhaps the only tea clipper that has survived to this day. The ship still reigns in the Victorian era, when clippers were a real miracle of technology.
Briefly about other events of November 23:
November 23, 1917 - The publication of the Decree on the destruction of civilian ranks of pre-revolutionary Russia.
November 23, 1985 - There was a terrorist attack aboard the Boeing 737, following the Athens-Cairo flight. As a result, of the 98 passengers killed about 40.
November 23, 1935 - Lincoln Ellsworth - an American researcher - first flew by plane through Antarctica.
November 23, 1980 - the death of 4800 people as a result of a series of earthquakes in Italy.
- Nikolay Nosov (born in 1908, Ukraine) - Soviet prose writer, screenwriter, playwright, Stalin Prize laureate, animator. Among the most famous works of N. Nosov are the following: Dunno learns; Screw, tongue and vacuum cleaner; Dunno traveler; Three hunters; Sparklers; Patch and more.
- Paul Celan (born in Romania, 1920) - German-speaking translator and poet. Also known as a talented representative of Jewish poetry in the post-war period.
- Irakli Abashidze (born in Georgia, 1909) - an outstanding Georgian poet. Abashidze's works began to be published in 1928, a few years later became a member of the First Congress of the Writers' Union. But he was soon convicted of a poem about Beria. When he was released, Heraclius published his own magazine called Mnatobi. By 1960, he became vice president of the Georgian Academy.
- Kelly brooke (born in 1979, UK) - a popular British actress, TV presenter and skillful model. Brooke's career as a film actress began in 2000, her debut took place in the film "In Search of a Brother." The actress was also remembered by the audience thanks to the films “Death Labyrinth”, “Smallville Secrets”, “Hotel Babylon”, “Cleaning”, etc.
- Oded Fehr (born in 1970, Israel) - American film actor. Fehr is known to viewers for such films as "Cleopatra", "The Mummy", "Leaving", the comedy "Gigalo" and many others.
- Mikhail Artamonov (born in 1898) - an outstanding archaeologist of the USSR, scientist, historian, founder of the school of Khazar studies. His main works were devoted to the culture of the Scythians, Khazars and Slavs. In 1951, Artamonov was appointed director of the State Hermitage Museum.
- Henry Mosley (born in 1887, Great Britain) - a great scientist, physicist. Mosley became one of the pioneers in X-ray spectroscopy.
- Vladislav Volkov (born in Moscow, 1935) - a famous Soviet cosmonaut. Volkov’s father was an aviation design engineer, so little Vladislav from childhood dreamed of connecting his life with space. This is a frequent dream of boys, but rarely who gets it in reality, Volkov was able to "catch his bird of happiness."
