January 24 is the Day of Foreign Intelligence of Ukraine
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January 24 marks the Day of Foreign Intelligence of Ukraine, International Education Day and International Women’s Sports Day. Believers honor the memory of Saint Ksenia.
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Day of foreign intelligence of Ukraine
On January 24, Ukraine celebrates Foreign Intelligence Day. It was on January 24, 1919 that the first intelligence unit was created in the Ukrainian People’s Republic. In 2018, this holiday was officially approved by the President of Ukraine.
This day honors the special contribution of officers whose work preserves the sovereignty and independence of our state. Back in the last century, external intelligence helped to protect the citizens of Ukraine from the influence of hostile parties. Something similar to modern foreign intelligence existed even during the times of the Hetmanate (XVII century).
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The holiday was introduced to mark the significant contribution of intelligence officers to ensuring the protection of Ukraine’s national interests from external threats.
International Education Day
International Education Day is celebrated on January 24. It was created only in December 2018 during an international conference. It discussed various problems of modern education and was held in Brussels. Representatives of the African country of Nigeria proposed to create a holiday. The idea was as follows: every year on January 24, to hold events on a certain topic related to the problems of modern education.
The idea of an African country was supported by 58 member states of the conference. A corresponding resolution was drawn up in support of quality equal education that would be available to every person regardless of their nationality, gender and social status. The principles of the UN state that everyone should have access to quality education. Education helps a person become literate, gain self-confidence, and ensure well-being for himself and his family in the future.
International Women’s Sports Day
International Women’s Sports Day was introduced in France and supported by the Ministry of Sports and the State Secretariat for Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination.
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The problem of sexualization of women in sports and violence against them turned out to be too acute, so it was decided to use certain measures to create a better standard of living and health of female athletes.
What a religious holiday today
January 24 in the church calendar is Saint Xenia’s Day. Xenia was a saint who lived in the 5th century. She was born in Rome in the family of a senator and was named Eusebius. Since childhood, she loved God and wanted to dedicate her life to Him. However, her parents wanted to remove her for a wealthy groom. To avoid marriage, the girl secretly left her home with two maids and sailed away on a ship.
She changed her name to Xenia, which means “traveler”, and traveled to various places, helping the poor and sick. She founded a nunnery in Milas, where she lived until the end of her life. Ksenia became a deaconess there. She was famous for her restraint, prayer, humility and miracles. She died in prayer, and a golden wreath with a cross appeared above the monastery.
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What can not be done on this day
- You can’t work near home.
- Do not sew and knit.
- It is better not to refuse help.
- You cannot drink alcoholic beverages.
Folk signs and traditions
- Sunny day to warm spring.
- Blizzard or snowfall – spring will come late.
- If the weather is windless, expect warm and dry weather in the second half of July.
- Blue sky and white clouds – it will be sunny and clear in the spring.
Commemorative events on January 24
- 1848 – in Northern California, James Marshall found a large gold ingot, which gave impetus to the phenomenon that a year later became known as the “gold rush”.
- 1859 – The Danubian principalities were united into Wallachia and Moldavia, the predecessor of Romania.
- 1861 – The first issue of the Ukrainian monthly “Osnova” was published in St. Petersburg.
- 1895 – Unofficial motorcycle speed record set – Glenn Curtiss clocked 136.29 mph (about 220 km/h) on a self-built motorcycle.
- 1907 – The first scout troop was organized in England.
- 1918 – on the night of January 24-25 (according to other sources, January 11-12), the independence of Ukraine was proclaimed.
- 1923 – the literary union “Hart” was created in Kharkiv.
- 1935 – in the American city of Richmond, the first batch of bottled beer called “Krueger Cream Ale” went on sale.
- 1942 – the first uprising of prisoners in the history of the Gulag began in Koma of the ASSR (RSFSR).
- 1976 was one of the largest in the 20th century. disasters of giant tankers: the Olympic Bravery tanker ran aground off the coast of France, which split in half three weeks later.
- 1984 – the first “Macintosh” computers – the first personal computer that uses a graphical user interface and a computer mouse – went on sale in the USA at a price of 2,495 dollars per piece.
- 1986 – the American spacecraft “Voyager-2” became the first artificial object to reach Uranus, passing from it at a distance of about 100,000 km.
- 1992 – The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Mali, and the Republic of Cape Verde recognized the independence of Ukraine.
- 1992 – Ukraine established diplomatic relations with Austria and France.
- 2010 – James Cameron’s fantastic action movie “Avatar”, filmed in 3D, became the highest-grossing film in history.
- 2011 – explosion at Domodedovo airport.
- 2015 – Russian terrorists “DNR” shelled Mariupol from “hail”, as a result of which 30 people died.
Name day
Denis, Ivan, Mykola, Pavlo, Timofey, Ksenia are celebrating Angel’s Day today.
