American Cancer Society in 1977 suggested celebrating on the third Thursday of November (in 2012 - November 15) a very relevant date - the international day for quitting smoking. The World Health Organization states that a huge percentage of fatal diseases occur due to smoking. 6 heavy smokers die every minute, and within 10 years these indicators can double. On this day, the attention of all people in the world is drawn to the fact that smoking is a terrible evil for humanity. The goal of this day is to involve as many people as possible in the fight against smoking, to inform society about the terrible consequences of this bad habit. Today, smoking cessation and a healthy lifestyle is becoming fashionable, more and more people are finding the strength to deal with harmful addictions.
On this day, the Islamic world celebrates New Year. This happens in the process of reading a sermon in mosques on the move of the Prophet Muhammad to Medina from Mecca. This event dates back to the year 662, hence the Muslim lunar calendar begins, and Muharram is considered the first month. At this time, the Prophet forbids conflicts, wars, and all kinds of strife, and enjoins the service of God. This month, as during Ramadan, As-saum fast is observed, that is, complete abstinence from eating, entertaining and pleasuring until sunset. Anyone to whom he might harm is freed from the post — sick, pregnant, children and nursing mothers.
Since 1992, draftees and employees celebrate the day of the draftee. According to the law of Russia, every healthy man from 18 to 27 years old must serve in the army, protecting the country during active service. Calls are held twice a year according to the law "On Military Duty and Military Service", since 2008, conscripts have been serving for a year. In Moscow on this day, events are held in which a real military show is shown on Poklonnaya Hill, tours are held at the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
The Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is called upon to combat organized crime, the illegal trade in arms and drugs, as well as corruption. Later, these units were called the Main Directorate for Combating the Most Dangerous Crimes, including drug trafficking, corruption, organized crime. Today is the Department for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism. The organization of the Department includes special quick response units.
World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of November and aims to seek a common platform for discussing large-scale transformations. New ideas are promoted by stimulating the debate of thinkers. Today, society faces many challenges, humanity by its nature seeks to know itself. Philosophy teaches us to think, develops a love of wisdom, gives rise to concepts and ideas of sound analysis and creative thinking.
This day is called in Japan "I am seven!" Throughout the country, you can watch how incredibly beautiful dressed-up children rush together with their parents to the temple to celebrate their favorite holiday. Translated into Russian, City-Go-San means 3-5-7, symbolizing the growth and maturation of a child. At the age of three, an important Kamioka rite is performed - cutting the hair and saving it for memory. At the same time, for the first time, the kids were dressed in hakama - Japanese national clothes. Now they do it at the age of five, and the girls tie an adult kimono belt at seven. The Japanese faithfully believe that before the age of 7, the child has a divine nature and is the messenger of God, so everything is forgiven to the children. But from the age of 7 they are asked how, as adults, parenting becomes demanding and harsh.
In Vienna this holiday is official, the Holy Leopold lived in Austria in the 11th century, he supported the uprising in the Roman Empire, and received the favor of the new emperor, married his sister. Leopold sought to maintain a peaceful and friendly state policy, founded several monasteries in the country. In 1485 he was canonized as a saint, and after 2 centuries he was declared the patron saint of Austria.
At exactly midnight, on the night of Wednesday to the third Thursday of November, a holiday of young wine arrives on French soil. It is made in a small area north of Lyon. Initially, the celebration was simply a commercial event, in order to advertise and sell local wines. Today it is a holiday beloved by the people of France and foreign tourists, which extols Beaujolais - short-lived, inappropriate to storage wine from local varieties, quickly ripening, and having a rather rich aromatic bouquet. The Guinness Book of Records captured such a fact - in 1993, $ 1,450 was received for the first glass of wine at the auction. At the beginning of the holiday, there is a demonstration of winemakers with lighted torches to barrels of young wine, where the lids are solemnly opened at midnight.
Akindin and Pegasius
In the fourth century, 7,000 believers suffered during the persecution of Christians. Saints Akindin and Pegasius also did not renounce their faith and courageously accepted the torment. On the day of remembrance of the saints in Russia, a torch or a candle began to burn, since all the summer work was completed, and the day became much smaller, so the first place was to save kerosene. They also began to dry grain in sheeps, making a fire. In these evenings, peasant children loved to tell and listen to fairy tales of the story about the sheepfolds, rizhniks, gummen - good housekeepers helping in the household. But the spirits were very strict - it was necessary to ask for permission to work and communicate with them very respectfully, otherwise they could burn the whole barn. Peasant women prepared sheaves and flax for sale.
November 15, 1933 - the first trolleybus was launched in Moscow
Moscow on this day marks the beginning of the trolleybus movement in the city. The first trolleybus passed along just one line, from the Belorusskaya metro station to the Sokol metro station. The idea of electric ground transportation appeared in the year of the creation of the USSR. In the thirties, two prototypes were made under the name LK - Lazar Kaganovich. The first passengers along with the selection committee were N. Khrushchev and N. Bulganin.
November 15, 1931 the first sound television show is held in the USSR
If not for the Great Patriotic War, the emergence of mass television in our country would have occurred much earlier. Back in 1931, the first television show was broadcast, transmitting a distance image. For this, equipment with a mechanical scan was used at the Moscow radio center. A generation of low-line equipment was created already in 1934, and a sound 25-minute pop concert was broadcast from the courtyard of Nikolskaya Street, where the equipment was located.
November 15, 1996 in the city of Kaspiysk there was a terrorist act
The house of Russian border guards of the Makhachkala department in Dagestan was blown up, 41 apartments were destroyed and 68 people were killed. Two versions have been put forward - terrorism and mafia "showdowns" for a window in the border for smuggling.
November 15, 1932 - The Museum of the History of Religion opened in the Kazan Cathedral (Leningrad)
St. Petersburg Kazan Cathedral was built during the Patriotic War of 1812, at the end of the war it became a victory monument. In 1932, a museum opened in it, originally it was called the Museum of the History of Atheism and Religion. This museum has no analogues worldwide. The history is represented by numerous ancient exhibits, the originality of which is beyond doubt. In 1998, it was consecrated again and later transferred to a new building on Pochtamtskaya Street, and Kazan Cathedral became operational again.
Pavel Mochalov (1800-1848), the great Russian actor
The famous actor of the 19th century brilliantly played roles in vaudeville and in Shakespeare's plays. At the very beginning of his career, he was already positively noted by critics. Many went to the theater to watch the game of this famous artist, special “Mochalov’s minutes” was noted by V. G. Belinsky. 250 roles in the Maly Theater for the short life of Pavel Mochalov made him the most significant actor in the era of romanticism.
Gerhard Hauptmann (1862-1946), German playwright
Gerhard Hauptmann was awarded the Nobel Prize for his great contribution to the field of drama. His best-known works are the poem The Destiny of Prometids, the comedy Our Comrade Crampton, and the plays Weavers and Before Sunrise.
Michelle Chall (1793-1880), the great mathematician, geometer
In addition, Michel Chall was considered a historian of mathematics, having written his works on the history of geometry. His new method of synthetic projective geometry led to scandal, since the historical documents used in the description turned out to be fake.
Erwin Rommel (1891 -1944), German commander of the 20th century
A professional military man, highly regarded by Hitler, Erwin Rommel achieved great success on the fronts of the first and second world wars. For the special methods of warfare in African countries, he was nicknamed the Desert Fox, and even his rivals praised his strategic tricks. He is known for attempting to hit Hitler, and committed suicide after his arrest. However, Hitler, evaluating the skill of the general, awarded him the title of hero of the Third Reich.
August Krog (1874-1949), Danish biologist and physiologist
Krog is credited with the invention of a device for measuring the pressure of a gas dissolved in a liquid. This device is used today to measure the pressure of oxygen in the blood, as well as the pressure of oxygen in fresh and salt water. Krog made a huge contribution to the study of diabetes and insulin, and in 1920 received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
Igor Stechkin (1922-2001), engineer, inventor of the 9 mm Stechkin pistol
When graduating from the institute, Igor Yakovlevich Stechkin chose pistol charges as his theme, after defending his diploma, he goes to TsKB-14, where he develops an automatic metal pistol, which was highly appreciated in the army. Later he creates a pistol with a silencer and shortened assault rifles "Modern", "Abakan". In total, he has over 50 inventions.
Johann Caspar Lafater (1741 - 1801), Swiss theologian, poet and writer
Lafater owns the work “Fizionomika”, collections of poems, theological lectures and sermons, biblical epics. The leitmotif of his work is the identification of faith and love, he constantly tried to find a compromise between the views of the church and society.
Alexandra Yablochkina (1866-1964), Russian theater actress
The great actress Alexandra Yablochkina came from an ancient family of artists, worked at the Maly Theater and played many roles in it of domestic and western playwrights. She was distinguished by high taste and great attention to the purity of the Russian language, was a love and comedic actress, immaculately wore stage costumes. She played her last role at the age of 95. Alexandra Yablochkina wrote books of memoirs, which are also popular among modern stage lovers, for a long time she was the chairman of the Russian Theater Society, founded by Maria Savina. Died at the age of 98.
On this day, Dominica and Constantine are celebrated.
