On the first Sunday of November in Ukraine, in accordance with the decree of the President of Ukraine of April 13, 1999 No. 374/99, they celebrate Social workers day.
This holiday testifies to the State’s high appreciation for the role of workers, who ensure the daily implementation of the State’s policy in matters of social protection, employment, organization of remuneration and occupational safety, labor relations.
The Orthodox Church venerates the memory of the martyr Anastasius and the holy and righteous Tabitha. She was one of the first Christian women in Jaffa. According to legend, the apostle Peter resurrected her. The memory of the martyrs Marcian and Martyrius is also honored. On the tomb of the saints, John Chrysostom built a church and many sick people were healed there.
The monk of the Caves Martyrius monastery observed a strict fast and was elevated to the rank of deacon. Martyrius had the gift of working miracles. In the 7th canon of the canon, the monk of the distant Caves mentions the name of Martyria.
In the world of today:
Feast of Saint Willibrord in Luxembourg (patron saint of the Grand Duchy);
Day of National Revolution and Solidarity in Belarus (October Revolution Day);
Zero Challenge Day;
Opera Day in Hungary;
Memorial Day in Tunisia (anniversary of the succession of Ben Ali);
Sports press day in Argentina;
International Inuit Day;
International Merlot Day;
International Day of African Writers (celebrated since 1992 at the initiative of the Pan-African Writers Association);
Dark Chocolate Almond Day in the United States;
Bangladesh Revolution and Solidarity Day;
the day of the Kladkaka cake in Sweden;
National Asylum and Animal Rescue Week in the United States;
Tohu Emong festival among the inhabitants of Lot Nagi in India (harvest festival).
Developments:
1708 – Ukrainian hetman Ivan Mazepa with part of his army joins forces with Swedish King Charles XII near the village of Gorky in the Poltava region.
1788 – The Cossacks under the leadership of Anton Holovaty conquer the Ottoman fortress of Ochakov.
1909 – The Union of Ukrainian Students is established in Lviv.
1917 – The start of the October Revolution in Russia.
1918 – Beginning of the third offensive of the Bolsheviks in Ukraine.
1919 – In Izyaslav, the UPR and the Polish Republic sign a protocol establishing a line of demarcation between Ukrainian and Polish troops.
1920 – By agreement in Yaltushkovo, the army of volunteers recognizes de facto the independence of the UPR.
1928 – Gosprom is officially opened in Kharkov – the first 13-storey Ukrainian and European skyscraper.
1940 – The Ukrainian Committee of Canada – KUK is created in Canada.
1941 – The Luftwaffe sinks the motor ship “Armenia” near Sevastopol. Over 5,000 people have died.
1951 – The first Ukrainian SSR television center is opened in Kiev.
1967 – The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
1990 – Police disperse students in Kiev on Victory Square and provoke people’s deputy Stepan Khmara.
2000 – George Walker Bush becomes President of the United States.
Birthday: Anastasiy, Valeriy, Markiyan, Martyriy, Savin, Chrysanth.
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