April 25 is a holiday – Daughter’s Day and Paper Airplane Day.
What a holiday today in Ukraine and in the world / photo by Pixabay
Today, the world celebrates a holiday on April 25 – “I adore your thighs” Day, World Penguin Day, International DNA Day, Financial Independence Day, World Malaria Day. April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days left until the end of the year.
What a holiday on April 25 in different countries
Today, April 25, various important events are celebrated all over the planet – let’s talk regarding a few of them:
- Hug a Plumber Day, Hairdresser Appreciation Day, Telephone Day, Manicure and Pedicure Day, License Plate Day – USA.
- Day of Liberation from Fascism, Memorial Day of Evangelist Mark – Italy.
- Arbor Day – Germany.
- Freedom Day – Portugal.
- Flag Day – Faroe Islands.
As for what holiday is today in Ukraine, our country does not celebrate anything on this date, but you can meet any international holiday from the above.
What a church holiday today
On April 25, believers who celebrate the old-style celebrations celebrate the Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God of Murom, the Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God of Bilynytsk, the Day of Remembrance of Venerable Vasyl of Paria and the Day of Remembrance of the Holy Martyr Zinon of Veronii. Orthodox Christians who switched to the new OCU calendar celebrate the church holiday on April 25 – the day of memory of the apostle and evangelist Mark.
Memorable events in history on April 25
- 1719 – the first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel regarding Robinson Crusoe was published in London.
- 1783 – in Annon (France), the first balloon was launched, rising with a load equal to the weight of an adult.
- 1792 – Roger de Lille composed a battle song for the Army of the Rhine. Nowadays the song is known as “Marseillaise”.
- 1792 – the guillotine was first used as an instrument of execution in France.
- 1826 – the first car with an internal combustion engine was patented in England.
- 1867 – the Japanese city of Tokyo opened for foreign trade for the first time.
- 1901 – the state of New York introduced car license plates for the first time in the world.
- 1931 – Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche company.
- 1953 – the Kyiv Higher Engineering Radio-Technical Engineering School of the Air Defense of the country was formed.
What can not be done on April 25, 2024 – signs and prohibitions
Signs for today say that you cannot do cleaning or heavy physical work – you can only perform routine household activities. You should also not wish harm on someone or feel negative emotions.
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Folk omens will tell you regarding the weather. what will the coming days be like:
- it is raining – the beginning of May will be rainy;
- the day is dry, and the morning is cold – the summer will also be dry;
- birch sap is flowing in a river – expect rains in the summer.
In the old days, this day was considered very favorable for praying to Basil. You can ask the saint for good health and happiness in business. Also, our ancestors tried to “charge” the water on April 25 – to pray over it so that it would become healing, and it was advised to drink such water on Wednesdays.
