Today, June 27, is World Industrial Workers’ Day. Believers honor the memory of the blessed holy martyr Bishop Mykola Charnetsky and others. There are 187 days left until the New Year.
June 27, 2024 — Thursday. 855th day of the war in Ukraine.
What kind of church holiday is it today?
June 27 in the church calendar – the day of memory of the blessed holy martyr Bishop Mykola Charnetsky and others. He is also known as “Ukrainian St. Nicholas” and was an outstanding church figure of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. His life and ministry left a deep mark on faithful hearts.
Blessed Mykolay Charnetsky was born on December 14, 1884 in the village of Semakivtsi, which belongs to the Horodenkiv district of the Ivano-Frankivsk region. He was a Redemptorist monk, a bishop, a missionary and a new martyr. Throughout his life, he devoted himself to the service of God and people. His prayers and spiritual guidance were a great support for the faithful.
In 1931, he was ordained a bishop (apostolic visitor) for Catholics of the Eastern Rite in Volyn and Polissia. He was the first Redemptorist to receive such a high rank. During the Stalinist repressions, he ended up in the Gulag, but he did not betray his convictions. On April 2, 1959, Blessed Mykolay Charnetsky died in Lviv.
What not to do on June 27
- It is forbidden to be offended, angry, quarrel.
- You can’t make a proposal – the marriage will turn out to be unsuccessful.
- You should not move or go on a long journey.
Folk signs and traditions for June 27
Among our ancestors there were many interesting omens for this day:
- they looked at what day it is today: it will rain – it will be wet by midsummer;
- the flowers did not bloom in the morning – wait for the rain;
- many bees fly – there will be a drought;
- the weather is clear – this will be the summer.
On June 27, many bees fly – there will be a drought / Photo: Unsplash
It is very important on this day to be generous and kind, to help others. In ancient times, our ancestors believed that the more you give on June 27, the more you will receive later.
Name day: how to name a child born on June 27
What are today’s birthdays: Oleksandr, Volodymyr, George, Ivan, Peter, Yan, Ivanna, Yana.
The talisman of a person born on June 27 is emerald. People call this stone the “heavenly doctor”. In ancient times, it was believed that emerald helps to see one’s future.
Born on this day:
- 1833 — Ukrainian composer, pianist and teacher Vladyslav Zaremba;
- 1877 — British physicist who polarized X-rays, Nobel Laureate Charles Barkley;
- 1991 — an officer of the National Guard of Ukraine, participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hero of Ukraine Denys Prokopenko.
Commemorative dates of June 27
Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for June 27:
- 1663 — a Cossack Council (Black Council) takes place in Nizhyn, at which Ivan Bryukhovetskyi is elected hetman of Left Bank Ukraine;
- 1871 – the yen becomes the new monetary unit of the Japanese Empire;
- 1929 – a system for transmitting a full-color television image is demonstrated in Bell’s New York laboratories;
- 1931 — in the USA, the inventor Ihor Sikorsky receives a patent for the invention of the first helicopter;
- 1932 – a constitution is proclaimed in Siam;
- 1964 — a monument to Taras Shevchenko is unveiled in Washington;
- 1991 – the Yugoslav wars begin with Slovenia’s war for independence;
- 2001 — a number of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic new martyrs were beatified (declared blessed) in the city of Lviv during the Holy Liturgy in the Byzantine rite with the participation of Ivan Paul II;
- 2017 — a terrorist attack occurs in Kyiv at 8:16 a.m., during which Colonel Maksym Shapoval is killed and a woman passing by is injured;
- 2022 — in Kremenchuk (Poltava region), a missile strike by Russian troops takes place at the Amstor shopping center.
Weather for June 27
Today, June 27, it is clear in Kyiv, without precipitation. It is cloudy with clearings in Lviv, no precipitation is expected. It is a clear day in Kharkiv, in the evening the sky may be covered with clouds, without precipitation. It is cloudy with clearings in Odesa, no precipitation is expected.
The air temperature in Kyiv is +27 during the day and +19 at night. In Lviv — +28 during the day and +17 at night. In Kharkiv — +25 during the day and +14 at night. In Odesa — +26 during the day and +20 at night.
What a day today is in Ukraine and the world
June 27 is International Pineapple Day / Photo: Unsplash
June 27 is celebrated in Ukraine and the world International Day of Industrial Workers. It was founded in 1905 in Chicago, USA. It is a holiday whose purpose is to remind of the struggle for fair working conditions, equality in the workplace and solidarity among workers.
Also on June 27 International Pineapple Day. The first written mentions of this tropical fruit belong to Christopher Columbus, as well as other explorers Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes and Sir Walter Raleigh. They encountered it during their travels to the West Indies, where pineapples were grown for wine production.
And on June 27 ATM’s birthday. It was on this day in 1967 that the first cash dispenser was installed in a British bank. Its cost was 18,000 dollars, and at that time it was a very large amount of money.
June 27 is celebrated Day of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The holiday was established at the initiative of the UN General Assembly in 2007. Its main goal is to increase the level of awareness of the important contribution of small business to ensuring the sustainable development of the state.
Also on June 27 World Fisheries Day. The holiday was founded in Italy in 1984 during the congress on the regulation and development of industrial fishing. And since 2001, it has been celebrated under the official auspices of the United Nations. Its main goal is to draw attention to the importance of protecting fish populations.
And on June 27 Sunglasses Day. This date was started by the American Vision Council to raise awareness regarding the importance of protecting your eyes from the sun.
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