This date marks the International Day of Self-Care and the Birthday of Instant Coffee.
What is July 24 a holiday in Ukraine – omens and traditions / UNIAN collage, photo ua.depositphotos.com
Holiday July 24 – International Self-Care Day, Instant Coffee Birthday, Looking into the Future Day, Florist Day.
July 24 is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 160 days left until the end of the year.
What a holiday today in the world and in Ukraine
The holiday is celebrated on July 24 in various countries around the world – find out what exactly other countries celebrate on this date:
- National BDSM Day, Tequila Day, Old Jokes Day, Pioneer Day, Cousins Day, Heating Engineer Day – USA.
- Father’s Day – India.
- Children’s Day – Vanuatu.
- Police Day – Poland.
- Day of Restoration of Democracy – Greece.
- Naval Forces Day – Venezuela.
As for what is the holiday in Ukraine today, in our country there are no national holidays on July 24.
Important events in history on July 24
- 1701 – Detroit is founded. The founder of the city (then it was a settlement for the fur trade) was the manager of French possessions in North America, Antoine Cadillac, whose name is immortalized in the car brand.
- 1790 – in France, for the first time in history, a meteorite falling to Earth was documented.
- 1847 – the first Mormon colonists organized a settlement in the area of the Great Salt Lake, which later became the city of Salt Lake City.
- 1851 – the window tax was abolished in Britain.
- 1901 – the writer O. Henry was released from prison, the first Riga electric tram was launched.
- 1908 – at a banquet in honor of the Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin repeated the slogan “The main thing is not victory, but participation.”
- 1917 – the First All-Ukrainian Workers’ Congress began in Kyiv.
- 1938 – the Nestlé company released the first batch of the world’s most famous brand of instant coffee – Nescafé, thanks to which this drink gained its popularity (the first instant coffee was made in the USA in the 1900s, but that drink was much worse in terms of taste).
- 1968 – a conference of Spanish bishops declared illegal the right of workers to strike.
- 1990 – a blue-yellow flag was raised for the first time near the Kyiv city administration building.
What a church holiday today
According to the new calendar adopted by the OCU, Orthodox believers celebrate the holiday of July 24 – the day of memory of the martyrs of the pious princes Boris and Hleb. According to the old style, believers meet the memory of the miracle of the holy great martyr Eufimia Vsekhvalna.
What a holiday today – what can’t be done on July 24
Signs recommend that you finish all household chores on this date, so you can attract wealth, success and luck. July 24 is a favorable date for working with plants, you can water them, feed them or transplant them.
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Folk omens about the weather on July 24:
- the sun is pale at dawn – it will rain in the evening;
- maple leaves released juice – to rain;
- fog over the water – to a good harvest of mushrooms;
- geese fly against the wind – soon it will get colder.
On July 24, it is advisable not to trample the grass, not to pluck flowers, not to cut down trees and not to collect fruits – in the old days, people believed that on this date an evil force “walks” through the fields, which can cause trouble if it is believed that you have offended a plant. Refuse to say “I want” on this day, otherwise the opposite will happen.
