Holidays April 7
World Health Day
The holiday is timed to coincide with the creation of the World Health Organization on April 7, 1948. Gradually, more and more countries joined the organization, and today more than 200 states are its members, including the Russian Federation. According to the Charter, signed by the presidents of these countries, every citizen at the state level acquires the right to health, and the state takes responsibility for the health of his nation, pointing to the indissoluble connection of an important aspect with the development of the country, the strengthening of science and the general safety of the population.
The main activity of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the united desire of mankind to deal with dangers that pose a real threat to human health and life. Since 1950, World Health Day has been celebrated annually on April 7th. Each year, this holiday touches on a particular problem in the health sector and, as a rule, is supported by traditional propaganda actions.
Runet's birthday
Runet is only a small Russian-language part of the world wide web, and every year on April 7 it is celebrated on its birthday. The Russian-language domain "ru" was registered and entered into the international domain database in 1994. Thus, Russia was officially introduced on the Internet. According to the agreement, the responsibilities for technical support and administration of the domain "ru" were transferred to the hands of RosNIIROS. Since 2009, the use of another domain, the Russian Federation, began in the Russian Federation. Unlike the previous one, the domain "rf" with all the names of the second level is written exclusively in Cyrillic.
April 7th in the folk calendar
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Feast of the Annunciation is commemorated on the day when the archangel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary about the imminent birth of the Son of God. The duration of a great Orthodox holiday varies from one to three days. If the Annunciation coincides with the Christian Easter, then the faithful celebrate a double feast called Kiriopastha. However, such a coincidence is extremely rare (the next Kiriopasha will be in 2075).
In Russia, the Annunciation was taken very seriously and with special trepidation. He was considered one of the most important events of the year. And these could be counted on the fingers. As you know, the Annunciation falls during Great Lent. However, on this holiday it can be slightly weakened. The tradition of this day was the mandatory preparation of kulebyaki - an oval-oblong cake with fish or vegetable filling. On the Annunciation Day it was forbidden to do any work, it was considered a great sin, so people tried to redo all the necessary work on the eve of the holiday.
According to popular belief, on April 7, God Himself descends to Earth to bless her and everything that she begets. Therefore, people one day before the holiday necessarily sprinkled the site with holy water and illuminated it with planting seeds. Also at night, it was customary to burn their straw mattresses, jumping over the fire and fumigating beautiful clothes with smoke. A similar ceremony was carried out in order to exterminate diseases and strengthen their aura (so that the evil eye and spoilage would not become attached to a person). Today, special attention was paid to the weather. It was believed that if it rains on the Annunciation, then rye will be born. But a strong thunderstorm foreshadowed the abundance of nuts.
Historical events of April 7
April 7, 1348 - The foundation in Prague of the first university in the Slavic world
The founder of the first higher educational institution in Prague was the Czech king Charles IV, and he was nicknamed Charles University. At different times, his graduates were such famous personalities as Jan Hus (religious public figure), Augustine Stahl (botanist), Albert Einstein (physicist), Ernst Mach (philosopher), Tomas Masaryk (President of Czechoslovakia) and many other scientific and public figures. Today Charles University is one of the most prestigious higher education institutions. About 45 thousand students from fifty countries of the world study in it.
April 7, 1820 - A.S. Pushkin finished the poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila"
"Ruslan and Lyudmila" is Pushkin's greatest poem. It was published only four months after graduation, but Alexander Sergeyevich was no longer in St. Petersburg - he was sent to exile to the South. For three years the author created his brainchild. Pushkin took those tales which the nanny told him in childhood as the basis of writing. "Ruslan and Lyudmila" put the poet in first place among all Russian writers of that time. They started talking about him in Europe and mentioning his name in various literary publications.
April 7, 1899 - The first electric tram was launched in Moscow
By the end of the 19th century, horse-drawn railways were no longer able to cope with the huge flow of passengers. In addition, the condition of the rail structures was so deplorable that the question of replacing them arose sharply. So in 1898, the re-equipment of three large lines began. By March 1899, construction work was almost completed, and the designers launched a trial run-in of electric tram lines. Mass training of operating personnel has also begun. On April 7 of the same year, after some adjustments, the movement of electric trams in Moscow was launched.
April 7, 1925 - The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Tikhon died
During the Bolshevik persecution of the Orthodox Church, Tikhon delivered an accusatory speech urging the clergy, as well as all believers, to fight the newly introduced regime. The situation was especially tense when the authorities in 1922 began to seize church property. Then the Patriarch managed to gather nine million people to help those in need. Tikhon did his utmost to stop sacrilege, for which he was soon arrested. The court blamed the Patriarch for all non-existent atrocities. A year later, Tikhon was released, and in 1988 - he was canonized by the church.
Born on April 7
- James glacier (1809-1903 gg.) - English meteorologist, balloonist. In 1850, Glacier founded the Meteorological Community, and a few years later, organized the Aeronautical Society of Britain. In 1862, he made a number of record-breaking balloon flights, which were only beaten after half a century.
- Jackie Chan(born in 1954) - Hong Kong, American film actor, stunt performer. Recently, a film director and producer. At the age of seven, his parents sent Chan to a martial arts school. According to the actor, she taught him to endure pain, develop willpower and at all costs strive for victory. After leaving school, Jackie got a stunt, and a little later he was invited to act in films. Among his first notable works were such films as “The Drunken Master”, “The Snake in the Shadow of an Eagle”, and “Armor of God”. Jackie Chan quickly climbed the career ladder, and in 1995 he was invited to star in America. The hero of the militants always amused the audience with his slight humorous bias, as well as stunning tricks, most of which he does without insurance.
April 7th
Alexander, German, Henry, Eduard, Savely (Savva), Justin, Tikhon.
