What do we know about the 20st of November?
On this day, November 20, in Ukraine and around the World:
Commemorative Events and Dates for Ukraine:
- Children's Protection Day in Ukraine Moved from June 1st to November 20th to align with Universal Children's Day.
- The Celebration of the Third Universal (Day of the Proclamation of the UNR, 1917): On November 20, 1917, the Ukrainian Central Rada proclaimed the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR) with its Third Universal.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
- Universal Children's Day Established by the UN to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). Dedicated to activities aimed at promoting the welfare of children worldwide.
- International Pediatrician Day A professional holiday for children's doctors, inextricably linked to Universal Children's Day, as its main goal is caring for children's health.
- Africa Industrialization Day (UN).
- Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) A day to commemorate victims of anti-transgender violence.
Church Dates (according to the New Calendar in Ukrainian Orthodoxy):
- Day of Remembrance of Venerable Gregory Decapolites.
- Commemoration of the Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra, the innkeeper.
