What do we know about the 24th of September?
On this day, September 24, in Ukraine and around the World:
Ukrainian Holidays and Commemorative Dates:
- Machine Builder's Day — a professional holiday celebrated in Ukraine on the fourth Sunday of September.
- All-Ukrainian Day of Preschool Education.
International Observances and Commemorative Dates:
- International Caravan Day — a professional holiday dedicated to drivers of transport convoys, long-haul truckers, and crews of merchant vessels. It is celebrated on the birthday of William Adams, the first Englishman to reach Japan.
- International Day of the Deaf — observed on the last Sunday of September, concluding the International Week of the Deaf. It was established in 1958 in honor of the creation of the World Federation of the Deaf.
- World Cancer Research Day — a day dedicated to raising awareness about cancer and collecting funds for research.
- World Day Against Software Patents.
- World Maritime Day — celebrated on the last Thursday of September (in some years, it may fall on September 24). The goal is to draw attention to the protection of the marine environment.
- Day of Unplanned Lunacy.
Church Holidays (according to the new calendar)
- Commemoration Day of Saint Theodora of Alexandria.
- Commemoration Day of the First Martyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla (according to the old calendar).
Name Days celebrated on this day
Andriy, Anton, Vasyl, Vitaliy, Vladyslav, Davyd, Pavlo, Serhiy, Stepan.
