What do we know about the 9th of September?
On this day, September 9, in Ukraine and around the World:
Ukrainian Holidays and Commemorative Dates
- Day of Ukrainian Cinema (celebrated on the second Saturday of September). This day is dedicated to honoring the contribution of domestic filmmakers to culture.
- Day of Physical Culture and Sports (celebrated on the second Saturday of September). A holiday dedicated to athletes, coaches, and everyone who leads a healthy lifestyle.
- Name Day. On September 9, people named Ivan, Dmytro, Oleksandr, Volodymyr, Mykhailo, Pymen, and Anfisa celebrate their name day.
- Religious Holidays. According to the new church calendar, this day honors the memory of the holy and righteous Joachim and Anna — the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In folk tradition, this day is known as "Yakym and Anna".
International Holidays and Commemorative Dates
- International Beauty Day. A holiday established by the International Committee for Cosmetology and Esthetics CIDESCO in 1995. On this day, beauty contests are held, and people working in the beauty industry are honored.
- International Sudoku Day. Celebrated in honor of the popular logic puzzle that has captured the hearts of millions of people around the world.
- International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The date was established by the UN in 2020 to draw attention to the issues of safety for educational institutions and students in conflict zones.
- Tester's Day. An unofficial but widely known professional holiday celebrated in the IT industry. Its date is connected to a funny historical fact: in 1947, at Harvard University, scientists found a moth stuck in the Mark II computer, which became the first documented case of a real "bug."
- World Electric Vehicle Day. Celebrated since 2020 and dedicated to popularizing electric transport as an environmentally friendly alternative to cars with internal combustion engines.
- World First Aid Day (celebrated on the second Saturday of September). The purpose of this day is to draw attention to the importance of knowing how to provide first aid, which can save a person's life in an emergency.
- Graphic Designer Day. An unofficial holiday celebrated by specialists who create visual concepts and graphic images.
