On April 3, the whole world celebrates Party Day. This holiday appeared after the release of Vanna Bonta's novel “Flight”. In the science fiction novel, the countdown went backwards, heading towards April 3, 2000. On this day, as planned, a world holiday was to take place - the goal of which was to prevent war, unite humanity and make friends.

Every year, April 3 is celebrated around the world as the birthday of the mobile phone. It is impossible to imagine the life of a modern person without this device. A smartphone is a means of communication, a device with which you access the Internet, record messages or take photographs.

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According to the church calendar, on this date the memory of St. Cyril of Catania, a Sicilian bishop of the 2nd century, is honored. Among the people, the last day of children's fun on sleds began on Kirill Katanik. The children could still ride down the slides during the day, but in the evening the sleds were put away in the barn until the next winter. Signs of the weather for that day: the flowering of coltsfoot or the appearance of the first mosquitoes foreshadowed warming. The chirping of tits also promised fine days.

The introduction of barcodes marked the beginning of automation of trade processes, which speeded up the process of servicing customers. For the first time, linear symbols were applied to the packaging of chewing gum in 1974, although the process of creating the code began in 1948. On April 3, 1973, IBM officially introduced the development of the UPC (Universal Product Code) to the world. This date is considered the barcode's birthday.

Orthodox holidays on April 3:

Memorial Day of St. Seraphim Vyritsky

Memorial Day of Patriarch Thomas of Constantinople

Memorial Day of St. James of Catania