On December 28, 1895, in Paris, the Lumière brothers, using the invented and patented new apparatus “cinematograph”, presented the first film to the public at the “Grand Café”. This was the world's first paid film screening. This holiday is celebrated not only by those who are directly involved in the creation and production of films, but also by all viewers. People who closely follow the world of cinema, and those who just like to relax their souls for a couple of hours, clinging to the screen.

The comedies of Leonid Gaidai are an inexhaustible source of popular expressions. One of the most popular was the exclamation of the house manager Bunshi from the film “Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession”: “I demand that the banquet be continued!” This call unexpectedly transformed into a funny holiday.

Noble wild animals with branched horns are the main decoration of the tundra and taiga forests. Reindeer live in the mountain and lowland tundra, as well as in the taiga near high marshes, wastelands and on the edges of forests where reindeer moss grows. Since ancient times, the graceful animal has been a symbol of rebirth and spirituality, nobility, light and purity.

Recognized as an act of genocide, Operation Ulus took place from the end of 1943 to 1944 at the height of the Great Patriotic War. By Stalin’s decision, about 93 thousand representatives of the Oirat group of the Mongolian ethnic group were expelled from the Kalmyk Autonomous Republic during the first stage of deportation.

Every year on December 28, the Catholic world celebrates the Day of the Holy Innocents of Bethlehem. This is a religious holiday celebrating events that were described in the New Testament of the Bible. They are described most extensively in the Gospel of Matthew. On this day, the memory of the babies who were killed by order of King Herod a few days after the birth of Jesus Christ is honored. Christians began to honor these innocently murdered babies in the 5th century. From that time on, everyone who died defending Christ began to be recognized as saints, without even realizing it. And these babies are recognized as the first martyrs of Christ.

Lawyer Day in Azerbaijan

Kulubi Gabriel (St. Gabriel's Day) in Ethiopia (Kulubi Gabriel)

This holiday comes from the church day of honoring the memory of St. Tryphon of Pecheneg, famous in the 16th century for converting pagan savages to Christianity. On Trifonov's day, the sun began to remain above the earth a little longer, thereby reducing night time. The people believed that the evil forces wandering in the darkness weakened with the arrival of light. Signs of the weather for this day: if tits are squeaking outside the window in the morning, and the cat has climbed closer to the stove, you should expect an increase in cold weather. Red rainbows before sunset meant severe cold.

Orthodox holidays on December 28:

Memorial Day of Hieromartyr Hilarion, Archbishop of Vereya

Cathedral of Crimean Saints

Cathedral of the Kola Saints

Memorial Day of Saint Stephen of Sourozh

Memorial Day of St. Paul of Latre