Choreographers and choreographers celebrate their professional holiday on January 9. In order to emphasize the importance of the work of dancers' mentors, a separate holiday was established - International Choreographer's Day. The holiday is celebrated by masters who are teachers of performers and their assistants in preparing for performances.

In honor of the rise into the air on January 9, 1793, aeronaut Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard, Balloon Travel Day is celebrated. Balloons were actively used for aeronautics and travel in the first third of the twentieth century. With their help, mail and army corps were transported back in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The Germans used airships to carry out reconnaissance and raid London during the First World War.

Pagan celebrations were not just special days on the calendar. Each of them carried a hidden meaning and served as certain milestones in the life of society. One of these holidays is the day of Raud the Strong, who during his lifetime was a Norwegian priest and navigator. At the dawn of the march of Christianity around the world, he stubbornly resisted conversion to this faith, for which he was executed. Pagans commemorate him on January 9.

One of the most unusual holidays of the Slavs is the Day of Hide and Seek with Winter, which is usually celebrated every year on January 9. Our ancestors celebrated it on a grand scale. This tradition originated in ancient times, when it was believed that the frosty winter could be outwitted if you hid well from it.

The main religions of Japan are Buddhism and Shintoism. The second faith is based on the worship of the souls of the dead (kami) and numerous deities. One of them is Ebisu, who patronizes fishermen, farmers and traders. In honor of this god, the Land of the Rising Sun celebrates the Festival of Good Luck and Happiness on January 9. In the largest cities, musical processions are held, services in temples are held, and bamboo branches are sold - a symbol of prosperity and wealth.

On January 9, residents of Serbia celebrate their main national holiday. The date of this memorable event was not chosen by chance. It was on this day back in 1992 that the Serbian Republic was proclaimed.

People who are unhappy with their lives and the status quo often want to change the world. Only God can make it better and fairer, punish criminals and heal the terminally ill, comfort the suffering and feed all the hungry. An unusual holiday celebrated on January 9 encourages you to be in his place and try to influence the world around you.

Day of adoption of the Resolution on the separation of Međimurje from the Hungarian state in Croatia

National Martyrs Day in Panama

In the church calendar, this day is dedicated to honoring the memory of St. Stephen the First Martyr, who lived in the 1st century. St. Stepan was the people's patron of horses, so the owners organized a holiday for the horses. Stepanov's day was also popularly called the feast of the shepherds. Weather signs for this day: a lull in birds was observed before snowfall, if poultry hid its paws in its down, frosts were expected, and fog predicted an upcoming thaw.

Orthodox holidays on January 9:

Memorial Day of the First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen

Memorial Day of St. Theodore the Inscribed

Memorial Day of Saint Theodore of Constantinople