The most touching and beloved national holiday on an international scale. Victory Day is the only holiday whose calendar name invariably evokes strong feelings. They are directly related to the heroism, feat, courage, bravery and fearlessness of our great ancestors. This is an epochal day in history.

On May 9, member states of the European Union celebrate a common holiday called Europe Day. On May 9, the day when Germany was forced to sign an act of retreat, only 5 years later, in 1950, Robert Schumann, then serving as Foreign Minister, gave a speech to reporters, where he noted the basic principles. Later they became the basis for the formation of the current European Union.

The theme of memory of the feat of the peoples of the USSR in the battle with Nazi Germany is more relevant today than ever. The Immortal Regiment is a civil initiative aimed at preserving the memory of the generation of ancestors who went through the war. For this purpose, their grateful descendants take to the streets of cities and villages and march with portraits of veterans.

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Ascension Day among Western Christians (Catholics)

Ambartsum - Ascension of the Lord in Armenia

People who are interested in collecting uniform and simple buttons, the history of their appearance and manufacture, and compiling works of art from them are called philobutonists. In private collections there are ancient specimens, clasps of regular or original shape, made of bone, metal, wood and plastic.

This name is borrowed from the church calendar - the day of veneration of Saint Glaphyra of Amasia, a Christian girl who died for her faith in the 4th century. People called Glafira the Pea Girl, because on this date the peasants plowed the land and planted legumes in it: peas, beans, lentils. Early potatoes were planted simultaneously with legumes.

Orthodox holidays on May 9:

The reverent attitude towards the memory of soldiers who died on the battlefields, following the ancient Slavs, passed on to their descendants - Orthodox believers. In memory of all those who died during the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War, a liturgy and a small funeral service are served.

Memorial Day of St. Stephen of Perm

Holy Thursday

Memorial Day of Righteous Glafira of Amasia

Memorial Day of Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasia