Tolerance is what we all lack today. After all, we really want mutual understanding and friendly attitude towards each other to reign in the world, regardless of what country we live in, what skin color we have, what religion we support. In 1995, UNESCO began to seriously talk about the need to adopt a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance. A year later, the member states of the UN General Assembly decided that it was necessary to celebrate the International Day of Tolerance annually on November 16th.

Designer's Day is a very young Russian holiday, but already recognized in relevant circles. All specialists in one way or another related to design, including students and teaching staff of specialized educational institutions, accept congratulations on November 16. The greatest representative of the profession is Leonardo da Vinci, scientist and engineer. In Russia, the formation of the profession began from the time of Peter I.

The term “sambo” is an acronym derived from the expression “self-defense without weapons.” November 16 marks All-Russian Sambo Day, a Soviet and later international form of combat sports, which was created by domestic enthusiasts at the beginning of the last century. Sambo's birthday was not chosen by chance. On November 16, 1938, an official document appeared in which Sambo was recognized as a new sport. Sambo is not only a martial arts, but also an education system, a real forge of the spirit in which a person’s will is tempered.

November 16th marks World Handicraft Day, which UNESCO classified as an intangible cultural heritage in 1975. Handicrafts throughout history have gone through periods of decline and oblivion, but still returned to fashion. Handmade accessories, knitted clothes and other hand made items are incredibly popular today. Craftsmen use both ancient techniques of pearl embroidery or lace weaving, as well as modern techniques - scrapbooking, osibana, creating jewelry from polymer clay, etc.

Since 2005, “No Diet Day” has been celebrated around the world as a symbol of opposition to a disease associated with catastrophic deterioration in health and mental disorders. International Day Against Anorexia, which most often affects girls and young women aged 14-24, falls on November 16th. Many girls and women, due to the desire to bring their appearance to meet modern beauty standards, minimize the amount of food they eat or stop eating altogether. This leads to problems - sudden weight loss, eating disorders and even death from heart attacks and other pathologies.

November 16 is the holiday of the daily feast, with which you need to be careful. It is considered to be a fun holiday, and to some extent it is. It consists in the fact that on November 16 it is necessary to start a feast or even a real feast, which should last exactly 24 hours. This holiday is good because it allows you to fully express your creativity. And it is advisable to celebrate it in such a way that the next day literally “does not hurt excruciatingly.”

International No Smoking Day

World Philosophy Day

According to tradition, agricultural work was completed closer to mid-November, which was conducive to engaging in crafts. Craftswomen enjoyed participating in “puppet fun,” which was accompanied by a noisy feast, jokes, songs and other entertainment. Women demonstrated their skills by competing to create the most beautiful doll - a toy.

On this day, Christians remember Saint Anna (Yanka) Vsevolodovna. People call this day Anna Cold, because by this date the chilly November weather usually sets in. According to tradition, on the day of memory of the Monk Anna, women were engaged in needlework: spinning flax and weaving. They predicted the weather according to signs: if clouds hung over the ground, expect a cold snap, and if frost hit in the evening, then the winter would be mild.

Day of Radio, Television and Communication Workers of Ukraine

Saint Cristobal Day in Cuba

Orthodox holidays November 16:

Memorial Day of the Martyr Aifal the Deacon

Memorial Day of St. Akepsimus of Antioch

Memorial Day of Righteous Snandulia of Persia