This holiday was first celebrated in 1954. It was then that the UN General Assembly issued a statement in which it advised to organize ceremonial events dedicated to minor citizens. November 20 was chosen by representatives of the world community for a reason. The fact is that in 1959, it was on this date that a declaration regulating the rights of the child was signed. And exactly 30 years later, the countries signed the corresponding Convention, which further secured them.

Natural resources make Africa rich. It has large deposits of ores and metals. The northern and western parts of the continent are the world's suppliers of oil and gas. However, the African continent is considered the laggard of all others in terms of industrialization. Industrial progress and the provision of jobs to the population have virtually no growth. African Industrialization Day, celebrated on November 20, is intended to draw attention to these problems.

Pediatrics requires deep knowledge and extensive practice. Not to mention the fact that pediatric doctors often, even morally, feel much more responsible for the lives of their patients than their colleagues who work with an older audience. One way or another, the popular phrase “All the best goes to the children” perfectly explains how high the standards are when it comes to the life of a child.

The date of the holiday was not chosen by chance. This day became memorable, since it was on November 20, by decree of Alexander I, that the first centralized transport department was created and a huge step was taken towards the development of this system. The professional holiday of transport workers was established much later, but the choice of this particular date became an elegant nod that takes us back to our roots.

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Girls, playing mother-daughters, choose roles and plots based on real family life. Actors and actresses try on other people's destinies every day, getting into character for acting on the stage or filming in films. In honor of the opportunity to try on various roles and masks, an unusual holiday has been established.

One of the most romantic types of transport, which became a symbol of a bygone era, appeared in Berlin in 1881 and very quickly became popular in other cities and countries. Today, despite the pace of development of science and technology, the tram remains one of the most reliable and popular types of transport, which does not harm the environment and does not require high maintenance costs.

On November 20, Rus' celebrated Fedotov Day - the day of remembrance of the Christian martyr, who over the centuries became popular and acquired its own traditions. This holiday mixed Orthodox and pagan beliefs. In Rus', it was believed that on Fedotov Day, new roads appeared - the frost bound the rivers with the first ice, on which it would soon be possible to walk on it without fear. Because of this, the common people called him Ledostav, although in some regions other names were in use - Fedot Ledostav, Fedot Korchemnik and Kingfisher.

Revolution Day in Mexico (Dia de la Revolucion)

Microsoft Windows Day(Recycle Bin Day)

Teacher's Day in Vietnam (Vietnamese`s Teacher`s Day)

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Dzheorguyba in South Ossetia

Orthodox holidays November 20:

The Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery is active today; one of the Orthodox holidays of the Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God, “The Leaping of the Baby,” is associated with its glorious past. The date of the holiday is November 20, it was on this day that the monastery found the miraculous icon back in 1795. The icon of the Leaping Baby began to be revered by women preparing for childbirth or wishing to achieve motherhood.

Memorial Day of the Holy Martyr Jerome and others who suffered with him in Melitina

Memorial Day of St. Lazarus of Galicia