Hard of hearing and deaf people use a special system of gestures to communicate with each other. With its help, they interact with family members, teachers, work colleagues and sign language interpreters. The holiday was created to protect the identity and cultural diversity of the deaf community.

It was on this autumn day in 1848 that the American John Curtis invented the first chewing gum. More precisely, he invented it practically in the form in which we are accustomed to seeing it now. He added paraffin flavorings to the pine resin. But the invention still needed improvement; in 1869, Thomas Adams invented rubber-based chewing gum, and 2 years later he established its industrial production.

The most popular search engines in RuNet are Google, Yandex and Yahoo! On September 23, the silver medalist of this rating, the main brainchild of the largest IT company in Russia, celebrates his birthday. The developers spent almost four years improving their project. On September 23, 1997, at the Softool exhibition in Moscow, Yandex was presented as a full-fledged search engine.

Education Technology Day

Autumnal Equinox (Fall Equinox)

Mabon among the Gentiles (Mabon)

International Rabbit Day

National Hunting and Fishing Day

Day of School Failure Prevention

Day of Information Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

State Language Day in Kyrgyzstan

Holiday of Sedeh in Zoroastrianism

National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide in Lithuania (Holocaust Memorial Day)

National Dogs in Politics Day

National Ice Cream Day in Brazil

This day is associated with the names of the Christian saints Peter and Paul. September 23 was sometimes called the name day of the mountain ash. On this day, it was customary for people to collect its fruits, leaving a little on the tree as a treat for the birds. New beginnings and travels were planned for Ryabinka. There was a belief that a business started on this day would definitely end well.

Autumn Equinox in Japan (Shu-bun-no Hi)

Orthodox holidays September 23:

Memorial Day of St. Paul of Pechersk, the Obedient

Cathedral of Lipetsk Saints

Memorial Day of the Holy Virgins Minodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora