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Holidays and events in April.

Today is April 8th. Holidays and events:

April 8 - Day of employees of military commissariats
April 8 - International Day of the Roma
The events of April 8, occurred in the world, in different years

On April 8, 1918, by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars, volost, county, provincial and district military commissariats were established.
This day is rightfully the birthday of military commissariats.
The main task of the military commissariats was to prepare the population for compulsory military service. Today, military commissariats have a number of different names: the envoys of the army, the main soldiers' reception room, etc.
It is with them that service in units of the armed forces begins.
Since 1993, the range of tasks performed by the employees of the military registration and enlistment office has significantly expanded. Now the military commissariat, in close cooperation with local self-government bodies, along with the organization of conscription into the armed forces and registration of privates and reserve officers, as well as equipment located on the territory of the region, performs a number of social tasks.
In addition to keeping records of those liable for military service, the military registration and enlistment offices were supposed to conduct training sessions with them, keep records of technical means that could be used in wartime. In addition, the military registration and enlistment offices should work with veteran and patriotic organizations. Assistance to those transferred to the reserve is also included in the duties of military commissars.
In most countries of the world, military duty is implemented in most countries of the world. Citizens of these countries must undergo training in peacetime, and in wartime it means compulsory military service. Only a few countries can afford to be hired freely in the Armed Forces. By the way, military duty was introduced by Napoleon. Due to this, he created the strongest army that conquered all of Europe.

This holiday was established at the Congress of Roma from all over the world, which took place on April 8, 1971 and brought together representatives of 30 countries. Then the Roma recognized themselves as a single non-territorial nation and adopted such symbols of statehood as the flag and coat of arms.
In 60 countries of the world, millions of candles will be lit, which should symbolize the unity of the Gypsy people, and thousands of bright wreaths, according to tradition, will float along the Czech Vltava River, as a reminder of the difficult fate of the people, an eternal wanderer without a homeland.
It is curious that the word gypsies itself is a collective name that unites about 80 ethnic groups of similar origin. At the same time, there is no single self-name for this ethnic community. In Great Britain and Spain, gypsies are called Egyptians, in France - Bohemians, and in Germany, Italy and Russia - gypsies.
The first mention of the Gypsy people appeared in 1501, when the Gypsy leader Vasily received a certificate of protection from the Lithuanian prince Alexander Kazimirovich. To preserve the identity and culture of this nomadic people, the International Union of Roma was created in London in 1971, when it was decided to introduce this holiday.

1158 - Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky laid the foundation of the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir.
1185 - Emperor of Byzantium Isaac II Angel deposed by his own brother Alexei
1271 - Sultan Mameluk Baybars captures the fortress of Krak de Chevalier.
1480 - A crusade is declared by the Catholic Church to recapture Otranto (Southern Italy) from the Muslims.
1498 - The Florentine monk Savonarola is arrested and charged with heresy.
1513 - The navigator Juan Ponce de Leon declares Florida to be Spanish possession.
1525 - an agreement was signed in Krakow, according to which Prussia, being previously an orderly church state, turned into a duchy (became a secular - "secular" - state), subject to Poland.
1548 - Peru is declared a territory of Spain.
1605 - The Swedish king Karl XI ordered the founding of the city of Oulu (now one of the largest cities in Finland).
1766 - The first fire escape is patented in the USA.
1771 - Catherine II ordered urgent action to be taken to save Moscow from the bubonic plague.
1782 - Catherine II issues a decree on the creation of "public schools" in all cities of Russia - the first (after the one created a year earlier in St. Petersburg) public free schools.
1783 - The Manifesto of Catherine II on the annexation of Crimea to Russia was published, prepared by Potemkin, who received the title of His Serene Highness Prince of Tauride.
1830 - Mexico bans further American colonization of Texas.
1838 Isambard Brunel's Great Western steamer begins its maiden voyage from Bristol to New York. The journey took 15 days.
1847 - The arrest in Kiev of the poet T. G. Shevchenko and the historian N. I. Kostomarov for belonging to the Cyril and Methodius Society.
1853 - The first officially registered chess club is opened.
1902 - Signing of the Russian-Chinese treaty on Manchuria, according to which Russia undertakes to gradually withdraw its troops from Manchuria.
1904 - Great Britain and France signed an agreement on Egypt, Morocco and other colonial possessions, which received the unofficial name "Warm Concord" (Entente).
1911 - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, studying the properties of mercury cooled to the temperature of liquid helium, discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity.
1918 - The Russian tricolor is replaced by a red flag.
1921 - The Labin Republic was suppressed by Italian troops.
1926 - The magazine "Soviet Photo" (now "Photography") was founded.
1928 - By the resolution of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, the church in the USSR was deprived of the status of a legal entity.
1935 - In the USSR, criminal liability was extended to children over 13 years old, who could now be sentenced to death.
1940 - The beginning of the NKVD action to eliminate Polish prisoners of war in the Katyn forest near Smolensk.
1944 - the beginning of the Crimean operation, during which the Crimea was liberated from the German-Romanian occupation.
1950 - An American plane was shot down over Latvia by Soviet air defenses. Moscow protested to the United States over the violation of Soviet airspace. On April 18, the United States announced that Soviet air defenses had shot down a private plane bound for Sweden.
1954 - The research station "North Pole-4" was organized under the leadership of E. I. Tolstikov, P. A. Gordienko and A. G. Dralkin.
1966 - Election of Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.
1967 - Greeks and Turks resume fighting near Limassol, Cyprus.
1971 - The first World Congress of Roma was held near London and adopted the Roma anthem and flag.
1974 - Water breakthrough into the tunnel of the Leningrad metro under construction on the stretch between the stations "Lesnaya" and "Ploschad Muzhestva", which led to the flooding of the site and the suspension of excavation work.
1986 - CPSU General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, during his visit to Togliatti, first used the word "perestroika".
2010 - overthrow of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, more than 70 dead.
2010 - the presidents of Russia and the United States signed a new treaty on strategic offensive arms reduction in Prague.

On April 8, Russia celebrates the Day of employees of military commissariats. All over the world, Roma celebrate their holiday - the Day of the Roma, and in Croatia on April 8, a holiday is celebrated - the Day of the Plitvice Lakes National Park.

Holidays April 8, 2019

Day of employees of military commissariats in Russia

What holiday is celebrated in Russia today? On April 8, the professional holiday of military commissariats is celebrated - the Day of employees of military commissariats. Defense of the Fatherland, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is the duty and duty of every citizen of the Russian Federation. On April 8, 1918, the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars established military enlistment offices - county, volost, district and provincial and military commissariats.

Day of the gypsies

Every year on April 8, all over the world, Roma celebrate their holiday - Day of the Roma. Many representatives of this nation, probably do not know what holiday is today. It was established on April 8, 1971 in London at the first World Roma Congress, where national Roma symbols were adopted: the flag and the anthem. This allowed modern Roma to recognize themselves in the world as a single free nation.
Presumably, the first mention of gypsies in the annals was in 1501, when the Lithuanian prince Alexander Kazimirovich gave the gypsy leader Vasily a security certificate. The Roma population today is around 8-10 million.

Plitvice Lakes National Park Day in Croatia

On April 8, Croatian citizens celebrate Plitvice Lakes National Park Day. The name “Plitvice Lakes” was first mentioned in the records of priest Dominik Vukasovich back in 1777.
In 1949, on April 8, Plitvice Lakes was given the status of a National Park as a result of the adoption by the Croatian Parliament of the law on the protection of Plitvice Lakes and the proclamation of this park as a Croatian National Treasure.

Unusual Holidays

On April 8, you can celebrate unusual days - the Day of Atonement for Sins and the Day of Dumping Winter Skin. Today we can celebrate the International Day of Tai Chi and Qigong.

Day of sins

The Day of Atonement for Sins is the day when all the sins that were committed by God's children during the year are passed onto Satan. This day is actually observed according to the sacred calendar every tenth day of the seventh month. On the day that the Israelites were believed to receive the remission of sins committed during the year.
Today, on the Day of Atonement for Sins, you too can receive the remission of sins that were committed during the past year if you observe the Day of Atonement for Sins. Without observing this day, it is impossible to receive the cleansing of sins.

Day of shedding winter skins

Today is Winter Skin Dump Day! Do you know how animals shed their winter skins? This is done gradually. We, too, should not get rid of winter clothes immediately, but carefully and in a sparing form, because the weather in spring is so changeable! But throwing off the winter skin, you must definitely strive for a new life, in a new spring !!!

International Tai Chi and Qigong Day

On the initiative of American Bill Douglas, an international holiday is celebrated annually on April 8 - the Day of Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong. On this day, according to the established tradition, people conduct mass demonstration classes of qigong and tai chi - the "initial stage" of wushu. This is a Chinese health-improving gymnastics that includes elements of qigong, which is based on working with one's own energy.

Church holiday according to the national calendar

Gabriel Blagovest

Archangel Gabriel is an angel who is worshiped in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The name Gabriel means "The Most High is my strength." Gabriel, according to Christian tradition, reveals to people the secret knowledge of God.
It is believed that it was the Archangel Gabriel who brought the Virgin Mary his message that the Savior of the world would be born to her. Therefore, the Archangel Gabriel also had the nickname Evangelist or Gabriel - Blagovest.
In the southern regions of Russia and in Little Russia, there was a popular belief born on this day that it would turn out awkward. Our ancestors had such a saying: "What will be born on Gabriel is ugly and ugly."
On this church holiday, the peasant women finished the last yarn and after that day it was no longer possible to spin, because nothing would be of use.
In the spring, women on this day already had a lot of urgent matters both in the field and in the garden. Therefore, the peasant women had such a proverb: "In spring the day is long, but the thread is short," which meant that the spinner would not have time to strain everything before the beginning of the suffering.
On a church holiday on April 8 - Gabriel Blagovest, the peasants in the southern regions of Russia noticed that if the bird cherry turns green, then it is already necessary to plant potatoes.
Our ancestors observed the weather that day. It was believed - what the weather will be on April 8, so it will be on October 8.
Birthday April 8 at: Abraham, Alla, Anna, Vasily, Gabriel, Larisa, Stepan
They also celebrate April 8: Fire Escape Birthday, Winter Skin Dump Day, International Tai Chi and Qigong Day, Celebration of Courage

April 8 in history

1947 - The largest sunspot recorded on record.
1966 - Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was elected General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.
1970 - Bombs dropped by Israeli planes on an Egyptian primary school kill 30 children.
1971 - The International Union of Gypsies is established.
1973 - Died Pablo Picasso (b. 1881), Spanish artist.
1984 - Died Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (b. 1894), physicist, academician (1939), member of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences (since 1957), twice Hero of Socialist Labor, Nobel Prize winner in physics in 1978.
1986 - Gorbachev, during his trip to Togliatti, first used the word "perestroika".
2010 - Overthrow of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
2010 - The Presidents of Russia and the United States signed a new treaty on strategic offensive arms reduction in Prague.
2013 - Died Margaret Thatcher (born 1925), Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1979-1990, Baroness since 1992.

What a holiday today

It is known that it was on April 8, 1918 that a decree issued by the Council of People's Commissars was issued, under which uyezd, volost, provincial and district military commissariats were established. It was this day that later began to be considered the day of the formation of military commissariats.

Since 1993, the range of tasks that were to be solved by the commissariats has expanded significantly. So, today the military registration and enlistment office is working closely with local authorities and at the same time organizing conscription into the armed forces, registering reserve officers and privates, equipment that is located on the territory of the region. Every day, a large number of social tasks arise, which also belong to the competence of the military commissariat.

The first mention of gypsies can be found in sources dated 1510 - it was then that the leader of the gypsies Vasil received a military telegram from the Lithuanian prince Alexander Kazimirovich. Much later, in 1971, in order to preserve the identity and culture of the Roma people, the International Union of Roma was created in London. As for the establishment of the International Day of the Roma, it happened on April 8, 1971 in London at the congress of Roma from all over the world - 30 countries took part in it.

Angel Gabriel is considered one of the most important angels who were created by God before man. Scripture says that angels often appeared to people in confirmation of their faith. It is known that angels were originally created as free beings, and some of them separated from God, going over to the side of Satan. They were demons, fallen angels. But the majority remained faithful to the Creator - in the Holy Scriptures they are known as the Angels of Light.

The Church speaks of the existence of nine angelic ranks, which differ in the degree of closeness to God and descending to the human race. These are Cherubim, Seraphim, Thrones, Beginning, Dominion, Strength, Power, Archangels and Angels. They are invisible to humans and constantly wander between heaven and earth. The two highest angels, Gabriel and Michael, are especially honored, since they most often take an active part in the fate of humanity.

Archangel Gabriel purposefully serves for the salvation of the human race, and his work is aimed at returning people to God if they have stumbled and departed from the faith. Also, it is the Archangel Gabriel who informs people about the main spiritual events in their lives. By the way, he also taught the forefather Moses the basics of book writing in the wilderness, a story to him about the beginning of the world, the creation of man, taught wisdom, which Moses further applied when compiling the commandments.

The Archangel Gabriel also appeared to the prophet Daniel to announce to him about the time of the liberation of the Jews from Babylonian captivity, to tell about the seventy weeks and the time of the Incarnation. Also, the archangel Gabriel informed the righteous Anna and Joachim about the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary to them. And Mary, in turn, together with Joseph learned from Gabriel about the birth of Jesus Christ to them.

On April 8, 1605, a diplomat, merchant Nikolai Rezanov was born, who was the first to travel around the world. He is the prototype of the hero of the rock opera "Juno and Avos"

On April 8, 1828, Ferdinand Zeppelin, Count, General and German Airship Designer, was born.

On April 8, 1938, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was born, who received the 2001 Nobel Prize.

BIRTHDAYS

Claudio Merulo(Merlotti) is an Italian composer and organist.
Dates of life: 08 April 1533 - 04 May 1604.

Giuseppe Tartini- Italian composer, violinist and theorist.
Dates of life: 08 April 1692 - 26 February 1770.

Asger Hameric- Danish composer and music teacher.
Dates of life: 08 April 1843 - 13 July 1923.

Bohuslav Grzhimali- Czech violinist and conductor.
Dates of life: 08 April 1848 - 11 October 1894.

Mikhail Kossak- Ukrainian composer and conductor.
Dates of life: April 08, 1874 - June 15, 1948.

Dimitrios Levidis- Greek composer.
Dates of life: April 08, 1885 (1886) - May 29, 1951.

Maria Maksakova- Russian opera singer (mezzo-soprano).
Dates of life: April 08, 1902 - August 11, 1974.

Raoul Jobin(Joseph Romeo Jobin) - Canadian opera singer (tenor).
Dates of life: April 08, 1906 - January 13, 1974.

Alexander Menaker- Russian actor, member of the duet "Mironova and Menaker", father and Kirill Laskari.
Dates of life: 08 April 1913 - 06 March 1982.

Carmen McRae Is an American jazz singer.
Dates of life: April 08, 1920 - November 10, 1994.

Jan Novak(Jan Novák) - Czech composer.
Dates of life: 08 April 1921 - 17 November 1984.

Franco Corelli(Dario Corelli) - Italian opera singer (tenor).
Dates of life: April 08, 1921 - October 29, 2003.

Jacques Brel- Belgian French-speaking poet, bard, actor and director.
Dates of life: 08 April 1929 - 09 October 1978.

Walter Berry- Austrian opera singer (bass-baritone).
Dates of life: April 08, 1929 - October 27, 2000.

Peggy Lennon(Peggy Lennon) - American singer, member of The Lennon Sisters.
Date of birth: 08 April 1941.

Roger Chapman- English rock vocalist, member of the Family and Streetwalkers bands.
Date of birth: 08 April 1942.

Steve Howe- British musician, guitarist of the prog rock band Yes.
Date of birth: 08 April 1947.

Larry David Norman- American musician who played in the genre of Christian rock.
Dates of life: April 08, 1947 - February 24, 2008.

Brenda Russell Is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter and musician.
Date of birth: 08 April 1949.

Mel Shaher Is an American musician known as the bassist for the rock band Grand Funk Railroad.
Date of birth: 08 April 1951.

Justin Sullivan- English musician, member of the New Model Army group.
Date of birth: 08 April 1956.

Victor Zinchuk- Russian rock musician, guitar virtuoso, composer and arranger.
Date of birth: 08 April 1958.

Izzy Stradlin(Jeffrey Dean Isbell) - American musician and songwriter, member of the group Guns N 'Roses.
Date of birth: 08 April 1962.

Julian Lennon(John Charles Julian Lennon) is a British rock musician and singer. First son and his wife Cynthia Powell.
Date of birth: 08 April 1963.

Biz Stamps(Marcel Theo Hall) is an American rapper, DJ and actor.
Date of birth: 08 April 1964.

Paul Gray Is an American musician. Known as the bassist for Slipknot.
Dates of life: April 08, 1972 - May 24, 2010.

Alexander Schigolev- Russian rock musician, drummer of the punk-rock bands "Northern Fleet" and "King and Jester".
Date of birth: 08 April 1973.

Chino XL(Derek Keith Barbosa) is an American rapper and actor.
Date of birth: 08 April 1974.

Anouk(Anuk Teuve) - Dutch singer, participant of the song contest.
Date of birth: 08 April 1975.

Alexi Laiho- Finnish guitar virtuoso, member of Children Of Bodom and Sinergy.
Date of birth: 08 April 1979.

Ezra Koenig- American singer, member of the Vampire Weekend group.
Date of birth: 08 April 1984.

Bridget Kelly- American singer-songwriter, backing vocalist Jay-Z.

Erica Sawadziri Is a Japanese actress, model and singer.
Date of birth: 08 April 1986.

Alex DeLeon- American singer, member of The Cab.
Date of birth: 08 April 1989.

Kim Jonghyun- South Korean singer-songwriter, main vocalist of SHINee's boy band.
Dates of life: 08 April 1990 - 18 December 2017.

Gabor Alfred Fehervari(Gabor Alfred Fehervari), known by his stage name Freddie, - Hungarian singer, representative of the competition.
Date of birth: 08 April 1990.

Minami Takahashi- Japanese singer and actress, member of the Japanese idol group AKB48.
Date of birth: 08 April 1991.

DAYS OF MEMORY

Jean Louis Adam- French pianist, composer and music teacher. Father of Adolf Adam.
Dates of life: 03 December 1758 - 08 April 1848.

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti- Italian composer.
Dates of life: November 29, 1797 - April 08, 1848.

Charles Auguste de Beriot- Belgian violinist, composer and music teacher.
Dates of life: February 20, 1802 - April 08, 1870.

Nikolay Zaremba- Russian music teacher.
Dates of life: June 12, 1821 - April 08, 1879.

Charles Tomlinson Griffs Is an American composer.
Dates of life: September 17, 1884 - April 08, 1920.

Marian Anderson- American opera singer (contralto).
Dates of life: February 27, 1897 - April 08, 1993.

Quddus Kuzhamyarov- Soviet and Kazakh Uyghur composer and teacher, founder of Uyghur professional music.
Dates of life: May 21, 1918 - April 08, 1994.

Teddy Scholten- Dutch singer , winner.
Dates of life: May 11, 1926 - April 08, 2010.

Sara Montiel- Spanish actress and singer.
Dates of life: March 10, 1928 - April 08, 2013.

Thomas Dougal "There" Paton(Thomas Dougal "Tam" Paton) is the manager of the Scottish group Bay City Rollers.
Dates of life: 05 August 1938 - 08 April 2009.

Malcolm McLaren(Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren) - British musician and producer. Best known as the manager of the Sex Pistols.
Dates of life: January 22, 1946 - April 08, 2010.

Laura Niro Is an American pianist, singer, composer and songwriter.
Dates of life: October 18, 1947 - April 08, 1997.

Dead(Per Yngve Olin) is the lead singer of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem.
Dates of life: January 16, 1969 - April 08, 1991.

DEVELOPMENTS

1967 - the 12th song contest was held in Vienna Eurovision.

1977 - a double album recorded at the Star club was released in West Germany.

1993 - the third album "I tell you you" was released in 44 countries.

2012 - the 3rd International Festival "Faces of Contemporary Pianism" began, presenting the leading performers of piano music to St. Petersburg.

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April 8 - Our country celebrates the Day of Russian Animation, which in 2012 celebrated its 100th anniversary. More precisely, the 100th anniversary of the first official animation premiere in Russia. Namely (26 ...

On April 8, Russia celebrates a professional holiday - the Day of employees of military commissariats. On this day in 1918, by the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars "On the establishment of volost, uyezd, provincial and district commissariats ...

Birthday April 8

Signs for April 8

• What is the weather on April 8, the same on October 8.
• In which part of the sky the stars shine most of all, there will be wind from there in the morning.
• If there were frosts today, it means that the spring will be cold and long.
• There is snow on the roofs - it will not melt for another 30 days.
• Bright sunrise - you can remove the sleigh, since there will be no more snow.
• Lapwing shouts in the evening - to clear weather.
• The water flows in the ravines and freezes again - for an average harvest.
• In which direction the animals go to sleep with their backs, the wind will blow from there.
• The fox terrier howled out of nowhere - towards the rain.
• If the bird cherry has turned green, it's time to plant early potatoes.
• Frost on Archangel Gabriel - spring will be long and cold.
• Bird cherry turned green - early potatoes can be planted.
• The willow has blossomed - it's time to exhibit bees in the apiary.

Orthodox holidays 8 April

• Cathedral of the Archangel Gabriel;
• memory of Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmia (Sremsky) (304);
• memory of the Martyrs Bethusius and Verkus, the elders, the Monk Martyr Arpila, the Martyrs Aviv, Agn, Reas, Igafrax, Iskoi, Sila, Sigitsa, Soniril, Suimvla, Ferm, Phil and the Martyrs Anna, Alla, Larisa, Moiko, Mamika, Animis, Uirko, ), Gaath, the queen of Gotth, and Duklida (about 375);
• memory of the Monk Malchus of Syria (IV);
• memory of the Monk Basil the New, Constantinople (c. 944);
• memory of the Martyr Paraskeva Kochneva (1939);
• Meletino Icon of the Mother of God.

Horoscope for those born on April 8