Today, December 11, is the International Mountain Day. The event was established in 2003 by a resolution of the UN General Assembly, writes UNN.
Mountains cover about one quarter of the surface of our planet and are home to almost 10% of the population. Mountains are also a reserve for many unique species of plants and animals, and the source of water for all the major rivers on Earth.
The highest mountain in the world is Everest (Jomolungma) - 8848 meters above sea level.
The highest mountain in Ukraine is the pearl of the Ukrainian Carpathians Hoverla - 2061 meters above sea level.
Today is also the International Day of Tango.
There are many versions of the appearance in the second half of the nineteenth century of this passionate Latin American love dance. According to one of them, tango was first danced on the corner of Necocheo and Suarez streets in Buenos Aires.
In Europe, tango became popular in the first half of the twentieth century.
On December 11, 1946, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was established. UNICEF.
Today, its offices operate in almost 200 countries. A representative office in Ukraine was opened in 1997.
Since 1998, at the initiative of the World Health Organization, events have been held on December 11 Health Organization, events have been held on December 11 to mark World Asthma Day. Asthma Day.
Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease that is is characterized by attacks of shortness of breath and wheezing of varying degrees of frequency and severity. The disease is most often recorded in children and young people.
According to statistics, about 10% of children on the planet and about 5% of adults suffer from asthma. of children on the planet and about 5% of the adult population suffer from asthma.
According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of of St. Luke the Pillar, who lived in the tenth century
Luke was a Byzantine soldier who decided to dedicate his life to the service of the Lord and became life to the service of the Lord and became a monk.
According to the story, Luke chained himself and stood on a a pillar. Three years later, he decided to to climb Mount Olympus. In order not to break his vow of silence, the saint walked up the the mountain with a stone in his mouth. Then the saint reached Constantinople and Chalcedon, where he also chose a pillar.
It is believed that he stood on it for 45 long years.
Name days on December 11 are celebrated by Luke, Nicholas Peter.