The beginning of the new week brings with it important social initiatives under the auspices of the UN, environmental holidays, and continues the period of the summer fast for Christians of the Eastern rite, UNN reports.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
An important official UN date established in 2011. The purpose of this day is to draw public attention to the problem of physical, psychological, and financial abuse of the elderly. It is a call for respect, protection of the rights of retirees, and ensuring a dignified and safe old age for them.
Global Wind Day
An environmental and energy holiday founded by the European Wind Energy Association. Its goal is to raise awareness about the vast potential of wind energy, which helps fight climate change, reduces carbon emissions, and serves as a great alternative to fossil fuels.
Nature Photography Day
An international holiday founded by the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA). It encourages people to take their cameras (or just smartphones), go outside, and capture the beauty of the surrounding world to promote its conservation.
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Smile Power Day
A positive and warm holiday that reminds us how much a single simple, sincere smile can change. It can defuse a tense situation, support a person in a difficult moment, and even improve the mood of the person smiling thanks to the release of endorphins.
Magna Carta Day
A historical holiday. It was on June 15, 1215, that King John of England sealed the Magna Carta—a document that became the foundation of modern democratic rights, freedoms, and the rule of law.
Monday of Peter's Fast (Petrivka)
The second week of the summer fast begins. According to church regulations, on Monday, fasting believers are allowed to consume hot food without the addition of vegetable oil (porridges, soups, boiled vegetables).
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Commemoration Day of the Prophet Amos
According to the new (Revised Julian) calendar, this day honors one of the twelve minor biblical prophets who lived in the 8th century BC. Amos was a simple shepherd, but the Lord called him to prophesy and expose social injustice and apostasy from the faith.
Commemoration Day of the Martyr Vitus
Also, according to the new style, the early Christian saint Vitus is remembered, who suffered a martyr's death at a young age. In European tradition, Saint Vitus is considered the patron saint of dancers and actors, as well as a protector against oversleeping (people often prayed to him to wake up on time).
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