Eiffel Tower Day, Catholic Easter. What else can be celebrated on March 31

Today, on March 31, everyone can join the celebration of the event dedicated to one of the most prominent tourist attractions of our time and the building that has become the embodiment of the genius of architectural and engineering thought - the Eiffel Tower Day, UNN reports.

It was on March 31, 1889  that the Eiffel Tower was opened on the Champ de Mars in Paris.

The tower was named after its creator, Gustave Eiffel. Initially, it was believed that the structure was temporary, as it was erected as a symbol of the wealth and independence of the French people in honor of the centenary of the Revolution and for an international exhibition. After the exhibition was over, they planned to dismantle the structure, but quickly changed their minds, and it is now one of the symbols of Paris.

Today is Florist's Day in Ukraine. The event is dedicated to the inclusion of this profession in the state register of specialties with the code 7331.

In addition, many countries celebrate Neckline Day today.

The event was launched in 2002 by a lingerie company in South Africa.

Since its inception, the event has been a great success online. Users were happy to organize photo challenges, while others evaluated the photos and determined the winner in various nominations. The main prize was the virtual award "Neckline of the Year".

You can still join World Backup Day today

The goal of the event is to draw the attention of all people who work with digital data to the importance of saving it. Each user must make sure that all important information on their smartphone, computer, or gadget is saved, and then spread the word about the need to create backups to other users.

Today Christians celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord.

In 325, the city of Nicaea hosted the first Ecumenical Council in the history of Christianity. It was decided to celebrate Easter on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox and full moon.

Since these events do not have a fixed date, Christian Easter is a "mobile" holiday with a time frame from April 4 to May 8. In the 16th century, in connection with the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, Catholics switched to it and thus changed the chronological system, so they celebrate Easter earlier than Christians who follow the Julian or New Julian calendar.

The traditions of celebrating Easter for Catholics and Orthodox Christians are largely the same. For example, observance of Lent and Holy Week. Believers limit food and entertainment and spend more time praying. In this way, they honor Christ's sacrifices for the salvation of humanity. However, Catholics have considerable relaxation in their Lenten observance: it does not last as long and most of the time they are allowed to eat dairy products.

According to the New Julian Church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki.

The man was born in the third century in Asia Minor into a wealthy family. After reaching adulthood, Gregory took monastic vows, visited a monastery on Mount Athos, and later retired to the desert.

After 30 years, he returned and, at the suggestion of the Patriarch of Constantinople, became an archbishop. He died in old age.

Today Hryhorii and Yakiv celebrate their name days.