Today, 25 September, the world celebrates the Day of Out-of-School Time in Ukraine, World Pharmacist Day, and Comic Book Day. The Orthodox Church celebrates the Day of St Ephrosyne of Alexandria, Komersant ukrainskyi
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World Pharmacist Day
World Pharmacist Day is celebrated every year on 25 September.
World Pharmacist Day was established by the Council of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) at the World Congress of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2009.
It was in Istanbul that the International Pharmaceutical Organization (FIP), a WHO partner, was founded. Since then, pharmacists have been celebrating their professional holiday every year.
In Ukraine, the holiday was first celebrated in 1999, according to a presidential decree.
Out-of-School Day in Ukraine
25 September is the Out-of-School Day in Ukraine. These September events in the third decade of the month are traditional and annual.
It is a holiday for students, teachers, and all employees of art schools, children’s and youth creativity centres, children’s and youth sports schools, and children’s libraries.
World Dream Day
25 September is World Dream Day. This September event, held in the third decade of the month, is a traditional annual event.
Its main goal is to help each of us make our dreams come true.
It was initiated by Ozioma Egwuonwu, a globally recognised speaker, educator and transformation strategist.
The holiday was first celebrated in 2012 at Columbia University.
Comic Book Day
Every year, on 25 September, fans of the cartoon genre celebrate Comic Book Day.
It is believed that the first comics appeared in the United States. But in fact, it happened in Europe in the XIX century. In 1825, The Glasgow Looking Glass, a publication specialising in this genre, was founded. Later, in 1895, Richard Felton created comics with recurring characters.
In the USA, the first comic strip was published in 1892. Humorous stories were very popular with readers, so copies were sold out in a few days. Starting in 1938, superheroes and their adventures gained popularity.
What is the church holiday today?
25 September according to the new church calendar (8 October according to the old one) is the feast day of St Ephrosyne of Alexandria.
Born in the fifth century into a wealthy and noble family in Alexandria, Euphrosyne showed a penchant for the spiritual life from an early age. Her father Paphnutius, a Christian, had great plans for his daughter, and at the age of 18 the family decided to marry Euphrosyne. However, her heart was set on God, and she wanted to devote herself to serving in a monastery.
After secretly taking her vows, Efrosynia left her parents’ home. However, in order to avoid possible persecution, she changed her name to Izmarağd and entered a monastery where she spent 38 years in constant prayer and spiritual endeavours.
Her father missed his daughter very much, but found solace in conversations with the monk Izmarağd.
Before her death, Euphrosyne of Alexandria confessed to her father that she was in fact his daughter. The father buried her, gave all his property to the poor, and took monastic vows himself. For the next 10 years, until his death, he lived in Euphrosyne’s cell.
What not to do on 25 September
It is forbidden to wash your hair, otherwise, according to popular belief, you will suffer from headaches all your life.
You should also not pick up found objects from the ground, as they will bring you troubles and misfortunes of the former owner.
On this day, you should not be in an unclean house.
Signs for 25 September
There have long been weather signs for this day:
- lots of yellow leaves on the trees – to a long autumn;
- rain – to a long winter;
- lots of acorns – to a warm winter and fertile summer;
- warm and sunny – this weather will last until the end of October.
- the south wind is blowing – the winter will be warm.
- snow has fallen – by 8 November it will be a real winter.