What holiday is celebrated on February 10: events on this day

On February 10, Orthodox believers honor the memory of St. Prokhor, the wonderworker of Kyiv-Pechersk. Anton, Antonina, Vasyl, Semen, Hryhoriy, Arkadiy, Ivan, Karpo, Herman, Anna, Valentyna and Halyna celebrate their name days today.

The world celebrates Teddy Bear Day and World Bean Day, Oatmeal Monday and Valentismas (a mixture of Valentine's Day and Christmas). OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on February 10

On February 10, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Prochorus, the wonderworker of Kyiv-Pechersk, according to the new style. The saint is known for his humility, love for his neighbors, and the miracles he performed during his life and after his death. Prokhor came to the Kyiv Cave Monastery, where he took monastic vows. The saint lived in strict asceticism, eating only quinoa, for which he was nicknamed "Lobodnik". St. Prokhor is revered as a great saint, miracle worker, and intercessor. His relics are kept in the Near Caves of the Kyiv Cave Monastery.

Teddy Bear Day is celebrated on February 10. The history of the toy is quite interesting. In 1902, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear cub that had been chased by hunters while hunting. This incident became widely publicized, and toy store owners Morris and Rose Meechum, inspired by this story, created the first teddy bear, naming it Teddy in honor of the president. Since then, the teddy bear has become one of the most popular toys in the world.

Every year on February 10, World Pulses Day is celebrated. This day, established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is intended to emphasize the important role of pulses in ensuring food security, healthy diets and sustainable agricultural development.

Oatmeal Monday is a tradition that goes back centuries and is associated with Scottish folk customs. In ancient times, oatmeal was the staple food of the Scots. Oatmeal Monday is a kind of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and a guarantee of prosperity for the coming year.

Valentismas is an interesting idea of combining two holidays: Valentine's Day and Christmas. Both holidays are associated with warm emotions, love and intimacy. Valentismas is more of an idea than an official holiday. Therefore, how you celebrate it depends on your imagination and desire. The main thing is to create an atmosphere of love, warmth, and comfort that will make you and your loved ones happy.

Notable historical events on February 10

• 1635 - the Académie française, the leading scientific society in France specializing in the French language and literature, was founded.
• 1789 - Joseph II's law abolished serfdom in Galicia, Bukovyna, and the Austrian part of Volyn.
• 1810 - The Odesa Opera House was inaugurated.
• 1840 - British Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
• 1919 - Head of the Directorate Volodymyr Vynnychenko resigned due to disagreements with Symon Petliura.

• 1947 - peace treaties are signed in Paris between the victorious powers of World War II and the former allies of Nazi Germany.
• 1992 - the movie "Basic Instinct" is released in the United States.
• 1995 - during a test flight near Kyiv, the An-70 research aircraft, which had no analogues in the world, crashed.
• 2007 - Putin attends the Munich Security Policy Conference for the first time, where he gives a speech called the Putin Munich Speech.
• 2009 - The first apparent collision of artificial satellites in the history of space exploration took place in Earth orbit.
• 2015 - shelling of Kramatorsk, 17 people killed.

Who was born on February 10

• 1773 - Vasyl Karazin, Ukrainian educator, meteorologist, agronomist, initiator of the Kharkiv University
• 1895 - Vasyl Vyshyvanyi, Ukrainian military leader, politician, Austrian Archduke of the Habsburg dynasty, colonel of the Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.

• 1897 - John Enders, American virologist, discovered the measles vaccine, Nobel Prize winner.
• 1898 - Bertolt Brecht, German playwright and innovative director.
• 1902 - Walter Brattain, American physicist, one of the inventors of the transistor, Nobel Prize winner.
• 1922 - Arpad Gentz, Hungarian playwright, President of Hungary (1990-2000).
• 1947 - Yevhen Savchuk, People's Artist of Ukraine, artistic director of the National Honored Academic Chapel of Ukraine "Dumka".
• 1972 - Anatolii Smityukh, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, who died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine (December 6, 2023, posthumously)
• 1993 - Taras Chaika, an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hero of Ukraine (posthumously).

Died on this day:

• 1755 - Charles Montesquieu, French philosopher of the Enlightenment
• 1912 - Joseph Lister, British surgeon (introduced antiseptics into surgical practice).
• 1918 - Ernesto Moneta, Italian journalist, pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize winner.
• 1923 - Wilhelm Conrad von Röntgen, the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 1944 - Eugène Michel Antoniadi, French astronomer.
• 1944 - Marko Bezruchko, Ukrainian military leader, Chief of Staff of the Sich Riflemen Corps, Chief of Staff of the UPR Army.
• 1976 - Moise Gaisinsky, French chemist, one of the founders of radiation chemistry.
• 2005 - Arthur Miller, American playwright and novelist.
• 2014 - Shirley Temple, American actress.

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