What holiday is celebrated on February 25 in Ukraine: everything about this day

On February 25, Orthodox believers honor the memory of St. Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople. Today is the name day of Ivan, Ilarion, Anton, Yevhen, Oleksandr, Taras, and Fedir.

Ukraine celebrates the Day of the Engineering and Aviation Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the world celebrates World Animal Sterilization Day, Good Nutrition Day, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Communist Dictatorships in Hungary, and the Day of Remembrance of the Tragedy of the Soviet Occupation in Georgia. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on February 25

According to the new calendar, on February 25, believers honor the memory of St. Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople.

St. Tarasius was born into a noble family. After receiving a good education, he served at the court of Emperor Constantine VI and his mother Irene. In 784, Tarasius was elected to the patriarchal throne. He refused this high office, considering himself unworthy, but then submitted to the general will. At his insistence, the VII Ecumenical Council was convened in Nicaea in 787, at which the veneration of holy icons was restored. St. Tarasius wisely led the church for 22 years. He led a strict ascetic life, spent all his wealth on charity, and helped the poor, orphans, and widows. St. Tarasius died in 806.

The Day of the Aviation Engineering Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is celebrated annually on February 25. The holiday was established "...in order to maintain the prestige of the engineering and aviation service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to mobilize the engineering and technical staff for the successful completion of tasks to maintain the constant combat readiness of aircraft..." according to the Order of the Ministry of Defense of March 19, 2010.

World Spay Day is celebrated on the last Tuesday of February. This day is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of sterilizing pets, as well as stray cats and dogs. Sterilization helps prevent uncontrolled reproduction, which reduces the number of stray animals on the streets.

February 25 is also the Day of Proper Nutrition. This is a great opportunity to remind us of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, and good eating habits. Traditionally, nutritionists, doctors, and nutrition experts hold educational events to talk about the benefits of healthy foods, the harmful effects of fast food, and the importance of following a diet.

On February 25, Hungary commemorates the victims of communism. Hungary was influenced by communist ideas twice: first in 1919 and then from 1947 to 1989. Both periods were marked by repression, restrictions on freedoms, and human rights violations. The first regime did not last long, but left a tragic mark on the country's history. After World War II, Hungary came under the influence of the Soviet Union, which led to the establishment of a communist regime that lasted for more than 40 years.

February 25 is the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Soviet Occupation in Georgia. On February 25, 1921, Red Army units entered Tbilisi, marking the beginning of the Soviet occupation of the country. This event was the result of Soviet Russia's military invasion of Georgia, which lasted from February 11 to March 18, 1921. As a result of the occupation, Georgia lost its independence and was incorporated into the Soviet Union.

Notable historical events on February 25

• 1573 - Ivan Fedorovych founded a printing house in Lviv.
• 1791 - Congress approved the First Bank of the United States with a monopoly national status.
• 1831 - Battle of Grokhov, the largest battle of the liberation November Uprising (1830-1831) against the Russian Empire.
• 1836 - American Samuel Colt received the first patent for a six-shot .45 caliber revolver.
• 1918 - The Minor Rada adopted laws on the introduction of a new (Gregorian) calendar and Central European Time in the Ukrainian People's Republic.
• 1928 - Charles Jenkins's laboratory in Washington, D.C., received the first television license.
• 1940 - the first television broadcast of a hockey game between the NHL clubs New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens took place.
• 1956 - at the XXth Congress of the CPSU, N. Khrushchev made a closed report "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences", condemning the cult of personality of J. V. Stalin.

• 1957 - The State Publishing House for Children's Literature of the Ukrainian SSR (now Veselka) is founded.
• 1982 - The European Court of Justice in the case of Campbell and Cosans v. the United Kingdom ruled that parents have the right to prohibit corporal punishment of children in schools.
• 1986 - after the dictatorship of Marcos Corazon Aquino, she became the first woman president in the Philippines and throughout Asia.
• 2010 - President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who was elected as a result of fraud, is inaugurated in Kyiv.

Who was born on February 25

• 1778 - José de San Martin, Argentine revolutionary leader, general, national hero of Argentina and Peru.
• 1841 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter.
• 1850 - Volodymyr Barvinsky, Ukrainian writer, publicist, publisher, public and cultural figure, lawyer.

• 1871 - Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet, translator, cultural activist.
• 1873 - Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer.
• 1887 - Les Kurbas, Ukrainian actor, director, reformer of the Ukrainian theater.
• 1905 - Pavlo Virsky, Ukrainian choreographer, choreographer, organizer of the National Dance Ensemble of Ukraine.
• 1917 - Anthony Burgess, English writer.
• 1932 - Volodymyr Melnychenko, monumentalist, sculptor and graphic artist.
• 1943 - George Harrison, English rock musician, singer, composer.
• 1950 - Neil Jordan, American film director and screenwriter.

Died on this day:

• 1852 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet.
• 1899 - Paul Reuter, founder of the Reuters news agency.
• 1939 - Vasyl Danylevsky, Ukrainian physiologist, endocrinologist, founder and director of the Organ Therapy Institute, one of the first electrophysiologists in Ukraine.

• 1950 - George Maynott, American physician, Nobel laureate in physiology and medicine.
• 1954 - Yuriy Yanovsky, Ukrainian writer, military journalist, veteran of the Ukrainian People's Republic Army.
• 1964 - Oleksandr Archipenko, Ukrainian and American sculptor, one of the founders of Cubism in sculpture.
• 1971 - Theodor Svedberg, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• 1983 - Tennessee Williams, American playwright.
• 1999 - Glenn Theodore Seaborg, American physicist, winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• 2009 - Philip Jose Farmer, American science fiction writer.
• 2010 - Yaroslav Dashkevych, Ukrainian historian.
• 2023 - Petro Bilousenko, Ukrainian linguist, methodologist, Doctor of Philology since 1994, professor since 2001.

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