What holiday is celebrated on November 11: all about this day

November 11 is the Day of Liberation of Kherson from Russian fascist invaders in Ukraine. The liberation was the result of Ukraine's southern counteroffensive in 2022. On this day, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the holy martyrs Mina, Victor and Vincent, and St. Theodore Studite. Name days are celebrated by Victor, Theodore, Stepan, and Martin.

The world celebrates the Day of Remembrance of those killed in the First World War, World Orphans Day, Singles Day, World Origami Day and Shopping Day. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on November 11

On November 11, 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured the city of Kherson and other districts of the Kherson region and part of the Mykolaiv region on the right bank of the Dnipro River. Following the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops surrounded Kherson and occupied it in early March 2022 after heavy fighting the day before.

In September 2022, Russia announced the annexation of the region along with three others, and on November 9, the aggressor country announced the forced withdrawal of troops from Kherson and the northern bank of the Dnipro.

November 11, according to the New Julian calendar, is the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Mina. He lived during the persecution of the church under the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian. He renounced his ministry and left the city, refusing to worship idols. Mina spent a lot of time in the desert, where he led an ascetic life. Once he came to a city where a pagan festival was taking place and spoke out against idolatry. Mina was captured and severely tortured, but he did not betray his faith. He died as a martyr in 296.

November 11 is also the day of remembrance of Theodore the Studite. He was born in 759 in Constantinople in the family of a court servant. He received a good education and became known for his oratory skills. In his sermons, Theodore defended Christianity and opposed the policies of Emperor Constantine V. In 782, he took up monasticism at the monastery of Saccudion. He was imprisoned three times and died as a martyr in 826 in the monastery of St. Tryphon in Bithynia.

Also, countries around the world celebrate on November 11:

• Independence Day in Poland;
• Veterans Day in the United States;
• Children's Day in Croatia;
• Ophthalmologist's Day;
• International Energy Conservation Day.

Notable historical events on November 11

• 1215 - the largest Lateran Ecumenical Council in the history of the Middle Ages is convened.
• 1702 - a detachment of Zaporizhzhia Cossacks liberated Bila Tserkva from the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• 1830 - the state of Belgium is proclaimed.
• 1859 - Taras Shevchenko's poem "Maria" was published.
• 1889 - Washington became the 42nd state of the United States.
• 1917 - a Ukrainian regiment, formed from delegates to the Third All-Ukrainian Military Congress, suppressed the Bolshevik uprising in Kyiv.
• 1918 - signing of the Armistice of Compiègne, the surrender of the German Empire and the end of the First World War.

• 1930 - gas refrigerator is patented, invented by Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard.
• 1940 - The first Jeep trucks are produced in the United States.
• 1952 - The first video recorder is demonstrated in California.
• 1972 - The United States closes its last military base in the Republic of Vietnam.
• 1973 - Israel and Egypt sign a treaty ending the war between them.
• 1983 - University of Massachusetts student Fred Cohen demonstrated the world's first computer virus.
• 2022 - liberation of Kherson from Russian occupation.

Who was born on November 11

• 1513 - Stanislav Orikhovsky, Ukrainian philosopher of the Renaissance.
• 1868 - Jean Édouard Vuillard, French artist, representative of Symbolism and Art Nouveau.
• 1913 - Sun Yunxuan, Chinese politician, headed the government of the Republic of China.
• 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut, American science fiction writer.

• 1928 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer.
• 1958 - Vadym Sikorsky, Ukrainian actor and director of the Lviv Theater named after Maria Zankovetska, Honored Artist of Ukraine.
• 1962 - Demi Moore, American actress.
• 1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, film producer, Oscar winner.

Died on this day:

• 1855 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of existentialism.
• 1945 - Jerome David Kern, American composer.
• 1946 - Mykola Burdenko, prominent surgeon of Ukrainian origin, one of the founders of neurosurgery.
• 1973 - Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish biochemist, Nobel Prize winner.
• 2004 - Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian liberation movement.
• 2005 - Peter Drucker, an American economist of Austrian origin, who is considered the father of modern management theory.

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