What holiday is celebrated on November 25: interesting facts

On November 25, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the Holy Martyr Clement. Catherine, Elizabeth, Clement, and Peter celebrate their name days.

The world celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Day of Indifference (or Saturation), and Gazpacho Soup Day. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on November 25

November 25, according to the New Julian calendar, is the day of memory of St. Clement. Clement was born in the first century AD in a family of pagans. One day his mother and her younger children went to Rome and disappeared. Later, his father also went in search of her and never returned. Clement wandered for a long time until he met the apostles Barnabas and Peter. The apostles told him about Jesus Christ and Clement was baptized. In Christianity, Clement is known as the Bishop of Rome, who was appointed by the Apostle Peter himself.

The UN General Assembly declared November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On this day, governments, international and non-governmental organizations hold events aimed at drawing public attention to this problem. The day is also dedicated to the events that took place in 1961 in the Dominican Republic - on the order of the ruler Rafael Trujillo, three Mirabal sisters, who were political activists, were brutally murdered.

Also, countries around the world celebrate November 25:

• Home Cooking Day;
• National Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Merchant Marine Day in Argentina;
• National Parfait Day and National Eat with a Friend Day in the United States.

Notable historical events on November 25

• 1795 - liquidation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Stanisław II abdicated

• 1905 - the first issue of the newspaper Khliborob, the first legal Ukrainian-language newspaper in sub-Russian Ukraine, was published in Lubny
• 1981 - The UN General Assembly proclaimed this day the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
• 1992 - The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued a decree "On the issue of privatization property certificates".
• 2018 - Incident in the Kerch Strait: the first case of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, which it committed openly, under its national flag, since the beginning of the war in 2014.

Who was born on November 25

• 1562 - Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright.
• 1810 - Pirogov Mykola Ivanovych, surgeon, anatomist, founder of military field surgery.
• 1838 - Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Ukrainian writer, ethnographer, folklorist, and teacher.

• 1844 - Karl Friedrich Benz, German engineer, co-designer of the world's first gasoline-powered car.
• 1901 - Mykhailo Orest, Ukrainian poet.
• 1915 - Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, Chilean dictator general.
• 1926 - Paul Anderson, American writer, recognized classic of science fiction.
• 1951 - Leonid Chernovetsky, politician, mayor of Kyiv (2006-2012).
• 1981 - Xabi Alonso, Spanish football player.

Died on this day:

• 1763 - Antoine François Prevost, French priest, writer, better known as Abbé Prevost. Author of the novel Manon Lescaut.
• 1956 - Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Ukrainian writer, screenwriter, film director of world fame.
• 1976 - Mykhailo Hurevych, aircraft designer, engaged in the design and construction of gliders in Kharkiv.
• 2005 - Richard Burns, English rally driver, winner of the World Rally Championship.
• 2020 - Diego Maradona, Argentine football player, coach and functionary, TV commentator.

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