What holidays are celebrated today, August 11: traditions, omens and angel names

Every day we mark certain holidays on our calendars to honor important events, people, or phenomena in our lives. Of course, several dates fall on August 11.

OBOZ.UA tells you what the calendar marks today. We will also tell you about traditions and signs.

Who celebrates name day on August 11

When calculating the name day, it is important to keep in mind that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, have switched to a new calendar. According to it, August 11 is the day of the angel of people with the following names: Vasyl, Makar, Maksym, Mark, Oleksandr, Fedir, and Maria.

What holidays are celebrated on August 11

Builder's Day. Every year, the contribution of construction workers is celebrated in Ukraine on the second Sunday of August. This time it will be the 11th.

Hip-Hop Day. Once upon a time, performers of this genre could be found only on the streets of poor neighborhoods in American cities. Now it is the most influential trend in contemporary music. It is believed that at the birthday celebration of DJ Kool Herc in New York on August 11, 1973, the birthday boy began to rap between playing records with popular music. Thus, he created a whole new musical trend. Now hip-hop is a whole culture with its own art (mostly street art), clothing style, and dancing.

Mountain Day. In 2014, Japan announced that it would celebrate a day dedicated to the mountains on this date. Approximately 70% of Japan's land area consists of mountainous regions, so this landscape is of particular importance to the country. Later, the holiday was unofficially celebrated in other countries as well. If you can't spend this day in the mountains, you can watch a movie or read a book about mountaineers or look through your travel photos.

Melon Day. It is a holiday that originated in Turkmenistan, the country of the sweetest melons. The fruit is an integral part of Turkmen culture. However, it is loved literally all over the world. Isn't this a good reason to enjoy this wonderful fruit?

Superstitions on August 11

According to popular beliefs, on this day you should not touch the viburnum bushes - cut its branches, pick leaves or berries. It is believed that this will cause irreparable damage to the plant.

You should also not start big business or make large purchases. It is believed that this day will bring only bad luck. Important work should also be postponed for another day

Quarrels and swearing on this day will also be much more destructive. If you don't want to lose an important relationship, try to restrain yourself.

As for the superstitions that our ancestors used to predict the weather, today they were as follows:

• hot and sunny day means that early September will be warm;
• morning fog means a poor honey harvest;
• a lot of berries and nuts have ripened by this day means a cold winter;
• if viburnum has turned red, one should expect frost and snow in winter;
• if there are few mushrooms in the forests, then the weather will be harsh.

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