What holidays fall on September 4: everything about this day

On September 4, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the martyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch, and the Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses. On the day of the angel, it is worth congratulating those named Vasyl, Hryhorii, Ivan, Mykhailo, Moisei, Mykola, Oleksandr, Symon, and Olena.

The world celebrates Sexual Health Day and Taekwondo Day, and in Ukraine, an unofficial holiday is Customs Broker's Day. It was on September 4, 1991, that the blue and yellow flag was raised over the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on September 4

The Day of Remembrance of the martyr Babylas is celebrated on September 4 according to the New Julian calendar. Babylas was one of the most prominent figures of early Christianity, and his life and martyrdom became a symbol of loyalty and steadfastness. During the times of persecution and trials for the church, Babylas became the bishop of Antioch, and was a devoted pastor, a sincere preacher and a merciful man. Bishop Babylas and his three disciples were executed by order of the emperor.

On September 4, believers celebrate the feast day of the holy prophet God-seer Moses. Moses is one of the central figures in Judaism, Christianity, and Islamic traditions. According to legend, he was a prophet, a leader of the Israelites, and a mediator between God and people. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and brought them to Mount Sinai, where he received the Ten Commandments.

In the world of sports, September 4 is Taekwondo Day. It is a martial art and national sport in South Korea. Researchers say that this sport is one of the most systematized and scientifically based martial arts. The history of taekwondo goes back more than 2000 years, and the name itself was officially approved only in 1955, when General Choi Hong-hi united the schools of Korean martial arts.

Other holidays are also celebrated on this day:

• The Day of Raising the Blue and Yellow Flag over the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
• Immigrant Day and Comic Book Day in Argentina;
• International Customs Day in Moldova;
• National Wildlife Day in the United States.

Notable historical events on September 4

• 1837 - American inventor Samuel Morse developed a telegraph machine for transmitting and receiving messages in signs (Morse code).
• 1888 - American George Eastman received a patent for a camera that worked on film and registered his trademark, Kodak.
• 1920 - Symon Petliura approved the first instruction for military attaches of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
• 1938 - the Ukrainian National Defense ("Carpathian Sich") was created, headed by Stepan Rosokha.
• 1965 - a protest rally against a new wave of political repression among the Ukrainian intelligentsia was held at the Ukraine Cinema (Kyiv) during the premiere of the film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.

• 1991 - The blue and yellow flag is raised for the first time over the building of the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv.
• 1998 - Google was founded.

Who was born on September 4

• 1768 - François-René de Chateaubriand, writer, politician and diplomat, one of the founders of Romanticism in French-language literature.
• 1889 - Ostap Bobykevych, Ukrainian composer and pianist, engineer.
• 1897 - Mykhailo Kaufman, film director, cinematographer. One of the founders of modern documentary cinema.
• 1981 - Beyoncé, American singer and actress.
• 1990 - Olga Kharlan, Ukrainian fencer, Olympic champion.

Who died on this day:

• 1907 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer.
• 1921 - Wilhelm Kotarbiński, prominent Ukrainian and Polish artist, worked on the murals of St. Volodymyr's Cathedral.
• 1985 - Vasyl Stus, Ukrainian poet, translator, prose writer, literary critic, human rights activist. Hero of Ukraine.
• 1989 - Georges Simenon, a French-speaking writer of Belgian origin, author of the Inspector Maigret detective stories.

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