What is the holiday on September 24 in the world and in Ukraine

On September 24, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the first martyr Thekla, the Equal-to-the-Apostles. Vladyslav, Serhiy, Stepan, Teodosiy ta Teklya celebrate their name days.

The world celebrates the International Day for the Escort and Transportation of Commercial Goods, World Cancer Research Day, and Honda Motor Day, and Ukraine celebrates Preschool Day. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on September 24

September 24, according to the New Julian calendar, is the day of remembrance of the first martyr Thekla, the equal to the Apostles. The life of Thekla is described in the apocryphon "The Acts of Paul and Thekla" dating back to the second century. Thekla was born in the city of Iconium into a wealthy family. The girl's parents professed paganism. Young Tekla was betrothed to a wealthy young man, and the girl seemed to be fine with the wedding, but at that time the apostle Paul was in town, and after listening to his sermons Tekla became interested in the new faith and decided not to marry. She wanted to devote her life to ministry. The governor of the city ordered the arrest of the apostle. Tekla secretly visited Paul in prison, giving the jailers her jewelry. When Tekla's parents found out where their gold was going, they took their daughter to the governor, who ordered her to be burned alive. Suddenly, a strong wind rose, a downpour came, and the flames went out. Tekla left her hometown and went to Antioch with the apostle.

On September 24, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Preschool Education Worker. The celebration of Preschool Day began in 2006 on the initiative of all-Ukrainian publications for preschool education workers.

World Cancer Research Day was established to raise awareness of the importance of cancer research. The purpose of the events is to support and promote research, prevention and early detection of cancer as a key element in the fight against this disease.

This day is also celebrated as:

• Systems Analyst Day;
• Constitution Day of Cambodia;
• Day of New Caledonia;
• Bus Driver's Day in Argentina;
• National Punctuation Day in the United States.

Notable historical events on September 24

• 1852 - Frenchman Henri Giffard made the first flight on a steam-powered airship.
• 1941 - The NKVD of the USSR began a special operation to destroy the center of German-occupied Kyiv. Residential buildings and important infrastructure facilities were blown up, secretly mined by Soviet saboteurs in advance. The explosions lasted for five days, from September 24 to 28. 940 buildings were destroyed, thousands of civilians and hundreds of German soldiers were killed, and more than 50,000 Kyiv residents were left homeless.

• 1960 - The first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise is launched in the United States.
• 1989 - Pope John Paul II publicly apologizes to Galileo.
• 1993 - The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN).
• 1995 - Ukraine rejects the proposal of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to create a customs union with Belarus and Russia.
• 2004 - During the presidential election campaign in Ukraine, an "egg assassination attempt" was made on Viktor Yanukovych in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Who was born on September 24

• 1749 - Jose de Ribas, the first mayor of Odesa.
• 1801 - Mykhailo Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and mechanic.
• 1896 - Francis Scott Fitzgerald, American writer.
• 1923 - Mykola Podolian, Ukrainian poet, publicist, journalist.
• 1924 - Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast, two-time Olympic champion.
• 1993 - Ben Platt, American actor, songwriter and performer.

Died on this day:

• 1534 - Mykhailo Hlynskyi, Ukrainian prince, statesman, leader of the anti-Polish uprising in the early 16th century.
• 1541 - Theophrastus Paracelsus, the most famous physician in Europe.
• 1820 - Ivan Sreznevsky, professor of eloquence, poetry and Slavic languages at Kharkiv University.
• 1991 - Dr. Seuss, American children's writer and animator (How the Grinch Stole Christmas).
• 2004 - Françoise Sagan, French writer.

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