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Today, 11 August, the world marks - Sandbox Day. Believers honor the memory of Saint martyr Euplas (Euphlas?).
What is today’s church feast day
11 August in the church calendar is the day of remembrance of Saint martyr Euplas. He lived in the 3rd–4th centuries in Sicily. He served as archdeacon in the city of Catania. Euplas always carried the Gospel with him and preached the Christian faith. During the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, he was seized by pagans and thrown into prison. Euplas confessed before all that he was a Christian, and for this he was subjected to torture. Despite the torture, he did not renounce his faith. During the execution by sword, he continued to preach. The relics of Saint Euplas are kept in the church of the town of Treviso in Italy.
What should not be done today
Do not wish harm to others.
Do not slander or curse.
It is forbidden to eat a lot.
Folk omens and traditions on 11 August
Forests have few mushrooms and many nuts — winter will be cold;
in the morning, fog rises over the river — expect seven days of warmth;
sunny — to a dry September.
Our ancestors considered this day mystical. They believed that if they met a white horse on the swamps, galloping without a rider, or noticed “wandering lights,” then these were the souls of those who died by drowning.
Who celebrates name days 11 August
Today’s name days are Alexander, Basil, Makary, Maxim, Mark, Theodore, and Maria. People born 11 August are Leos by zodiac sign, and their day is governed by a special energy. This combination forms strong, charismatic leaders with keen intuition, creative genius, and an unyielding will.
Historical events 11 August
1707 — Prussia and the Swedish Empire signed the “Eternal Alliance,” guaranteeing mutual military aid in case of attack on either by a third party.
1866 — in the United States, the world’s first roller skating rink opened.
1877 — American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered the Mars moon Deimos.
1906 — in Great Britain, Eugene Last patented sound cinema.
1926 — Kodak announced the start of work on color film.
1937 — Secret Order No. 00485 of the NKVD of the USSR — beginning of the so-called Polish operation of the NKVD, during which 140 thousands of citizens of Polish nationality were arrested, 111 thousands of whom were killed.
1947 — in the newspaper Pravda, the article by Dmytro Shepilov “Soviet Patriotism” was published, which began a campaign to accuse cultural figures of cosmopolitanism.
1962 — for the first time in the USSR, a direct television broadcast from a spacecraft was conducted.
1962 — defeating the Orekhovo-Zuyev team “Znamenie truda” with a score 2:0, the Donetsk “Shakhtar” became the holder of the USSR Cup in football.
1989 — the plenum of the Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR rehabilitated all those convicted in the case of the Union for the Liberation of Ukraine.
2003 — Ukrainian troops were deployed to Iraq to fulfill a peacekeeping mission.
2008 — Russian occupation troops during the war against Georgia captured the cities of Senaki, Zugdidi, and Poti.
2011 — the institution of the Ombudsman for the Rights of the Child in Ukraine was established, and Yuri Pavlenko was appointed to the post of Ombudsman.
2016 — the UN Security Council held a closed session on the armed provocations by Russian special services in Crimea, which confirmed the position on the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Against this decision, the UN Security Council was voted by only the Russian Federation.
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