If you count nine months back from the seventh of January, the date of the Nativity of Christ according to the Gregorian calendar (new style), you get the seventh of April. It is on this date that the Orthodox Church celebrates the great date, the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The good news (good news) was that the Virgin, through the Archangel Gabriel, learned of her chosenness and the honor that had befallen her. “Rejoice, full of grace,” said the Angel of the Lord. “You may be the Mother of the Son of God.” Since Mary had made the decision from childhood to devote herself to God and strictly guard her innocence, she was surprised and embarrassed by the news she received. How can a virgin wife conceive without knowing a man? What thoughts did the Most Pure One share with the Archangel? This fact is considered very important, and not at all in physiological terms. Christians are as aware as anyone about how humans reproduce and prefer to maintain a certain delicacy on the topic. Believers are urged not to seek paternity either in Joseph, the official husband of Mary, or in the Archangel Gabriel, or even in God the Father. The conception is a Miracle, and the importance of Mary's conversation with Gabriel is that before the Virgin indicated her consent, the Lord humbly waited. And only after Mary’s affirmative answer, after the young woman said out loud that she was ready to submit “according to Your word,” did the Word take on flesh. That is why the Annunciation approximately coincides with the approximate date of conception, as it would happen for an ordinary earthly woman. After all, the Archangel could have brought news of pregnancy after it had occurred. However, it is believed that this was not the case. According to legend, just that evening Mary was reading the book of the Old Testament, authored by the prophet Isaiah. The prophecy, recorded many years before the events described, spoke of the Messiah and that the conqueror of the devil would be conceived and born without male seed. A few moments before the Archangel’s visit, the Most Pure Virgin thought about her readiness to be in the service of a woman who would give birth to the Messiah. And after a very short time I learned that I myself was filled with the Grace of God. The Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary began to be actively celebrated only in the sixth century. Information about how and whether there were festivities in honor of the Good News of the Messiah before 560 has been lost. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great, who reigned from 527 to 565 and became famous for his commitment to the Church and zeal for the Orthodox faith, began the tradition of the Annunciation. He also indicated the date. According to the old style, it fell on March 25, that is, exactly nine months before December 25, then the Church lived according to the Julian calendar. “Good news” is translated from Greek as Gospel. The meaning of the celebration comes down to the joy that a young woman, a Virgin, was found in the human world, so devoted to God, so meek and righteous, that the Son of God could be born from her. With all her being, with all her soul, with all her heart, the Most Pure One trusted God the Father, obeyed him and followed his word. Which became flesh in her womb.

Every year on April 7, Russia celebrates Cosmetologist's Day. Facial and body skin care specialists use advances in dermatology, physiotherapy, pharmacology and restorative medicine in their work. In modern cosmetology, there are 3 main areas: • traditional therapy - massages, cleansing, peeling and other preventive procedures; • hardware - myostimulation, cryotherapy, RF lifting, electroporation; • injection - mesatherapy, biorevitalization and other techniques. Cosmetologist's Day has been celebrated in the Russian Federation since 2009. On April 7, this profession was included in the list of specialties officially registered by the Ministry of Health. And although cosmetologists appeared in modern Russia relatively recently, the traditions of caring for the skin of the face and body go back hundreds of years. This is interesting: The word “lipstick” comes from Latin as “apple”, because initially this particular fruit was used to make the product. And Julius Caesar’s favorite perfume included olive oil and orange zest. People have been using skin care for thousands of years. From Greek kosmetike translates as “the art of decoration.” The ancient Egyptians mastered it perfectly. The first manuscript on cosmetics was written by Cleopatra. The 21-meter-long papyrus contained methods for removing warts and unwanted hair, recipes for creating eyebrow dyes and incense. Incredible but true: Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut, who had a personal beauty salon, became a victim of beauty. Some researchers say the cause of her death was an aromatic skin lotion based on benzopyrene, a dangerous and very toxic hydrocarbon. Hatshepsut used this product to care for her face and body. In Ancient Egypt, it was customary to use oils and ointments to nourish the skin, and to do manicures and pedicures. Decorative cosmetics included minerals, such as grated malachite. Green circles were drawn around the eyes with powder, an analogue of modern shadows. Using an ointment based on lion fat, hair thickness and growth were enhanced. Cosmetology products, which could also be medicinal, were made by priests. Thus, grated malachite relieved a viral eye disease - trachoma. In Ancient Greece, specialists who decorated the face and body were called cosmetists. They developed formulas for herbal balms and massage oils and provided hair removal services in public baths. Hippocrates, being the first physician, did more than just heal the sick. The healer was very interested in techniques for caring for the face and body. His follower Diocles of Karysta left behind a work containing recipes for masks and ointments based on plants for the care of facial skin, hair and nails. The ancient Roman physician and surgeon Galen wrote a textbook on cosmetology, dividing skin care products into medicinal and decorative. The medieval scientist Avicenna revealed a direct dependence of the state of the dermis on the health of human internal organs. Incredible but true: Lead white and arsenic powder were very popular long before the Renaissance. The toxicity of the raw materials used to make them has often caused tragedies. However, the issue of the health safety of these products was raised only by Louis XVI. The king instructed the French Academy of Sciences to establish how harmful powder, rouge and white containing arsenic and lead were. Mass production of skin and hair care products began only in the 20th century. At the same time, the first hairdressers appeared, whose specialists provided cosmetology services. The most common ones included fruit and ice masks, and removal of pigmentation using carbon dioxide. In the USSR in the 30s. It was possible to take a course of facial massage using Pospelov’s method and other procedures in medical cosmetics offices. During the Second World War and after, women had to forget about beauty and self-care. Only in the 50s. Cosmetics cabinets have reappeared in hairdressing salons. The first beauty salons began to open in Russia in the 90s of the twentieth century. Before this, Soviet citizens who wanted to look young and well-groomed visited the “Cosmetology Clinic No. 84” in Leningrad and contacted the Moscow Research Institute of Cosmetology. Today, plastic surgeons and representatives of other medical specialties help therapists fight for beauty. However, this does not detract from the value of cosmetologists who celebrate their professional holiday on April 7.

The founding date of the World Health Organization, April 7, is now celebrated annually as World Health Day. The organization itself was created in the post-war year of 1948, but the holiday became a tradition only in 1950, when the world was slightly recovering from the consequences of colossal military operations. Medicine made a significant breakthrough during the war years; humanity had to accumulate experience in treating a wide variety of complex conditions in extreme conditions. But sooner or later everything extreme ends, and routine relaxes. And there was a need for educational work designed to convey the need for basic knowledge and actions aimed at preserving one’s own health. Medical assistance may not always be timely and complete; one cannot hope that the doctor will cure everything and return it to its original state. You need to take care of your health yourself. It is for these purposes that World Health Day serves, a unique holiday that is unusual in that it changes its theme every year. Humanity makes many discoveries, progress moves at tremendous speed, but in addition to comfort, it, unfortunately, also brings harm. And if earlier the educational work of a health care organization was to disseminate as deeply as possible information about hygiene, daily routine, consumption of certain foods and the need for clean drinking water, now the perspective of the problems has changed. Issues related directly to the influence of human activity on the health of society began to be covered. Urbanization leads to the accumulation of people in one place, which causes physical inactivity, an increased rate of spread of infections and stress from close proximity. Excessively free and active use of antibiotics causes the emergence of resistant microbes that are resistant to conventional drugs. There is a need for new drugs only because patients do not always take antibacterial drugs correctly, not knowing about their mechanism of action. These are the questions that become the topics of Health Day. Sugar has been of particular concern to doctors lately. A product that has found its way into the diet of almost all civilized humanity and which has become a formidable enemy of our well-being. The spread of the culture of consuming white refined sugar is regarded by experts as a time bomb. Diabetes, which occurs as a result, is rapidly gaining positions in the list of deadly diseases. One of the themes of World Health Day was “Let's defeat diabetes!” Because the sooner the symptoms of this disease are recognized, the better the prognosis for cure. Health protection is an investment in the quality of life, and it is under this slogan that campaigns and events are carried out. Whatever the religion, ethnicity or political beliefs of every inhabitant of the Earth, he has the right to a full and productive life without disease.

In 1994, on April 7, the national domain of the Russian Federation .ru was registered. Previously, Russian-language resources were placed only in general international domains (.com - commercial sites, .org - non-profit organizations, etc.), and in the Soviet .su domain (SovietUnion), which has existed since 1990 and today. On that day, the first website www.ru and other domain names in the new zone were registered. The slang word "Runet", made up of the domain designations ".ru" and ".net", appeared in 1997. Despite the fact that it has already been included in spelling and other dictionaries, there is still no precise definition of it. In some cases, Runet refers only to sites in the .ru and .рф domain zones. Yandex is also adding domain zones .su, .by, .am, .az, .kz, .ge, .kg, .md, .ua, .uz. The broadest interpretation is given by the "Internet-Russian Phrasebook", according to which Runet is all Russian-language resources on the Network, regardless of the domain zone and the physical location of the servers. Indeed, only such a definition allows us to classify such popular Russian-language portals as VKontakte (vk.com), Russian Wikipedia (ru.wikipedia.org) and others as Runet. By analogy, some other national segments of the Network began to be called: Tatnet (Tatar), Bynet (Belarusian), Uanet (Ukrainian), Kaznet (Kazakh), etc. 1994 - the first Internet library was founded - Moshkov Library. 1995 - the first online web design studio - A. Lebedeva. 1995 - the first entertainment portal - Anekdote.ru. 1996 - the first Russian search engine Rambler. 1997 - the international guild of Runet workers EZHE was founded. 1997 - Yandex was founded. 1998 - the first money transfer in the Webmoney system. 2001 - the start of Russian Wikipedia. 2002 - the start of the federal program "Electronic Russia". 2009 - the first domain in the world appeared in the Cyrillic alphabet .рф. 2010 - the Government Services Portal of the Russian Federation is developing. 2010 - the 3 millionth domain .ru was registered. 2012 - the start of the work of the “Russian Public Initiative”. In 2013, the volume of e-commerce in Russia amounted to 1.6% of GDP. On the 10th anniversary of the registration of the .ru domain, in 2004, an annual award was established for a significant contribution to the development of the Russian part of the Network - the Runet Prize. It is awarded in the nominations "Technology and Innovation", "State and Society" and others - a total of 6 main nominations, as well as 3 special and 3 nominations of popular vote. The Prize is financially supported by Rospechat. The nationwide Prize is awarded to both organizations - government, commercial, public - and individual figures. Today, the share of Russian-language sites on the Internet is about 7%, while Russian is the second most popular language after English. Most international sites have Russian-language versions.

On April 7, the ancient Slavs honored Karna the Mourner. The goddess was also called Karna-Kruchina and her sphere of responsibility included grief, sadness and loss of spirit. As a rule, such emotions accompany us when we lose a loved one or dear one. Therefore, Karna the mourner is an inescapable companion of funerals, ritual ceremonies and burials. The word “reincarnation” is widely known; it is reincarnation. The root of the term is Latin, carnation, meaning “incarnation,” that is, literally “taking on flesh.” It is surprising that Karna the mourner, in addition to sadness, is also in charge of the transmigration of the spirit into another body, that is, into another flesh. This is done in order to give the soul another chance to correct the mistakes of the previous body. To provide the opportunity to fulfill what is destined and intended by Rod, the god of the highest pantheon. And the consonance of these words is clearly heard: reincarnation and Karna. But the name of the original Slavic goddess could not be borrowed from Latin. This means the roots go deeper. Another interesting detail: the word carnation refers to a special variety of carnation, pale pink-fawn in color, which resembles the color of human skin. It was precisely these carnations, according to the legends of our ancestors, that Karna-Kruchina loved. Therefore, it was customary to carry carnations to the burial places of their dead. Or plant them near the graves to pay respect to Karna. The image of the deity had a female appearance with black wings. Karna needed the wings to be the first to fly to the place of death of a warrior who died far from his homeland. Kruchina accepted the soul of the deceased and mourned it; she always knew where the heroes were who died for the glory of their Fatherland. Therefore, if during the war it was not possible to find any information about the resting place of a soldier, then on the day of Karna the Mourner a fire was lit in the courtyard, to which, according to legend, the goddess showed the way to the soul. To thank the deity for such sad and mournful work, it was customary to leave a special dish, kutya, on the table on the night of April 7, the same as that prepared at funeral rituals. Funeral kutia is a wheat or rice porridge sweetened with honey and raisins. The table was decorated with carnations, Karna's favorite flowers. And the very fires around which the souls of their ancestors warmed themselves were supposed to burn all night, and a small fire burned near each yard in memory of their fallen relatives. The goddess had several names, including Karina. But the female name Karina has nothing to do with the mourner, so its bearers have nothing to fear. Salt calcined on Karna's night was believed to have healing properties. Special buns were baked with it, which were fed to livestock; it was put into special bags and stored for a whole year, adding it to medicinal potions. According to signs, rain falling on April 7 foreshadows a mushroom summer, and snow that falls on Karna will remain until May. If there happened to be such an early thunderstorm (thunderstorms are not typical for April), then they expected a warm summer and a large amount of hazel and hazelnuts.

Drinks containing alcohol below the traditional norm are called light. Thus, in hoppy beer there is 2.5% alcohol, in other similar varieties - from 3.3% to 4.7%. The low alcohol content gives the foamy drink a richer taste and reduces calorie content compared to strong 5-7% varieties. The US holiday calendar is distinguished by a large number of special dates that are associated with various events. Americans, and after them connoisseurs of low-alcohol drinks from other countries of the world, celebrate Light Beer Day on April 7. The holiday appeared in 2012 on the initiative of the Session Beer Project. This group advocates for the promotion of reasonable drinking of light alcohol among Americans. The date of the holiday coincides with the entry into force of the Cullen-Harrison Act. In accordance with it, the production and sale of light beer was allowed in the United States. Despite the effect of Prohibition, on April 7, 1933, in order to replenish the state budget in America, the ban on the sale of foamy drinks and wine with a strength of up to 3.2% was lifted. The initiators of the promotion of the normative act were Pat Harrison and Thomas Cullen. With their input, the Beer and Wine Revenue Act was passed by the US Congress and signed by President Roosevelt in March 1933, coming into force in April of the same year. The lifting of the ban caused real euphoria among Americans, exhausted by 13 years of sober lifestyle and high prices for illegally sold alcohol. A wave of holidays and parties swept across all states, at which happy pub owners served beer to everyone for free. The Americans were not embarrassed by the low ethanol content in the foamy drink (4% degrees by volume and 3.5% by weight), the main thing was that alcohol was again allowed to be officially produced and sold. On April 7, 1933, according to the most conservative estimates, 1.5 million barrels of beer were drunk in US taverns. It is not surprising that this day has become a national holiday. Americans begin to celebrate Session Beer Day according to tradition on the evening of April 6, New Beer Eve. On this day, before the ban was lifted, people lined up in long lines outside factories and pubs, wanting to be in the front row to buy and taste the intoxicating drink legally. Prohibition led to higher prices and the emergence of bootleggers selling alcohol illegally imported from Canada. By the way, one of them was the father of John Kennedy, who made his fortune with the help of the mafia by selling alcoholic beverages in 1920-1933. In addition, Prohibition caused an increase in crime and the number of deaths among Americans from poisoning with low-quality alcohol. Light beer has an unobtrusive taste and is perfectly refreshing in the heat, so even after all restrictions were lifted, its production in the USA continued. Those who like higher alcohol content choose varieties with 5-7% ethanol. The foamy drink produced by the Scots boasts maximum strength. The "Snake Venom" variety from the Brewmeister brewery contains 67.5% alcohol. In 2012, Session Beer Day was celebrated primarily in the United States, but a few years later it began to be celebrated in other countries. In honor of the special day, the intoxicating drink flows like a river into the mugs and glasses of regulars in bars, pubs and beer restaurants. Celebrate this holiday by enjoying a pint of mild ale, dark statute, wheat lager or amber lager!

The term “geology” is of Greek origin and, at first glance, is perceived unambiguously. Geo + Logos – the doctrine (science) of the earth. However, the fact has already been forgotten that the word was born not as denoting the science of the structure of our planet, but as a contrast to the science of God - theology. At the time the term was introduced into use (and this is the end of the twelfth - beginning of the thirteenth century), geologists were those who studied everything mortal and existing, that is, they were engaged in earthly science as opposed to spiritual science. Now these same scientists would be called physicists. After several centuries, it was necessary to systematize the knowledge accumulated by mankind about rocks, ores and minerals. People were increasingly using the resources of the lithosphere and the earth's crust, and professionals in this field were needed. They were called geognostics (Geo + Gnostics – knowledge of the earth). The term was widely used until the mid-19th century. Now a specialist who studies the Earth's surface can call himself a geologist. Science has developed a lot of directions, and they all consider the organization of matter in the earth’s crust. The professional holiday Geologist Day in Russia is celebrated every year on the first Sunday in April. The order establishing the holiday was signed on March 31, 1961; this day fell on Thursday. The next day off turned out to be the first Sunday in April. Since workers in this industry begin expeditions, excavations and field work at this time, it was decided to fix the holiday in the first week of April. The study of the Earth is developing rapidly and is constantly updated with new discoveries, despite the fact that the object has been studied for a very long time. Scientists are engaged in raw materials research, replenishing the country's resource banks with minerals. Together with historians, they are working to reconstruct the sequence of events that occurred during the formation of modern cortical structures. Volcanologists study and try to predict the behavior of magma coming to the surface in order to prevent disasters and casualties. The most interesting work is for those geologists who need to understand the origin of unique formations that have become a kind of landmark. One can roughly guess how exactly the famous Giant's Causeway, a basalt formation in Northern Ireland, came into being, considering it to have occurred as a result of a volcanic eruption. Coastal erosion can be blamed for the Moeraki Boulders. These smooth, round hemispheres scattered along New Zealand's Cohehoe Beach are still being explored. There is no exact answer yet about how and under what conditions the boulders ended up on the coast. They expect it from geologists. These specialists also make unfortunate mistakes. In 1971, gas deposits were discovered in one of the Turkmen regions, hitherto contained by underground emptiness. As a result of drilling, the integrity of the cavern was damaged and gas began to escape. Geologists decided to set fire to natural fuel in the hope that it would quickly burn out. But they were wrong. Gas still continues to come from underground and burn. Local residents called this gas crater “The Gates of Hell.” Scientists have yet to study and prevent such phenomena.

Since 1995, the first Sunday of April in Turkmenistan has been designated as the national holiday “A drop of water is a grain of gold.” The celebration was founded by decree of Saparmurat Niyazov, the president of the country, to whom the form of address “Turkmenbashi”, otherwise “the head of all Turkmens,” was adopted. There are several different words for water in the Turkmen official language. Where a Russian uses a phrase, for example, drinking water, a Turkmen uses a special term, “Ichilyan.” If we consider local dialects, then there are an order of magnitude more ways to designate this or that type of life-giving moisture. In different areas, rainwater, drinking water, raw water, boiled water, fresh water, salt water, river water and mineral water are called similar-sounding, same-rooted, but still different words. Irrigation moisture (“water for irrigation” or “water for the ground”) will stand apart. Such a careful and reverent attitude towards the most important liquid in life is dictated by harsh realities. The country is rich in natural gas and ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of cubic meters of blue fuel produced. But at the same time, it cannot boast of access to the World Ocean; it is located at a considerable distance from large bodies of water (it has a not very long coastline of the Caspian Sea washing the country). Precipitation is scarce, and the climate of Turkmenistan is extremely dry. Most of the moisture that falls in the form of rare rain and snow evaporates. And no raw material resources that could be sold are able to compensate for the shortage of the main source of life. Water. It is water that is a sign of the origin of life; it is what is sought first of all on those planets that may be inhabited. Therefore, in such arid areas, moisture is especially highly valued and is compared in importance to the immutable value of gold. The culture and traditions of the Central Asian peoples dictate the economical use of water. Turkmenbashi, with his resolution, only strengthened this concern for moisture conservation. The holiday “A drop of water is a grain of gold” is considered as a professional celebration by workers in the field of land reclamation, irrigation and all water management in Turkmenistan. According to the president's long-term plan, the country needs to be turned into a thriving resort, which requires artificially softening the desert climate. Since the proclamation of the celebration, several reservoirs have already been built on the territory of the state; a special role in the conservation of water and the development of initial plans is assigned to the Turkmen lake. When constructing it, the entire sad experience of the Karakum Canal should be taken into account. This structure, for all its gigantic importance in irrigation, caused significant damage to the geographical environment and became an important factor in the death of the Aral Sea. If the motto “A drop of water is a grain of gold” is applied correctly and taking into account all the consequences of human activity, you can save the jewelry and get the desired comfort. The holiday is intended to make every effort to realize the dream of a rich and prosperous country without damage to the surrounding lands.

Every year on April 7, Russia celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Dead Submariners. On this day, all vessels and ships of the Russian Navy lower St. Andrew's flags, there is a minute of silence, submarines sound long beeps for a minute. Relatives and friends of the fallen heroes of the submarine fleet, Navy veterans, military officers, and sailors lay flowers at monuments and memorials dedicated to the feats of the sailors. The memorable date was established in 1995, and is associated with the events of 1989 - the death on April 7 of the nuclear submarine (NPS) K-278, which was called “Komsomolets”. The tasks of the high-tech submarine were experimental deep-sea diving, protecting its underwater missile ships from the cruisers of a potential enemy. "Komsomolets" belonged to the Northern Fleet and was a unique vessel with a durable titanium hull, capable of reaching speeds exceeding 30 knots (55 km/h) at a depth of 1 km. The cause of the death of the nuclear submarine was a fire in one of the compartments, and as a result, depressurization of the hull and water entering the vessel. The crew selflessly fought for the buoyancy of the submarine, which carried 6 torpedo launchers with a nuclear warhead. The sinking of the ship in the Norwegian Sea could not be avoided. As a result, 42 people were killed, including the commander. 27 sailors managed to escape. All 69 submariners were awarded the Order of the Red Banner for courage, bravery and selfless actions during the accident. The Komsomolets nuclear submarine is still located on the seabed in the area of ​​Medvezhy Island at a depth of 1.85 km. Attempts were made repeatedly to raise the submarine, but to no avail. Later, to prevent a radiation disaster, the potentially dangerous compartments of the ship were sealed by divers, and the reactor was securely shut down. The Komsomolets tragedy is not the only submarine disaster. 11 years after the terrible accident, on August 12, 2000, a disaster occurred with the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk, as a result of which the entire crew of 118 people died. The death of the nuclear submarine K-141 shocked the whole world. The largest tragedy of the submarine fleet occurred during exercises in the Barents Sea area. Everyone on board the nuclear submarine was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, and commander Gennady Lyachin was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. Every year, April 7 in Russia is celebrated in a solemn and mournful atmosphere: meetings of submarine veterans and families of fallen heroes are organized, memorial events are held, wreaths and flowers are laid at monuments to brave sailors. In IMF educational institutions, the Day of Remembrance of Dead Submariners is celebrated with special solemnity. Future sailors, students of military institutions, organize exhibitions, read poems dedicated to heroes, and hold mourning events. Submariner is an honorable, dangerous, responsible naval profession. The lives of sailors serving on submarines are at constant risk. During the existence of the Russian submarine fleet, more than a dozen accidents occurred, which resulted in the death of sailors serving the Fatherland. April 7 is a special holiday designed to pay tribute to the courage and dedication of the fallen submariners.

International holidays - International Beaver Day

Fish and the ecosystem of water bodies are objects of state protection. To protect the country's natural wealth and fishery raw materials, special bodies were created on April 7, 1934 and continue to operate to this day. In order to preserve the biodiversity of flora and fauna, they monitor the condition of lakes, rivers and seas, and also fight poachers. Every year on April 7, the day of the formation of the Glavrybvod, specialists who monitor compliance with the natural legislation of the Russian Federation celebrate their professional holiday. Inspectors, employees of laboratories and basin institutions who are engaged in the reproduction of aquatic biological resources are congratulated on the Day of State Fisheries Protection Authorities. All inhabitants of lakes, rivers, reservoirs and ponds are protected, including crabs, crayfish, mollusks, etc. Inspectors regularly patrol and inspect the objects entrusted to them. In their activities, professionals are guided by the provisions of the laws “On the Protection and Use of Wildlife”, “On Fisheries and the Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources”, the Code of Administrative Offenses, internal instructions and other regulations. Security cannot always be done on its own. Therefore, the service sometimes involves freelance public inspectors in its work. They help professionals in preserving reservoir stocks in order to increase the efficiency of the country’s fisheries complex. There are several types of fishing: amateur, sport and commercial. Each of them has its own fishing rules, as well as for scientific research in reservoirs occupied by nature reserves, nurseries and other cultural farms. The use of aquatic fauna is free of charge if we are talking about a natural object, or for a fee in the case of an artificially created private pond. Restrictions relate to the permissible amount of catch, for example, commercial fish in the Far North and Far East. There are different rules for professionals and amateurs. Thus, it is prohibited to catch salmon on fishing vessels and with nets during the spawning period, as well as in nature reserves, near locks and dams. Catch volumes on an industrial scale are determined according to the recommendations of fishery scientific institutions. Enterprises, the majority of which are not state-owned but privately owned, try not to exceed the established limit. Poaching leads to the loss of quota for the extraction of aquatic biological resources and a fine, as does violation of the rules of recreational fishing. Compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation in this area is monitored by state control, supervision and security bodies. The latter are engaged in patrolling water bodies, based on the results of which inspectors confiscate fishing gear, including poaching nets, and draw up reports of administrative violations. The dedicated and hard work of fisheries conservation employees contributes to the preservation of the ecological sustainability of aquatic systems in lakes, rivers, dams and ponds, as well as the reproduction of fauna of all species: fish, crayfish, mollusks, snails, frogs, beavers, otters, muskrats and other mammals.

Fun Celebrations - Rugby Birthday

The international decimal system for measuring distance and weight was approved on the 18th Germinal, 3rd year of the French Republic. In modern chronology, the event falls on April 7, 1875, when the Metric Convention was signed by 17 countries, including the Russian Empire. The French government, by Decree of 1873, was the first to oblige citizens to use a new system of measures when conducting all types of commercial transactions. Platinum prototypes of the meter and kilogram were finally approved in 1799 and transferred to the National Archives of the country for storage. April 7 became a holiday - Metric Day. Weight began to be measured in kilograms instead of poods, pounds and other units, and length - in meters. Before this, distances were designated in feet, inches, miles and yards. The length of 1 meter was taken to be ten millionth of a quarter of the Parisian geographical meridian. Conversion downward or upward was reduced to dividing or multiplying the indicator by 10, similar to rearranging the decimal point in a decimal fraction. Therefore, fractions and multiples of a meter were called using the prefixes deci-, centi-, milli-, deca-, hecto- and kilo-. The French revolutionaries also aimed at bringing time and degrees in angles to a decimal system. According to the 1973 Convention, a minute should have been 100 seconds, and a right angle should have been 100 degrees instead of the traditional 90. Measuring time in other units would have led to a reform of the entire chronology system. It turned out to be difficult to construct a clock that would run at a speed of 10 thousand seconds per hour, so the innovation was abandoned. The decimal system was also removed from geometry. However, measuring length and weight in meters and kilograms caught on and over time became the reason for the annual celebration of Metric System Day. The development of science, technology and international cooperation led in the mid-twentieth century. to the emergence of private systems based on Metric. To streamline measurements, a common standard was adopted in 1960 - the International System of Units (SI). The main units in it were the kilogram, meter, second, ampere, mole, degree Kelvin (equal to 272.15 °C) and candela (a unit of luminous intensity). The SI standard approved the name and graphic designations of quantities, as well as a set of prefixes for them for shares and parts. The international system and its approval in 1960 expanded the possibilities for cooperation between different countries of the world, simplified the preparation of technical documentation, and led to uniformity in the indication of quantities on measuring instruments. However, the most important step in this direction is still considered to be the creation of the Metric system of measurement in 1875. In honor of this event, Metric System Day is celebrated on April 7.

International Day of Remembrance of the Rwanda Genocide was approved in 2003 by the UN General Assembly. The memorable date is celebrated in the spring - April 7 and is accompanied by a program that informs people about the tragic events that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda. That year became bloody for the people of Rwanda, because a military coup broke out, and the new temporary government began to destroy entire families. Everyone who did not belong to the Hutu people or were considered enemies on political grounds was killed. Representatives of the ethnic majority (from the Hutu people) carried out massacres of people belonging to the Tutsi people. From the beginning of April 1994 to July, about 1 million Africans were killed, of which approximately 10% were Hutus. The conflict between the two nationalities was known not only in the UN Security Council, but also in the ruling apparatus of many countries, but no effective measures were taken to stop the civil war. When the number of victims and deaths already exceeded hundreds of thousands, a peacekeeping contingent was introduced. The brutal killings were finally stopped thanks to Paul Kagame, who led the Patriotic Front detachment in Rwanda. The situation was brought under control and the killings stopped in the first half of July. The survivors were unable to live normally after such a large-scale tragedy. The UN resolution decided to provide assistance to victims of genocide. Most UN member states provide support to the victims. With the assistance of the UN, a program was created whose primary goal is to preserve the memory of the victims in Rwanda and prevent similar actions in the future. The program is being implemented not only in East Africa, but throughout the world. On this memorable day, all sorts of events are organized: memorial ceremonies, broadcasts of documentaries and feature films, exhibitions, round tables and discussions are held. To support victims of violence and prevent the emergence of genocide, educational work is carried out. People of different age categories can get information about such a terrible phenomenon as genocide and its cruel consequences. At the same time, anyone can take part in charity events aimed at helping victims of the conflict and their families.

Snails, like turtles, are famous for their slowness and sluggishness. This is how today, in the age of modern technology, we can characterize the speed of delivering news through newspapers, the traditional sending of letters and parcels. In English-speaking countries there is a phrase snail mail - snail mail. By analogy with it, they came up with snailpaper - a snail newspaper. News reaches people much faster through the Internet, radio, television and social networks than through printed periodicals. In memory of traditional ways of presenting information, April 7 is International Snail News Day. Journalist Dan Bloom once noted that the period of time from the moment a significant event occurs to the writing of an article and the appearance of a printed publication in the hands of the reader is 12 hours. Indeed, such a speed of news delivery can hardly be called operational. As is delivery of a letter by regular mail compared to instant forwarding by email. However, on the initiative of D. Bloom, the funny International Snailpapers Day was created. The holiday encourages people to pay tribute to newspapers that still arrive in the mailbox or are dropped by messengers on the porch of a house on a weekday or weekend. The expression snail mail is often used in everyday life. So, the developers of Sandlot Games used it for the name of a computer game. In Snail mail, the gamer takes part in the collection of parcels by the snail Turbo, which performs work for the Intergalactic postal service. The clam has the ability to fire a cannon at enemies (slugs) and asteroids. There is no option to change the speed of the Turbo snail in the game. Few people know, but snail mail really existed. People used snails in the XI-XXIV centuries. to transmit information. The French Cathars and Albigensians used specially selected pairs of mollusks for communication between their fortresses and castles. During wars, two snails were placed in different places - at "headquarters" and "at the front line." The latter's behavior was closely monitored. As soon as she began to show activity, she was put into a special tray with letters printed on its walls. When the mollusk froze at any of them, the “telegraph operator” wrote down the letter of the Latin alphabet. Thanks to the movement of the snails in the gutter, words and entire sentences were formed. The secret of the method was that the first mollusk was irritated with pin pricks and placed on the same tray as the second. The synchronicity of the pair's movement made it possible to quickly receive an order from headquarters to the front line, without using the services of messengers. So “snail mail” for those who know history well is not a symbol of leisure and slowness. Centuries after the death of the Qatari movement, biologist Bequa conducted a communication session using snail mail between the United States and France. A group of 50 pairs of snails was divided into 2 parties, which were placed in New York and Paris. Letters of the French alphabet were used to transmit information, and electric current served as a stimulus for the mollusks. American snails have successfully received a message - a phrase from another continent. Science still does not know how communication occurs in a pair of gastropods. However, on April 7, people are not talking about the “snail telegraph” and other unusual methods of transmitting information. International Snailpapers Day is a holiday that takes us back to the near past: the time of paper newspapers and magazines. Until recently, news was spread around the world through periodicals. The International Snail News Day, which is celebrated annually on April 7, suggests remembering this.

Holidays of Kyrgyzstan - People's April Revolution Day

For Armenia, April 7 is a special holiday date. On this day, the “Month of Praise of Women” ends, which lasted from March 8th, and the “Day of Motherhood and Beauty” is solemnly celebrated. The holiday has a complex and interesting history. "Motherhood and Beauty Day" began to be celebrated in independent Armenia after its exit from the Soviet Union, abolishing the celebration of "International Women's Day on March 8". But after some time, the fair half of Armenia turned to parliament with a request to return the March holiday beloved by many. The proposal of the Armenian women was satisfied, but April 7 was also left among the solemn dates. Noting that the two holidays are separated by a full calendar month, it was decided to organize a “Month of Praising Women” every year. The date for the celebration of “Motherhood and Beauty Day” was not chosen by chance; this date was blessed by the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II himself. According to the Gregorian calendar, on April 7, the Apostolic Church of Armenia celebrates the Annunciation. This is the day when Archangel Gabriel descended from heaven to convey to the young Virgin Mary the divine message that the girl was destined to become the Mother of God and the Mother of the Savior. The Feast of the Good News has been a favorite church celebration of Armenians since ancient times. A series of spring holidays in Armenia dedicated to women is an occasion to congratulate beloved mothers, grandmothers, sisters and daughters, present them with gifts and say words of admiration and gratitude. This is a time of beautiful poetry and music glorifying feminine beauty and the joy of motherhood. At the state level, public events, concerts, exhibitions, competitions and shows are held. And for Armenians, a holiday dedicated to their mother is a wonderful occasion for national unity. After all, in translation, “Armenian language” sounds the same as the phrase “mother’s language.” It is mothers who teach their children their native language, accustoming them to its poetry, singing lullabies. On the fragile shoulders of a woman lies the instillation of pride in her family and her nation. For this, Armenians honor their mothers this way, glorifying the beauty of their souls.

The Annunciation, also popularly called the Indian holiday, is celebrated on April 7 (according to the old style of the calendar - March 25). The Holy Scripture says that on this day the good news came to Mary (the Mother of God) from the Archangel Gabriel about her pregnancy and the conception of her son, Jesus Christ. The Annunciation was one of the most important and favorite events among the people. In the morning, the peasants went to a prayer service in the temple, lit candles for well-being, and gave alms. Childless spouses prayed to the Most Holy Theotokos for the gift of a child. In the temples they collected blessed water and carried it home. To protect against diseases and evil spirits, they sprinkled it on their homes, barns, livestock and birds, and drank it themselves. The owners brought sowing seeds to the temple and asked to consecrate them. They believed that this way they would sprout better and give a big harvest. The holiday was popularly considered the third day of welcoming spring, so young people called out to it loudly. Women baked cookies that resembled larks. They were given to the children, and they threw it into the sky and caught it. This ritual symbolized the arrival of birds bringing spring to the region. In the evening, residents lit large fires and threw outdated things and old mattresses with straw into them. This is how they got rid of diseases and problems that had accumulated over the year. In order to smoke themselves and their clothes, they danced around the fire and jumped over it. The peasants believed that the smoke of the fire would protect them from diseases, the evil eye and damage. On Annunciation there was a ban on doing any work. They said that even birds stop building nests. They didn’t borrow anything, otherwise they could lose their luck and health. If a thief managed to steal something, he would be lucky for a year, so the owners locked the house and kept an eye on the property. It was forbidden to comb or braid your hair on the holiday. Even the birds had to get up early. They also did not light the stove for the Annunciation. It was cool in the room all day long, the young people went to sleep in the hallway or in the barn, and the old people and children were left to sleep in the hut. Since the stove was not heated, food for the whole day was prepared in advance the day before. The traditional dish was kulebyaka - a rich pie made from vegetables or fish. The Annunciation fell on Easter Lent, but the holiday slightly relaxed the prohibitions on it, and it was allowed to eat fish. On this day, residents bought wild birds from catchers and released them. This was done so that the free bird would intercede with the Lord for its liberator. On the Annunciation, they collected ash from the stove and sprinkled it on the gardens so that the vegetation would not get sick. And the old people calcined salt on fire, believing that it would acquire healing properties, and added it to food. The weather that was observed at the Annunciation was the same that was expected at Easter. A thunderstorm on this day foreshadowed a fine summer and a lot of nuts to collect. Clear skies meant a rainy summer season. Dampness outside predicted a bountiful mushroom harvest.

Flowers give us joy and beauty. These amazing creations of nature not only caress the eye, but also fill the air with unique aromas. Carnations have a woody, spicy and honey-like scent. The blooming bud of the Tiffany rose produces a fruity aroma with notes of lemon, Young Lycidas - cedar. Orchids have a sweetish smell with a hint of vanilla. A symbol of splendor and love, one of the most exquisite and sophisticated flowers has its own holiday. International White Orchid Day is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of April. The Chinese philosopher Confucius considered this plant to be the personification of a virtuous and cultured person, who harmoniously combines modesty and wealth of the inner world. Charles Darwin also admired the Queen of Flowers. The scientist called orchids “the pinnacle of the evolutionary development of plants.” Politician and member of the Order of the Garter, the Duke of Devonshire owned the largest for the 19th century. a collection of these exotic flowers - a symbol of the wealth and status of wealthy Englishmen of that time. An orchid is the personification of not only luxury, elegance and beauty, but also a dream come true. For many people, this is the birth of a long-awaited child. Fertility doctors help babies be born with the help of IVF. On their initiative, White Orchid Day appeared on the calendar in 2010 - a celebration of victory over life’s circumstances and vicissitudes of fate. Thanks to the technique of in vitro fertilization, millions of couples who were diagnosed with infertility have had children. The first “test tube baby” was born in 1978 in the UK. She became Lisa Brown. The girl, who was no different from her peers and did not suffer from rare diseases, grew up and became a mother, conceiving her children naturally. This and other examples suggest that the birth of babies using IVF is not something unusual, contrary to the laws of nature. It is no coincidence that the white orchid became the symbol of International Day. The bud of one of the flower varieties, anguloia, looks like a cradle with a child lying at the bottom. The second name of this plant of the Orchid family is “Sleeping Baby”. Therefore, doctors made the cinnamon-smelling angula a symbol of White Orchid Day. On the first Sunday in April, lectures, seminars and other educational events dedicated to IVF techniques are held in different parts of the world. They provide the public with an opportunity to raise and discuss the religious, ethical and social aspects of assisted reproductive technologies. According to tradition, happy parents of “test tube babies” come to meetings in honor of the celebration with white orchids in their hands.

Orthodox holidays on April 7:

Day of presentation of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to St. Tikhon, from year to year in the church calendar is celebrated on April 7. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is always celebrated on this same day. The future Saint Tikhon was born in 1865; Vasily Bellavin was close to the church from childhood. He received his education at the Pskov Seminary, then at the Theological Academy of St. Petersburg. Already in 1888, Vasily began the path of teaching dogmatics at the seminary of the city of Pskov. Soon, in 1891, Vasily Bellavin took ecclesiastical vows with the name Tikhon, and began to be called in honor of Tikhon of Zadonsk. 1905 brought him the rank of archbishop, and 2 years later he began to head the Yaroslavl See. In 1913 he was transferred to the Lithuanian diocese and was dismissed during the war. Already in 1917 he was elected to the diocesan see of Moscow, then he was elevated to the patriarchal throne, which was restored. In 1918 he was awarded the rank of metropolitan, and was also a voice of the will of the church people. The patriarch described everything that happened in the country in 1918 as “The Wrath of God!” When famine struck Russia in 1922, the Metropolitan called on churches to donate jewelry to the needs of the hungry. After the new authorities issued a corresponding decree on the confiscation of every single church property in favor of the state, the Metropolitan spoke out against such blasphemy, arguing his position by saying that church property cannot be spent on worldly needs. During the civil war, the stratification of church concepts led to the fact that the metropolitan was taken into custody and spent 13 months in prison. As a result of the schism in the church, a crisis arose; the metropolitan advocated that the church is an apolitical segment and should not belong to any government, and should be United and Catholic throughout all of Russia. Patriarch Tikhon in 1924 spoke in his Message about the lawlessness that occurs in the church. On April 5, 1925, Patriarch Tikhon held his last liturgy in his life in the Church of the Great Ascension, and on April 7 he reposed in the Lord. And only in 1989, the late patriarch was canonized by the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God "Annunciation" Moscow

Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God “Annunciation” Kiev

Memorial Day of St. Savva the New

Week of the Worship of the Cross