The computer age began on September 2, 1969, when an attempt was made to cover a distance of 640 kilometers between the University of California and Stanford University using a single wire. At the origins, as in most cases, are the military. It was they who developed the mother of the World Wide Web - the NORAD network of radar nodes, which detected objects potentially dangerous to the United States, such as missiles and bombers. The development had many weaknesses and, in the end, the military, from the master's shoulder, gave way to civilian scientists. After an unsuccessful attempt in September, Los Angeles and Stanford are back in touch. On October 29, 1969, at 21:00, the first 3 characters passed from one university to another, and already on October 30, a stable connection was established. The first email program appeared in 1971. Users began exchanging emails and reading newsletters. Almost 20 years after the events described, the Internet Relay Chat company developed a protocol that made it possible to communicate online in real time. In 1989, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee announced the concept of the World Wide Web at a conference. A year later, the first connection took place using a telephone line, and in 1991 the Internet became available to everyone. On May 17 of the same year, a single standard was presented - WWW (World Wide Web). Tim Berners-Lee developed the HTML language and the HTTP protocol. It was he who created the world’s first website, where he outlined in detail the principle of how the Internet works and explained why servers and browsers are needed. In 1998, the Pope himself, John Paul II, declared that the Internet deserved attention and established World Internet Day. Unofficially, there is also a patron saint - Isidore of Seville, a Spanish bishop, one of the first encyclopedists who made a significant contribution to medieval history. In Russia, Internet Day is celebrated on September 30. The holiday appeared thanks to the company IT Infoart Stars, which sent out a mailing to various organizations with just two offers: 1. Approve September 30 as Internet Day.2. Conduct a census of Russian-speaking web users. The holiday does not have a wide scope; it is celebrated in narrow IT circles. In recent years, it has become more famous as the demand for professions in the IT field has grown. Young people are actively participating in the popularization of Internet Day in the country. Related holidays are “Runet Day” (April 7) and “International Internet Day” (April 4). On the last Sunday of January, World Internet Day is celebrated.

September 30 is designated a holiday in honor of the patron saint of all those involved in translation - St. Jerome. He died on September 30, approximately 420 (419). The main work of his life was translating the Bible into Latin for the first time. Saint Jerome knew a large number of languages, lived for some time as a hermit in the desert, truly believed in God, and prayed a lot. For his works and exploits, the Christian Church recognized his holiness. The birth of the holiday occurred in 1991. This idea was proposed by members of the International Federation of Translators. Its members include representatives from more than 60 countries. They exchange experiences and strengthen international ties. Celebrating a professional day allows us to bring together translators all over the planet, to identify their work as important and useful for the development of culture, art, and connections in the economic and political spheres. Every year, in honor of this day, conferences and meetings of the best representatives of the Federation are held on an international scale. Small gatherings and corporate events are also held by small associations and groups united by a love of languages ​​and words in general. All events can be divided into three types: 1. Public relations - these are conferences with the participation of the press, interviews with leading specialists. 2. Great ceremony of congratulations, presentation of diplomas, international awards to the best translators. For example, a prize was awarded for the best dictionary in the Czech Republic. This award is still very useful, because it allows us to more actively exchange experiences and glossaries. 3. Activities aimed at raising the level of professionalism of translators around the world. These are trainings, master classes, training sessions. The Federation of Translators annually assigns goals and objectives for the work of its colleagues that year. For example, the motto: “Translation is a living connection between peoples” was proclaimed in 1992, and “Translation as the key to development” - in 1995. The problem of rights and responsibilities was raised, and in 2003 the motto became the topic “Rights of Translators”. International Translator's Day is still a very young holiday, but in the short time of its existence it has become an important event in the lives of all people who consider themselves to be part of this profession. There was an opportunity to feel real pride in my work and achievements in this area.

September 30 marks International Podcast Day, one of the most popular formats in the Internet media space. Radio broadcasts in the form of files are listened to live or downloaded by the user to a computer, smartphone or other device. Podcasts are in demand by audiences of different ages and interests. Audio files are usually provided free of charge and can be listened to at a convenient time anywhere. International Podcast Day pays tribute to this popular media format, which has grown rapidly over recent years. The term "podcast" was coined by Internet technologist and journalist Ben Hammersley from the UK. The program, which allows you to automatically download audio files using RSS technology from developer Dave Weiner, was first used in 2004 by former MTV VJ Adam Curry. The podcasts he created could be played on a PC or transferred to a player for later listening. The idea to establish International Podcast Day came to the mind of American Steve Lee in 2014. This year, the holiday was celebrated for the first time with a broadcast that lasted 6 hours without interruption. Oddly enough, the prototype of the modern podcast was the audio broadcasts of the “Illusion of Independent Radio” project, which appeared in the USSR in the late 80s. During times of stagnation, the thinking and freedom-loving part of the population read samizdat and listened to the constantly jammed Radio Liberty. Thus, in Rostov-on-Don, the magazine “Hurray Boom-Boom!” was not only secretly published. Its director, G. Pilipenko, took part in the creation of a media audio project, which was distributed on tape reels for listening by friends and like-minded people of the program authors. Podcasting pioneer Adam Curry began hosting the Daily Source Code radio show in May 2005. At the peak of his popularity, he had more than 500,000 subscribers. "Daily Source Code" aired for 2 years, covering world news, A. Kerry's daily life, and important events that occurred in the podcasting industry. The host's signature introduction (a quote from a US airline pilot) was heard at the beginning of each broadcast: "...with a $16 million jet strapped to my ass and next-generation radio content in my ears, I'd like to think I'm flying to future". International Podcast Day was created to highlight the importance of this format and help popularize it around the world. Files containing recordings of conversations with scientists, bloggers, politicians and other famous personalities are involved in the dissemination of information. On September 30, journalists and enthusiasts working in this media format exchange experiences, the characters of the programs and their listeners communicate with each other. And, of course, in honor of International Podcast Day, the founders of the holiday are holding a special broadcast that lasts several hours.

Day of Special Motorized Military Units (SMMU) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Purr and Stretch Day is one of the most carefree and relaxed holidays. It is celebrated on September 30th. Created to encourage people to be inspired by the example of cats who are not in a hurry and always find time to relax. After all, all of us, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, should learn the art of relaxation from our tailed pets. Adult cats are known to spend 12-16 hours a day sleeping. But immediately after waking up, they are in no hurry to go about their business. At first, the cat slowly comes to its senses and stretches. Thus, it activates blood flow and prepares the muscles for work. A few minutes of sweet “stretching” and the fluffy predator is ready to play, walk around the apartment or hunt. Stretching after sleep is beneficial not only for felines, but also for humans. This simple and enjoyable exercise has the following effects: 1. Increases muscle tone, prepares them for movement. Getting out of bed with relaxed muscles, a person will feel unstable, unsure of his own body. It even threatens injury. 2. Reduces stress levels, calms and improves mood. Waking up calmly and stretching is the key to a positive attitude for the whole day. 3. Speeds up metabolism, stimulates the nervous system and brain. In this way, we can not only physically, but also mentally “get into work” faster. 4. Prevents diseases of the spine, relieves back pain. We all need a gentle warm-up after a period of rest so much that the mechanism of stretching has been evolved. Moreover, it is associated with the pleasure center. When muscles stretch, endorphins begin to be produced. Thus, nature stimulates us to take actions that are necessary for our body. Stretching exercises are common in various body practices and physical warm-ups. Speech and stage movement classes at theater universities cannot do without them. In addition, you should stretch throughout the day just like that, without being tied to any physical exercise. This is especially recommended for those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Unlike stretching, purring is not a necessity in cats. It usually accompanies a pet's good mood and means that he feels safe. Purring also symbolizes affection towards the owner, another person or even an animal. A healthy cat may purr when near a sick or injured cat. With this she calms her relative, but not only. According to research results, cat purring at frequencies from 20 to 140 hertz helps reduce shortness of breath, stabilize the emotional state, heal tendon and bone injuries, and eliminate swelling. Thus, it is not the cat herself who needs this, but those around her. The therapeutic effect is due to the strength of vibration. A sound of this frequency is perceived by humans as ultrasound and activates regeneration processes. How to celebrate the day of purring and stretching? There are several ideas for holding such an unusual but pleasant holiday: • Sleep longer and spend a few minutes in bed after waking up. At the same time, you should stretch and think about something pleasant. • If possible, put things aside for later and take time for quiet rest - watch a movie or read a book. • Take care of your cat, because the holiday is dedicated to her. You can lie in bed together, play, or treat your cat to something tasty. • Pay attention to the inhabitants of cat shelters. You can come and spend time with them, or at least transfer money to the needs of the furry wards of the establishment.

International Blasphemy Rights Day

Day of the liberation of Karelia from fascist invaders

This date is considered to be a holiday not only for women bearing the names Vera, Love, Nadezhda and Sofia, but also for all representatives of the fairer sex. The latter fact is associated with the wide distribution of these names. Traditionally, this day was spent with family and children. Girls were especially pampered on September 30, keeping in mind their difficult female lot.

With the advent of the Internet, traditional methods of communication are gradually disappearing from people’s lives, and material media of memory and history are being replaced by electronic ones. The choice between letters in envelopes and paper greeting cards is made in favor of sending digital versions by email. Collections of photographs from family albums have been replaced by files with images that are just as impermanent as photographs. The initiators of Save Your Photos Day do not agree with this state of affairs. That's why every last Saturday in September is celebrated as Save Your Photos Day. Digital versions of images can be damaged at any time due to a computer virus or erased from the memory of a smartphone and PC. Members of the International Association of Photographers, who came up with an unusual celebration, suggest transferring photographs to memory cards or printing them on paper. A person's past, the history of his family and country are captured in portraits and group photographs. Save Your Photos Day encourages you to save photos for posterity and clean up your albums. In honor of the holiday, they back up images to hard drives or transfer pictures to cloud services. Old photographs are digitized and stored in archives. This must be done because paper or other material image carrier is not eternal. The owners of family albums put things in order by leaving signatures and comments under the photographs. For romantics and sentimental people, Save Your Photos Day is a celebration of memories. In honor of Save Your Photos Day, it is customary to view black and white and color film negatives using overhead projectors or flatbed scanners. Almost every photo captures an important moment in life, behind which there is a whole story. Therefore, the last Saturday of September is dedicated not only to preserving photographs, but also to nostalgia for the past and pleasant memories. Black and white photographs do not distract viewers' attention from studying the color scheme. They allow you to fully enjoy the content and form, ideas and feelings of the author. To give photographs more artistic meaning, owners convert color photographs to black and white. A good day to implement this creative idea is Save Your Photos Day. The holiday also has a utilitarian meaning. According to statistics, 60-70% of the memory in smartphones is taken up by photos. Backing them up allows you to make room for new photos and fresh memories. "Stop, just a moment, you're beautiful!" - every artist is ready to subscribe to this phrase from Goethe’s Faust. Photography is not only a story preserved for posterity, but also a form of fine art that reflects the vision of the world and the creative intent of the author. You don't need a professional on the other side of the camera to create a photo that has artistic value. The choice of subject, creation of composition, sharpness and contrast can tell a lot about the personality of the photographer. Each black and white or color photograph is a cast of a particle of the soul put into it by the author. Preserving the memory of the events of the past and people who looked at the world through the camera lens is the main goal of the Save Your Photos Day.

The Ural Mountains are the country's Stone Belt, which separates Europe and Asia. The main water artery of this region until 1775 was called Yaik. After the decree of Catherine II, it was renamed, receiving its name in honor of the largest mountain range. The Urals flows through Russia, its closest neighbor Kazakhstan, and flows into the Caspian Sea. The third longest river in Europe after the Danube and Volga is of great economic importance. The resources of the Urals are important for the development of industry and agriculture, satisfying the needs of local residents for sturgeon, stellate sturgeon, pike perch and other types of fish. One of the first mentions of the river in antiquity is found in Ptolemy and dates back to the 2nd century. AD In his works the Urals are referred to as Daix. References to Yaik (from the Turkic “spilling”) are found in Russian chronicles starting from the 12th century. A holiday was established in honor of the large water artery, which used to be navigable, but became shallow due to the destruction of forest belts and the plowing of the steppes. On the last Saturday of September, Ural River Day is celebrated. It will include educational events, cleanup of coastal areas by volunteers and other environmental events. The celebration appeared in 2018 on the initiative of the governor of the Orenburg region. The holiday was established to attract the attention of authorities, commercial and public organizations to the shallowing of the river, the overgrowing of the main channel and the drying up of floodplain lakes. The Ural is a symbol of the Orenburg region, its main waterway. It originates on the slopes of the Round Hill - the top of the Uraltau ridge, located in the Uchalinsky region of Bashkortostan. In addition to the Orenburg region, it also flows through the Chelyabinsk region. Ural River Day calls on residents of these regions to take the necessary measures to preserve this ancient natural complex. Along the bed of the water artery there are geological and landscape monuments: the Iriklinskoe gorge, the Nikolsky section, the Poperechnaya and Mayachnaya mountains, the Orskie Gates, etc. To restore the ecosystem of the Urals, expeditions are organized every year, which are aimed at studying the river valley, the influence of anthropogenic factors on the state of forest and water resources. The government of the Orenburg region, despite the impossibility of navigation, is making efforts to develop water tourism. With the participation of specialists, a route for kayaking trips with a length of 876 km was drawn up. Rafting along it is designed for 28 days, which can also be devoted to fishing and other active recreational activities. Academician A.A., a specialist in the field of nature reserves, devoted more than 50 years to studying the largest water artery and solving its environmental problems. Chibilev. Under his leadership, large-scale studies of the natural complex are being carried out at the Steppe Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Various aspects of the study of the river basin are touched upon in the works of the institute’s staff from the departments of landscape ecology and socio-economic geography. The joint efforts of scientists, authorities and the public should lead to the restoration of the Urals and the biological resources of Russia's largest waterway.

Openwork weaving has long been used to decorate clothes, bedspreads and bed linen, tablecloths, curtains and other interior details. According to one version, it owes its appearance to Italian craftswomen of the 15th century. Lace making is a traditional Russian folk craft and a form of decorative and applied art. To create patterns from threads, needlewomen used bobbins, tambourines, rollers, hooks and wooden match pins. Vyatka, Vologda, Yelets, Mikhailovskoe and Galician lace, despite the 500 years that have passed since the birth of the craft, still fascinates with its grace and beauty. The first collections with drawings of patterns were published in the middle of the 16th century. And the first portrait that has survived to this day, depicting the Dutch brewer Nicolaes Hasselaer in black clothes with a lace collar, dates back to 1627. At the end of the 18th century. During the industrial revolution, manual labor was replaced by machine production. After a while, craftswomen began to weave lace for their own pleasure, and not for sale. Despite this, the craft has not lost its attractiveness. Therefore, every year on the last Saturday of September, handicraft lovers celebrate International Lace Day. The work of craftswomen who engage in one of the artistic crafts requires perseverance, a creative approach to painstaking work and a sense of taste. Aesthetically perfect lace is not only pleasing to the eye. Openwork weaving on a wedding dress, nightgowns, on collars and sleeves of everyday wardrobe items gives elegance to clothes and helps create a unique style for its owner. Today, lace is actively used in interiors in the cottagecore aesthetic, associated with the popularization of life outside the city. The rustic chic style is reflected in the decor of the premises with openwork curtains and wall panels, lace blankets, napkins and tablecloths. The art of creating the finest patterns by hand without a woven base continues its history of development in the 21st century. International Lace Day is celebrated with the support of the World Organization of Bobbin and Needle Lace and other craft associations. Ceremonial events are held in Europe, Asia and America. In honor of the holiday, competitions, exhibitions, fairs and folk art festivals are held. Needlewomen conduct master classes and post photographs of their work on the Internet. On the last Saturday of September, everyone can try to understand the intricacies of lace and learn how to knit patterns, so that over time they can make it their hobby and devote all their free time to it.

Grandmother's Day in Moldova (Ziua bunicii)

A smile that reveals healthy and straight teeth is something that people have paid attention to at all times. Therefore, it is not surprising that recently the bite correction procedure has become very popular, which is done by everyone, young and old. Dentists who deal with the elimination of pathologies of the dental system have their own professional holiday.

Gangnam Style, a song by South Korean singer-songwriter PSY, which appeared on the Internet on July 15, 2012, instantly topped the charts around the world. This composition, like other musical works, is written in the K-pop genre, which is a mixture of pop, rock, hip-hop, rhythm and blues and electro-pop. The Korean entertainment industry experienced an unprecedented surge in development in the 90s. XX century Since that time, music lovers have had the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the groups TWICE and BlackPink, the boy band BTS, G-Dragon, Jessica Chung and other performers. Energetic and infectious, Korean pop music has become a cultural phenomenon over the past 30 years, and its representatives - opinion leaders. Members of K-pop groups are called “idols,” a specially coined term for them. Singers star in TV series, Korean dramas, and advertise clothes, shoes and cosmetics. Idols, whose lives are closely followed by fans, participate in TV shows and the K-pop Cover Dance Festival, actively communicate with the public after concerts, and give interviews to journalists. Loyal fans of Korean pop music who live all over the world have established a holiday. K-Pop Day is celebrated annually on September 30th. Korean fans of musical groups, sasaengs, follow their idols everywhere during tours and give them gifts. According to the prevailing stereotype, it is believed that singers have no time to eat due to their busy work schedule. Therefore, fans send their idols ready-made meals, bags of rice and other products, which are delivered by companies specially created for this purpose. Idols, and especially boy band members, pay for their popularity with a lack of personal life. Fans do not want to share their idols with their significant other, so performers cannot advertise relationships with anyone or marriage, or report the presence of children. Before forming a group or starting a solo career, idols learn to sing, dance and communicate with journalists. If a musician’s appearance does not meet accepted standards of beauty, I will send him for plastic surgery. The influence of Korean pop music on the global entertainment industry is very great. K-Pop Day is celebrated by fans of Red Velvet, Rain, CL (Chae Rin Lee) and other artists living both in Asia and in other parts of the world. Fans not only follow the idol’s work, but also actively get acquainted with the culture and customs of the country and learn the Korean language. Fans belong to communities where they exchange opinions with like-minded people about upcoming dramas featuring their idols, discuss their unique style and beauty secrets, and the history of K-pop fashion. Music fans talk about these and other features of the South Korean subculture while celebrating K-Pop Day.

All-Ukrainian Library Day

Adoption Day in Ukraine

Day of Justice Workers in Kazakhstan

Boy's Day in Poland (Dzien Chlopaka)

Day of Saint Gregory, Illuminator of Armenia

Day of National Security Bodies of Turkmenistan

National Love People Day in the USA

National Chewing Gum Day

Hot Mulled Cider Day in the USA

National Mud Pack Day in the USA

Recovery Day in Canada

Orange Shirt Day in Canada

Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) among the Jews

Independence Day (Liberation Day) of the Republic of Abkhazia

Orthodox holidays on September 30:

Memorial Day of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Nadezhda and Love and their mother Sophia

Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God of Makarevskaya