Holidays May 19
World AIDS Day
Every third Sunday of May, the world recalls people who died as a result of the terminal stage of HIV infection - AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The commemoration of the victims is carried out in order to inform the population and draw their attention to a serious problem associated with the high spread of the immunodeficiency virus. Often, people have false ideas about the transmission of HIV, so infected people often become outcasts in society. Many hide their diagnosis in order to prevent a biased attitude towards themselves, and live a normal life: they work, study, travel by public transport, create a family, etc.
This day was first celebrated in 1983 in the United States. A few years later, the movement against this disease came up with a red ribbon symbol, pinned to clothes and showing the participation of activists (and simply not indifferent people) in solving a large-scale problem. This attribute was invented by cartoon artist Frank Moore.
According to statistics, about 50 million people on the planet are infected with the immunodeficiency virus. And this is only official data, in fact, there are much more. The vast majority of HIV-infected people are young people in the age group of 16 to 40 years. About 70% of those infected live in Africa, where the percentage of adult morbidity varies from 30 to 90%, depending on the region. In recent years, in developed countries, mortality from the effects of AIDS has dropped significantly thanks to new antiretroviral drugs and free treatment.
On this memorable day for everyone on the planet, they remember relatives, relatives, friends, and just acquaintances and strangers who fell from AIDS. Activist movements against the spread of HIV today hold various events and lectures that provide the population with all the necessary knowledge. A special emphasis on informatization is directed towards the younger generation - the future of our Earth.
May 19 in the folk calendar
Job Pea
Every year on May 19, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Job, the Christian saint, the greatest righteous man, a model of true patience and unshakable faith in the Lord. Job had a large and happy family of ten children. According to life, Satan envied the well-being of the saint, so he began to tempt him, taking everything from the righteous, including children. However, Job did not lose the sacred faith.
St. Job in Russia was nicknamed Goroshnik, despite the fact that the peasants were planting peas on Yegoryev Day (May 6). Nobody reliably knows what the nickname came up with for Job was connected with, but the workers talked about it: "Come to Job to work for white peas." In Russia, legumes were available to absolutely everyone - even to the poorest people (one cannot help but recall the old symbolic saying "stay on the beans"). As you can see, this morning people went out into the yard and watched the dew: if it is plentiful, there will be many cucumbers, and vice versa. In addition, such dew was considered very useful for garden greens. “Job dismissed the dew,” exclaimed the people, rejoicing in the morning precipitation.
Historical events of May 19
May 19, 1484 - The foundation of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin
The construction of the Annunciation Cathedral lasted about five years. It was assembled in the likeness of ancient Greek temples. In 1489, Metropolitan Gerontius conducted the rite of consecration at the foot of the Annunciation Cathedral. The nine domes of the snow-white Kremlin building is determined by the fact that a cathedral was erected in honor of the Annunciation (nine chapters, according to church architecture, symbolize the holy image of the Blessed Virgin Mary). The mural of the Annunciation Cathedral contains images of ancient Greek sages - such as Aristotle, Ptolemy, Thucydides, Plutarch, Zeno, Plato, Socrates; all those who spread philosophical sayings close to Christian doctrine.
May 19, 1712 - Transfer of the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg
Since the formation of Moscow, no one has encroached on the city’s capital functions. However, in connection with the decree of the Greatest Peter the Great in 1712, the Russian capital was moved to St. Petersburg, which at that time was a fairly young city (at that time it was only nine years old). Petersburg became a symbol of the emperor's aspiration for the Baltic and Europe. With the Petrovsky decree, the city was officially the administrative center of the Russian state. At the beginning of the twentieth century, St. Petersburg, becoming a millionaire city, turned into the most important industrial center in Russia. As a result of the October Revolution of 1917, due to the fear of the city’s proximity to hostile countries, the Bolsheviks returned Moscow's capital status, where rapid growth in construction and industry began immediately.
May 19, 1922 - The creation of the first pioneer organization, named in 1926 by the All-Union Pioneer Organization. Lenin
In 1922, the All-Russian Conference of the Komsomol on behalf of the Communist Party organized the first pioneer detachments. In the same year, by a resolution of the All-Russian Congress of the RKSM, all pioneer detachments were united into a single children's communist organization. In 1926, after the 7th Congress of the Komsomol, she was named after Lenin. Pioneer detachments participated in public works, community work days, they helped to fight child neglect and illiteracy. Since the beginning of the 1930s, pioneer associations began to form in all schools, and during the Great Patriotic War massive Timurov movements were organized that helped the Soviet families and front-line soldiers in every possible way, collected scrap metal, were on duty in hospitals, and also took part in planting and harvesting. In 1991, with the collapse of the USSR, the power of the pioneer organization was significantly undermined and, starting from this period, gradually came to naught.
May 19 were born
Mikhail Kamensky (1738 - 1809 gg.) - Russian Field Marshal. With the beginning of the reign of Paul I, Kamensky received the title of Count. In 1806, during the war with France, he was appointed commander of the Russian army. He stayed on this post for only a few days.
Vasily Berkh (1780 - 1835) - a military historian who participated in the first round-the-world expedition, which took place from 1803 to 1806. In 1828, Emperor Nicholas I approved Berkh as a historiographer of the Russian Navy.
Gary Kildoll (1942 - 1994) - an outstanding American programmer who developed operating systems for the first PCs and founded the company Digital Research.
Natalia Oreiro (born in 1977) - Uruguayan singer and film actress (heroine of Argentine TV shows). With the role in the series "Rich and Famous", fame came to Natalia herself. In 2012, she became the mother of a charming son. Recently, the singer leads her own business to create designer clothes.
Name Day May 19
May 19th is celebrated on behalf of the representatives of the names: Tamara, Denis, Job, Michael, Nadezhda, Nikolai, Danakt, Ivan, Fedor, Martha, Maria, Emma, Mila, Roman, George, Michea, Patricey, Vyacheslav and Jacob.
