On October 22, UNESCO initiated the International Day of School Libraries. The tradition of focusing on general education literature for schoolchildren has appeared since 1999, when Blanche Wools, the head of the International Association of School Libraries, proposed celebrating this kind of holiday, however, International School Library Day acquired official status only in 2005. Three years after the holiday was recognized and began to be celebrated in many countries of the world, UNESCO representatives went further and decided to devote a whole month to the school book. Since 2008, International School Library Day has transformed into a month. In the period from October 22 to November 22, events dedicated to school libraries are held all over the world, and monthly book collection is practiced. In Russia, the most striking event of the Month of Libraries is the large-scale Forum of School Librarians, which is held annually in Mikhailovsky.
October 22, Russia celebrates the White Cranes Festival, dedicated to the memory of people who fell on the battlefield during wars and armed conflicts. The poet Rasul Gamzatov initiated the annual celebration of this day. The purpose of the White Cranes Festival is not only the Christian veneration of the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the glory of the Motherland and the patriotic education of youth, but also to strengthen the traditions and foundations of the inhabitants of Russia, to unite people of different nationalities living in the territory of a large country. The name of the holiday was due to the popular poem of Ruslan Gamzatov "White Cranes", the lines of which were put to music and performed by Mark Bernes. In Dagestan, the White Crane Festival has been celebrated for more than a decade, and only relatively recently it became the All-Russian. The crane is a bird wise, kind and faithful, it is not surprising that it has become a symbol of friendship and unity, courage and devotion. In every country of the world, wherever it is, in the East, South or West, the white crane is glorified and protected. In Japan, it is a symbol of longevity and prosperity, in China - immortality, in African countries - the messenger of the gods, in Christian countries - symbolizes patience and humility.
In the Orthodox calendar, October 22 is known as the feast of the icon of the Mother of God of Korsun (Ephesus).
The famous icon of the Korsun Mother of God was painted by the Evangelist Luke, many Christians dreamed of praying in front of her, but not everyone was given the opportunity. At the end of the first millennium, an icon belonging to Luke’s brush was brought by Prince Vladimir from Korsun to Kiev, then she “lived” in Novgorod and Moscow, so the Slavs had the opportunity to touch the miraculous relic. There was another image of the Mother of God of Korsun, whose appearance in Russia in 1162 was due to the Monk Euphrosyne of Polotsk, an outstanding woman exchanged him for rich gifts from the Greek emperor. This icon received the name Korsunskaya due to the fact that on the way from Greece it was almost a year in the city of Korsun.
Today, according to the national calendar, the Day of Jacob the Woodman, it became the starting point for harvesting firewood for the winter. It was believed that before Jacob it was impossible to cut trees and store firewood in the shed, there would be no sense in such an activity. Folk sages believe that the reason for this behavior of the peasants is not at all mystical, but practical, the villagers had too much work in the summer and the first autumn month, there simply was not enough time to prepare firewood. In addition, autumn logs during combustion give off much more heat than summer logs, since all the juices leave them. You should not think that the harvesting of wood is a simple and troublesome business; every peasant knew how important and important this was. There are many riddles and sayings among the people related to the preparation and use of firewood: "The cabinet is large, the doors are small, they put white, they take out black", "In winter there is no warmer, in summer there is no colder." On Jacob, it was customary to cook porridge, which was served with butter or lard, and baked pies with porridge. October 22 is the beginning of events such as threshing wheat, peeling millet, barley and oats. On Jacob, mushrooms often appeared on the table; they were stewed with potatoes and salted in barrels. Everyone knows that October is the time of gathering autumn mushrooms.
Abraham - a person is very active and active, sociable, can always find contact with the interlocutor, even if they have almost no common topics for conversation.
Yefim - a very gentle and sensitive child, requires a lot of attention, often stutters in childhood and has digestive problems (as a rule, such phenomena occur from fright or excessive complexes). Yefim is a very reliable person, his colleagues at work respect him and never suspect a trick. By nature, a person with that name is very artistic, can become a good actor or entertainer. Despite the fact that there are always a lot of people near Yefim, he is conservative and selective in friendship, close people for him are those with whom relations have been tested for years.
Konstantin - a person for whom the definition of "cautious" is suitable, he often experiences a sense of anxiety, and, at times, he himself does not know what is his reason. He likes to spend time with his family, but at the same time his wife should not relax, because Konstantin is so used to stress that he cannot imagine his life without him. From time to time, his wife will not interfere with warming up her husband’s feelings and provoking jealousy in him;
Maksim - a person independent from early childhood, he does not cause trouble to parents. If mom and dad want to make their son’s life brighter and captivate him with something, there is no better solution than taking the boy to the theater. The difficulty of Maxim is that it is rather difficult for him to give the science of understanding people, a person with that name is easy to fool, he too believes that only good people can be next to him. A person with the name Maxim is very purposeful, without any difficulties, can achieve success in almost any activity.
Jacob - a very prudent man, he follows the proverb "Measure seven times, cut one," recklessness is clearly not his hobby. The practicality of Jacob brings its results - people with this name are hardworking and successful, often succeed in commerce.
Franz Liszt (1811) - an outstanding Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor. During his difficult creative career, the musician wrote about six and a half hundred works, among which the symphonies “Faust” and “Divina comedia”, Hungarian rhapsodies, as well as piano concerts gained worldwide fame.
Сapa Bernard (1844) - an outstanding French actress and singer, who played in the largest theaters in the world, became famous for performing both female and male roles. Thanks to the magnificent play of Sarah Bernhardt, the opera La Traviata, written by Verdi, appeared. In Paris, the theater in Chatelet was named after Sarah Bernhardt.
Ivan Bunin (1870) - Russian writer and poet, author of the collections "Poems", "Under the open sky", "Leaf fall", three times winner of the Pushkin Prize, spent many years in exile, where he wrote the famous literary masterpieces "Mitina love", "Case Cornet Elagin "," The Life of Arseniev ".
Catherine Deneuve (1943) - French actress, who became famous around the world after starring in the film "Cherbourg Umbrellas", winner of the main prize of the Cannes Film Festival (1964). Another outstanding work by Catherine Deneuve is Demi in the movie Girls from Rochefort. The French actress dreamed to see the best directors of the world on the stage.
Spartak Mishulin (1926) - satire theater actor, starred in the program “Zucchini 13 Chairs”, many understand him for the role of Carlson, which he played for forty years.
October 22, 1721 - after the victory over the Swedes in the Northern War and the return of numerous lands to the rule of the Moscow state, the formation of the Russian Empire took place, at the head of which became the All-Russian Emperor.
October 22, 1730 - the 117-kilometer Ladoga (Petrovsky, Staroladozhsky) canal was built, which made it possible to make transport links along the shore of Lake Ladoga; it connected the Neva and Volkhov rivers.
October 22, 1842 - the outstanding jeweler Gustav Faberge, whose works still excite the minds of millions of people, thanks to incredible beauty and sophistication, opened a jewelry workshop in St. Petersburg. Today, the best museums and rarity connoisseurs of the whole world are striving to get in their collection products created by the hands of a unique master.
October 22, 1966 - The Soviet Union launched the satellite, Luna-12, which was an incredible achievement for the Russian cosmonautics.
October 22, 1987 - an outstanding poet who emigrated from the Soviet Union and lived for many years in the United States of America, Joseph Brodsky was awarded the prestigious award - the Nobel Prize in Literature.
