May 28: what holiday is today, traditions and prohibitions.

May 28 is celebrated as the All-Ukrainian Local Lore Day, Community Police Officer Day, and World Hunger Day. In the church calendar, it is the day of St. Nikita the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon, and St. Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene.

All-Ukrainian Local Lore Day

Every year on May 28, Ukrainian local lore experts celebrate their professional holiday, namely All-Ukrainian Local Lore Day. The goal of this holiday is to make the history, culture, and customs of our people accessible to the wider public. On this day, each of us should understand how important it is to know about our homeland, native land, and home.

Community Police Officer Day

May 28 is celebrated as Community Police Officer Day in Ukraine. On this day, the work of community police officers is honored, and attention is drawn to how Ukraine is changing the police work strategy.

World Hunger Day

World Hunger Day is a globally recognized day celebrated on May 28 each year to raise awareness of the critical issue of hunger and to encourage collective action to eradicate it. This event helps to bring attention to and highlight the issue of hunger in the world in the third millennium.

What religious holiday is today

On May 28, the church calendar commemorates St. Nikita the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon; the martyr St. Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene.

St. Nikita the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon, lived in the second half of the 8th century. For his pious life, he was elevated to the rank of Bishop of Chalcedon. From 726 to 775, St. Nikita was the Archbishop of Chalcedon and courageously condemned the heresy of iconoclasm.

St. Nikita was known for his mercy, always helping the needy, welcoming travelers into his home, caring for orphans and widows, and defending those who were wronged. Later, for defending the veneration of icons, he was removed from his see, stripped of his rank, and exiled to one of the Palestinian monasteries, where he worked until the end of his days.

What not to do this day

• Do not argue.
• Do not wish harm to anyone.
• Do not think about the bad.

Folk omens

• A crimson sunrise means a hot summer with many fires.
• Many spider webs flying means expect a hot summer.
• Hearing a crow's caw on this day is a good sign.
• If you hear the screech of a magpie, it means wealth, but you need to say a special incantation so that it brings good into the home.

Memorable events on May 28

• 1742 – the world's first indoor swimming pool opened in London.
• 1812 – the Bucharest Peace Treaty was concluded between the Russian and Ottoman Empires.
• 1830 – US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.
• 1918 – Armenia and Azerbaijan proclaimed state independence.
• 1923 – the US Attorney General announced that women have the right to wear pants wherever and whenever they please.
• 1925 – the First All-Ukrainian Local Lore Conference began in Kharkiv, during which the Ukrainian Local Lore Committee was created.
• 1959 – American scientists successfully launched a rocket into space with the return of two monkeys, Able and Baker, on the AM-18 rocket.
• 1965 – the Council of Ministers of the USSR decided to organize the Donetsk State University on the basis of the Donetsk branch of the Kharkiv State University named after Gorky.
• 1985 – Kyiv's Dynamo scored its 2000th goal in the USSR championships.
• 1997 – in Kyiv, the heads of government of Ukraine and Russia signed a package of documents on the basing and distribution of the Black Sea Fleet.

Name day

On this angel day, Denis, Dmitry, Zachar, Hnat, Irakliy, Makariy, Nikita, Nikola, Pavel, Peter, Elena, Ilona celebrate.

In general, May 28 is a day rich in celebrations and events. It encourages us to honor history, culture, and traditions, to celebrate achievements in law enforcement and natural disasters. This day also reminds us of the importance of collective action in tackling global issues such as hunger in the world. May each of these events serve as a reminder that together we can achieve a brighter and better future.