April 30, or Jazz Day and Walpurgis Night
Zodiac Sign Taurus
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Taurus, April 30. People born on on this day bright personalities, occupying a responsible position in society, but often they are guided by the desire to leave a responsible post and indulge in an idle life.
Fulfilling their professional duty, those born on April 30 strictly follow the instructions, rarely exchanging for condescension and human understanding, unless this is contrary to the interests of the case.
They are brilliant bosses and managers and at the same time are very demanding not only of their subordinates, but also of themselves.
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Taurus men born on April 30:
- possess the following properties:
- poise,
- tenderness,
- musicality.
- The Taurus man does not have powerful energy, he does not gush with ideas, is somewhat lazy and passive, but he is able to provide material comfort, take on all the worries about the family and his beloved woman, and become a reliable rear and partner.
Taurus women born on April 30:
- endowed with such differences of nature:
- dependence,
- down-to-earthness,
- as well as determination.
- Taurus is one of the most beautiful women in the zodiacal constellation, characterized by powerful sexual energy and a desire to be the center of attention.
- Often they become the soul of the company, while not claiming to be unconditional leadership.
Holidays
International Jazz Day
The goal of the holiday was to "increase the level of awareness of the international community about the pedagogical role of jazz as a force that promotes peace, unity, dialogue and increased contacts between people."
Currently, many public organizations, educational institutions and individuals, as well as public authorities, support the promotion of jazz. And the International Day of Jazz is one tool for this.
Jazz originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States as a synthesis of African and European cultures and to this day remains a unique form of musical art that unites races and nationalities and erase the boundaries between people and states.
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the first Jazz Day, noted: "Jazz has always been a factor of positive changes throughout its history, it remains to this day. That's why UNESCO proclaimed the International Jazz Day. This music, in the origins of which lies slavery, has always passionately opposed all forms of oppression. She speaks the language of freedom, which is essential for all cultures. UNESCO is guided by the same goals in its efforts to build bridges of dialogue and mutual understanding among all cultures and societies. "
Therefore, celebrating the International Jazz Day, UNESCO pays tribute to the unique musical style, which is jazz; increases the awareness of the international community, stressing the need for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding; strengthens international cooperation and ties in the jazz music.
The first day of jazz was marked by a festive program, which included live performances by musicians, master classes and roundtables with the participation of people who made a great contribution to the development of this art. In subsequent years, such events have become traditional.
By the way, for the first time the word "jazz" was mentioned in the press on April 2, 1912.
On the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated - the most significant of the pagan holidays dedicated to fertility.
Having heard about Walpurgis Night, most people think of sabbaths, witches, naked dancing under the moon, feasts and maybe even saddles.
However, not all so simple. Walpurgis Night is the same as Beltey, or May Eve, and is celebrated on the night of April 30 to commemorate the burgeoning spring.
The name of Walpurgis Night is associated with the name of St. Walpurgi, the Wimburn nun, who came from England to Germany in 748 to found a monastery. She died on February 25, 777 in Heidenheim. She was extremely popular, and soon they began to venerate her as a saint. In the Roman list of saints, her day is May 1st.
In the Middle Ages there was a belief that Walpurgis Night is the night of the feast of witches in all of Germany and Scandinavia. The witches saddled their brooms and flew to the mountain peaks, where they spent time in wild feasts and dances. The boundaries between the worlds opened, so in the old days on the evening of April 30, fires burned everywhere in Europe. The predators, which could have ruined the flock (after all, the shepherd season began in May) and evil spirits were also scared.
Now, on the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated all over Central and Northern Europe - this is a celebration of the Spring Meeting, when huge bonfires are lit to ward off witches, flying together on this night.
The holiday program has not changed for more than 100 years: ancient games like burners, performances of student choirs and traditional bonfires on the eve of Walpurgis Night. This is how the canonized saint became the embodiment of darkness.
A few years ago, the enterprising German DJ Maximilian Lenz (DJ Westbam) invented the ''MayDay'' youth festival. Every year, from April 30 to May 1, young people from all over Germany come to the Westfallenhalle in Dortmund to meet the most progressive dance music.
311 - Galerius, whose full name is Guy Galerius Valerius Maximian, who has been the sovereign ruler of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire since 305, signed an edict that for the first time allowed the population openly practice Christianity and promote the spread of this dogma.
1722 - Billiards is first mentioned in the ''New England Courant'' newspaper.
1777 - born Karl Friedrich Gauss (d. 1855), an outstanding German mathematician, astronomer and physicist, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
1789 - The inauguration ceremony of the first US President was held. It was the commander in chief of the American Continental Army, George Washington. Washington's speech consisted of just 135 words. Washington concluded the text of the oath with the words "God help me so."
1803 - United States bought Louisiana from France. The current state was bought at 4 cents per acre - twice expensive as Alaska.
1877 is the birthday of the gramophone. French poet Charles Cros gave the description of the first gramophone to the Academy of Sciences.
1883 Jaroslav Hasek, Czech satirist, father of the brave soldier Schweik was born.
1900 - Hawaii became the territory of the United States.
1877 - birthday of the gramophone. French poet Charles Cros gave the description of the first gramophone to the Academy of Sciences.
1883 - Jaroslav Hasek, Czech satirist, father of ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' was born.
1900 - Hawaii became the territory of the United States.
1945 - The assault of the Reichstag began by Soviet troops during the Berlin operation. On the night of May 1, soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 756th Regiment, commanded by Captain S. A. Neustroyev, installed a red flag on the roof of the Reichstag.
1952 - the first advertisement for a toy was shown on television. It was a plastic Mr. Potato Head, to which were attached a variety of additional accessories. Only in the first year toys for $ 4 million were sold. In 1987, the American Cancer Society forced manufacturers to pull a pipe out of a potato hero's mouth once and for all. And in 2002, an insurance company for pensioners issued a membership card to Mr. Potato Head.
1956 - Lars von Trier was born, Danish director (''Dogville'', ''Breaking the Waves'', ''Dancer in the Dark'') and screenwriter.
1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress (''Interview with the Vampire'', ''Jumanji'', ''Wimbledon'', ''Spider-Man'') was born.
1992 - in Geneva, it was announced that the World Wide Web technology, developed by an employee of the European Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics by the Englishman Tim Berners-Lee, would be free for everyone. It was then that the Internet started walked forward with the "7-miles steps".
2002 - the first nuclear power plant in the world was permanently shut down in Obninsk. As the press service of the Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russia reported, the station was stopped solely for economic reasons, since “maintaining it in a safe state became more and more expensive every year”. The world's first nuclear power plant with an AM-1 (Peaceful Atom) reactor with a capacity of 5 MW gave an industrial current on June 27, 1954 and opened the way to the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, having successfully worked for almost 48 years.
2004 - The Italian Parliament passed a controversial media law that would allow Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the country's largest media tycoon, to control 90% of Italian television channels and acquire new print media and radio stations.
2004 - The US Senate on Thursday approved a ban on state and local government taxation of Internet access services.
Folk Calendar
Walpurgis Night
On the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated - the most significant of the pagan holidays dedicated to fertility.
Having heard about Walpurgis Night, most people think of sabbaths, witches, naked dancing under the moon, feasts and maybe even saddles.
However, not all so simple. Walpurgis Night is the same as Beltey, or May Eve, and is celebrated on the night of April 30 to commemorate the burgeoning spring.
The name of Walpurgis Night is associated with the name of St. Walpurgi, the Wimburn nun, who came from England to Germany in 748 to found a monastery. She died on February 25, 777 in Heidenheim. She was extremely popular, and soon they began to venerate her as a saint. In the Roman list of saints, her day is May 1st.
In the Middle Ages there was a belief that Walpurgis Night is the night of the feast of witches in all of Germany and Scandinavia. The witches saddled their brooms and flew to the mountain peaks, where they spent time in wild feasts and dances. The boundaries between the worlds opened, so in the old days on the evening of April 30, fires burned everywhere in Europe. The predators, which could have ruined the flock (after all, the shepherd season began in May) and evil spirits were also scared.
Now, on the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night is celebrated all over Central and Northern Europe - this is a celebration of the Spring Meeting, when huge bonfires are lit to ward off witches, flying together on this night.
The holiday program has not changed for more than 100 years: ancient games like burners, performances of student choirs and traditional bonfires on the eve of Walpurgis Night. This is how the canonized saint became the embodiment of darkness.
A few years ago, the enterprising German DJ Maximilian Lenz (DJ Westbam) invented the ''MayDay'' youth festival. Every year, from April 30 to May 1, young people from all over Germany come to the Westfallenhalle in Dortmund to meet the most progressive dance music.
Also on April 30...
1722 - Billiards is first mentioned in the ''New England Courant'' newspaper.
1777 - born Karl Friedrich Gauss (d. 1855), an outstanding German mathematician, astronomer and physicist, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.
1789 - The inauguration ceremony of the first US President was held. It was the commander in chief of the American Continental Army, George Washington. Washington's speech consisted of just 135 words. Washington concluded the text of the oath with the words "God help me so."
1803 - United States bought Louisiana from France. The current state was bought at 4 cents per acre - twice expensive as Alaska.
1877 is the birthday of the gramophone. French poet Charles Cros gave the description of the first gramophone to the Academy of Sciences.
1883 Jaroslav Hasek, Czech satirist, father of the brave soldier Schweik was born.
1900 - Hawaii became the territory of the United States.
1877 - birthday of the gramophone. French poet Charles Cros gave the description of the first gramophone to the Academy of Sciences.
1883 - Jaroslav Hasek, Czech satirist, father of ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' was born.
1900 - Hawaii became the territory of the United States.
1945 - The assault of the Reichstag began by Soviet troops during the Berlin operation. On the night of May 1, soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 756th Regiment, commanded by Captain S. A. Neustroyev, installed a red flag on the roof of the Reichstag.
1952 - the first advertisement for a toy was shown on television. It was a plastic Mr. Potato Head, to which were attached a variety of additional accessories. Only in the first year toys for $ 4 million were sold. In 1987, the American Cancer Society forced manufacturers to pull a pipe out of a potato hero's mouth once and for all. And in 2002, an insurance company for pensioners issued a membership card to Mr. Potato Head.
1956 - Lars von Trier was born, Danish director (''Dogville'', ''Breaking the Waves'', ''Dancer in the Dark'') and screenwriter.
1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress (''Interview with the Vampire'', ''Jumanji'', ''Wimbledon'', ''Spider-Man'') was born.
1992 - in Geneva, it was announced that the World Wide Web technology, developed by an employee of the European Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics by the Englishman Tim Berners-Lee, would be free for everyone. It was then that the Internet started walked forward with the "7-miles steps".
2002 - the first nuclear power plant in the world was permanently shut down in Obninsk. As the press service of the Ministry of Atomic Energy of Russia reported, the station was stopped solely for economic reasons, since “maintaining it in a safe state became more and more expensive every year”. The world's first nuclear power plant with an AM-1 (Peaceful Atom) reactor with a capacity of 5 MW gave an industrial current on June 27, 1954 and opened the way to the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, having successfully worked for almost 48 years.
2004 - The Italian Parliament passed a controversial media law that would allow Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the country's largest media tycoon, to control 90% of Italian television channels and acquire new print media and radio stations.
2004 - The US Senate on Thursday approved a ban on state and local government taxation of Internet access services.
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