In the present time period, many people are familiar with the holiday of national unity in 2017. For most of the population, this celebration is combined only with an additional day off. And very few people know the real and true history of this event. The large-scale event refers to public holidays, the Government and the President of our country are trying to captivate their people with various concerts and entertainment programs.

November 4, 2017 - Day of National Unity of Russia

It is no longer a great secret for anyone, the problem is, what date is the Day of National Unity 2017? This event is popularly celebrated on November 4th. On this frosty and autumnal day, every Russian should feel the festive atmosphere of the upcoming event. The very same history of the celebration of this celebration took its beginning already in 2004 year. At that time, the President of Russia signed a legislative decree, which proclaimed that from now on Russia would celebrate the day of its unity, and this date fell precisely on November 4.

Every year, long before the commencement of the celebration of the great date, a kind of scenario is invented for the celebration of the day of national unity. The holiday atmosphere does not necessarily include any large-scale or entertainment events. The main thing is that for Russians it is necessary to convey that this day is significant and dominant in the history of the country.

Performances of the most popular artists and famous singers became a mandatory program of this period. All famous people of culture solemnly congratulate Russians on this holiday.

Today, almost every modern schoolchild knows that November 4, 2017 - Day of National Unity of Russia... Does anyone know how, in general, this name came about, how they began to celebrate the unity of Russia?

Back in the distant 17th century, world famous Minin and Pozharsky became one of the participants in the victorious actions over the terrible foreign invaders. After a long struggle, the city was completely freed from enemies. This event also marked the end of the difficult period of the Time of Troubles.
We are confident that the date of celebration of the Day of National Unity was introduced into the everyday life of the country quite recently. In fact, this event is already more than a hundred years old. Unfortunately, many people do not take such a celebration for a particularly significant holiday. Well, the Government has provided an extra day of rest, and that's good. Few of the housewives set a chic table for this day, on which delicious dishes flaunt. And to go to nature is completely out of season. So it turns out that a state-historical event for most people takes place as usual.

As before, in 2017, the Day of National Unity in Russia will fall on weekdays. During this period, entertainment and political events will be organized. Rallies and processions will be held in the largest cities. All invited participants must come to this event, because the entire organization of the celebration originates from political movements. In some restaurants solemn congratulations on a great day are held, but not everyone has an entrance to this event.

Summing up the exact result of all of the above, it can be pointed out that the solemn event is especially significant for the state itself, which remembers this day in an appropriate way. For ordinary and working people, the holiday does not represent anything at all, people are happy with an additional day of rest. Students start their autumn holidays on this day.

Russians are preparing to celebrate one of the youngest Russian holidays for the 13th time - National Unity Day.

When is National Unity Day

How many days do we rest in November 2017

National Unity Day is a public holiday and a day off. In 2017, November 4 falls on Saturday, so the Russians were "compensated" for this day, adding Monday for rest.

Thus, in 2017, in connection with the Day of National Unity, Russians will rest for three days in a row - from Saturday, November 4 to Monday, November 6 inclusive.

Note, 7 november when the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution is celebrated, it will be an ordinary working day. However, the communists have planned traditional celebrations for November 7th.

History of the holiday National Unity Day

Holiday National Unity Day first appeared in the Russian calendar in 2005. date November 4th in many respects is conditional, and the holiday itself is celebrated in memory of the end of a difficult historical period, which in history has received the name of the Great Troubles, or the Time of Troubles. The end of the Time of Troubles was marked by the restoration of Russian statehood and the accession to the throne of the first tsar from the Romanov dynasty - a 16-year-old Mikhail Romanov whose descendants ruled Russia for 300 years.

The accession of Romanov was preceded by the events that took place in Moscow at the end of October (according to modern chronology - at the beginning of November) in 1612. In those days, the people's militia from Nizhny Novgorod, formed by a simple city dweller Kuzma Minin and the prince Dmitry Pozharsky, expelled the Polish invaders from Moscow.

According to the generally accepted version, it was on November 4, according to the new style, that the militias drove the Poles out of Kitai-Gorod, where the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was solemnly brought in. In memory of this event, Prince Pozharsky later founded a church in Moscow.

Having lost Kitay-Gorod, the Polish garrison barricaded itself in the Kremlin, but surrendered as a result of negotiations. And soon a Russian tsar appeared in Russia - he was a young Mikhail Romanov, elected by the Zemsky Sobor. It is believed that this event was the actual end of the Time of Troubles.

More than three decades later - in 1649 - the son of Mikhail Romanov - the tsar Alexey Mikhailovich (Quietest) ordered to celebrate October 22 (November 4 according to the modern calendar) the day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, adding this holiday to the summer celebration of the acquisition of the shrine on July 21 (July 8 according to the old style).

National Unity Day 2017: program of events

On National Unity Day, dozens of festive events are traditionally held, including those timed to coincide with the autumn holidays for schoolchildren.

The main celebrations, as in previous years, will be held in the homeland of the militia of Minin and Pozharsky - In Nizhniy Novgorod.

In Moscow National Unity Day will be celebrated in 11 parks, each of which has prepared its own holiday programs, which can be found on the website of the capital's mayor's office, choosing an event to your liking.

A special festive program prepared Gorky Park, Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora, Sokolniki, Kuzminki and other recreation areas in the capital. Visitors can expect festivals, historical excursions, fairs, swordplay, karaoke, Russian folk amusements, etc.

In St. Petersburg on the Palace Square from November 4 to 6, a unique show will be held every night - the Festival of Light, which this year is dedicated to the centenary of the 1917 revolution.

IN holidays with an anniversary show program in the Ice Palace will perform Evgeny Plushenko... Film Festival will be held in the cinema "Aurora" Andrey Tarkovsky, and the Bolshoi Puppet Theater (BTK) will host an international festival of puppet theaters.

More information on the program of festive events in St. Petersburg is available.

This holiday, which was revived in the country relatively recently, still causes bewilderment among some people, since they do not know what the occasion is for. It was founded in honor of the liberation of Moscow from the Polish intervention in the 17th century. This is an official day off, replacing the 7th of November, which lost this status. It is a symbol of national unity and is celebrated by all citizens of the Russian Federation. Now it is becoming more and more popular, gradually restoring its former fame.

history of the holiday

The date is connected with the distant events of the 17th century, when Moscow was annoyed by the Polish invaders. One of the impetus to popular indignation was the murder by the Poles of Patriarch Hermogenes, who called for a rebuff to foreigners. In 1611, headman Kuzma Minin made a call for the creation of a militia. The chief commander was the Novgorod prince Dmitry Pozharsky. The threat then was serious - the Poles insisted on recognizing the sovereign of foreign origin on the Russian throne, having enlisted the support of the boyars. But the militias, consisting of representatives of all classes and peoples, liberated the country by storming Kitay-Gorod and demonstrating an example of the unity of the people.

In 1649, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich appointed November 4 as the Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, with which the liberators entered Moscow. Under the USSR, the holiday was canceled, considering it religious. It was revived only in 2004, when it was necessary to completely remove the parallels with the anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution, which was celebrated on November 7. Therefore, this holiday can hardly be called new - it was first celebrated many years ago. Moreover, the main characters of those were remembered for a very long time, even Peter I spoke warmly about Kuzma Minin, calling him "the savior of the Fatherland."

In 1649, by decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, a mandatory celebration was established on November 4 as a day of gratitude to the Most Holy Theotokos for her help in liberating Russia from the Poles. The holiday was celebrated in Russia until the Revolution of 1917. IN church calendar this day entered as the Celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in memory of the deliverance of Moscow and Russia from the Poles in 1612. Thus, National Unity Day is essentially not at all new holiday rather a return to the old tradition.

Historically, this holiday is associated with the end of the Time of Troubles in Russia in the 17th century. The Time of Troubles - the period from the death of Tsar Ivan the Terrible in 1584 to 1613, when the first of the Romanov dynasty reigned on the Russian throne - was an era of deep crisis of the Moscow state caused by the suppression of the royal dynasty of Rurikovich. The dynastic crisis soon developed into a national-state crisis. The united Russian state collapsed, numerous impostors appeared. Widespread robbery, robbery, theft, bribery, general drunkenness struck the country.

It seemed to many contemporaries of the Troubles that the final ruin of the "blessed Muscovy" had taken place. The authorities in Moscow usurped the "seven-boyars" headed by Prince Fyodor Mstislavsky, which sent Polish troops into the Kremlin with the intention of placing the Catholic prince Vladislav on the Russian throne.

In this difficult time for Russia, Patriarch Hermogenes (Hermogenes) called on the Russian people to defend Orthodoxy and expel the Polish invaders from Moscow. "It's time to lay down your soul for the House of the Most Holy Theotokos!" - wrote the patriarch. His appeal was taken up by the Russian people. A broad patriotic movement began to liberate the capital from the Poles. The first people's (zemstvo) militia was led by the Ryazan governor Prokopiy Lyapunov. But because of the strife between the nobles and the Cossacks, who, on false accusations, killed the voivode, the militia broke up. The anti-Polish uprising, which began prematurely in Moscow on March 19, 1611, was defeated.

In September 1611, the "merchant", the Nizhny Novgorod zemstvo head Kuzma Minin, appealed to the townspeople with an appeal to create a militia. At the city gathering, he delivered his famous speech: "Orthodox people, we want to help the Moscow state, we will not spare our bellies, but not just our bellies - we will sell our yards, we will lay our wives and children and we will beat our heads so that someone becomes our boss. And what praise will be to all of us from the Russian land, that from such a small city like ours, such a great thing will happen. "

At Minin's call, the townspeople volunteered. But voluntary contributions were not enough. Therefore, a compulsory collection of the "fifth money" was announced: each had to contribute to the militia treasury a fifth of their income for the salaries of servicemen.

Minin himself gave all his savings to organize the militia, and his wife - jewelry.

At the suggestion of Kuzma Minin, the 30-year-old Novgorod prince Dmitry Pozharsky was invited to the post of chief governor. He did not immediately accept the offer, agreed to be the governor on condition that the townspeople themselves choose an assistant for him, who would command over the treasury of the militia. And Minin became "an elected man of the whole earth." So at the head of the second zemstvo militia were two people elected by the people and clothed with its full confidence.

Under the banners of Pozharsky and Minin, a huge army gathered at that time - more than 10 thousand local servicemen, up to three thousand Cossacks, more than a thousand archers and many "tributary people" from the peasants.

Representatives of all classes and all peoples that were part of the Russian state took part in the national militia, in the liberation of the Russian land from foreign invaders.

With the miraculous icon of the Kazan Mother of God, revealed in 1579, the Nizhny Novgorod zemstvo militia managed on November 4, 1612 to storm Kitai-Gorod and expel the Poles from Moscow. This victory served as a powerful impetus for the revival of the Russian state, and the icon became an object of special reverence.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

National Unity Day is a public holiday, the day of Russia's military glory. In 2019, it is celebrated on November 4. This is an official day off in the country. The holiday is associated with the liberation of Moscow from Polish invaders in 1612 and symbolizes national unity. It is timed to the Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. It is celebrated by all citizens of the Russian Federation. In 2019, National Unity Day is celebrated for the 15th time.

history of the holiday

On November 4 (October 22, old style), 1612, the people's militia led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky stormed Kitay-Gorod and liberated Moscow from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders. Russian troops marched into the Kremlin in a procession with the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God - the defender of the Russian land. In 1630, the Kazan Cathedral was built on Red Square. In 1649, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich declared November 4 a public holiday - the Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, in memory of the liberation of Moscow from the Polish-Lithuanian troops. After the October Revolution of 1917, the tradition of celebrating this celebration was interrupted.

In September 2004, the Interreligious Council of Russia proposed to establish a holiday on November 4 - National Unity Day. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin No. 200-FZ of December 29, 2004 amended Article 1 Federal law dated March 13, 1995 No. 32-FZ "On the days of military glory and memorable dates in Russia" and Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation No. 197-FZ dated December 30, 2001. November 4 - National Unity Day became a day of military glory and a festive day off.

Holiday traditions

National Unity Day is a young holiday that is celebrated magnificently and solemnly. Its goal is to unite the inhabitants of Russia, regardless of social status, nationality or religion. On this day, the citizens of the country remember the historical event to which this celebration is timed, and organize mass events.

Political parties hold rallies and parades. Handicraft fairs are held in city squares, entertainment programs for adults and children, exhibitions. Charitable events are held in many cities. Participants of the action collect things, toys, books, money and transfer them to orphanages, homes for disabled children and boarding schools.

Free food and beverage outlets are organized in the celebration areas. In the evening, concerts are held at which pop stars, dance and music groups perform.

The main place of celebration is Red Square in Moscow. The event begins with a solemn procession through the city and ends with the laying of bouquets at the memorials to the elder Minin and Prince Pozharsky. The President delivers a festive speech to the citizens of the Russian Federation and presents State awards.

The celebration takes place on a special scale in Nizhny Novgorod, the birthplace of Kuzma Minin. On November 4, the city authorities open public facilities: bridges, schools, kindergartens, parks. The main events take place on the National Unity Square, where a monument to Minin and Pozharsky is erected. There is a big concert and fireworks.

Since 2001, a public patriotic action "Altar of the Fatherland" has been held. It involves social activists, cultural workers, students, schoolchildren. They repeat the path of the militia, which begins in Nizhny Novgorod and ends in Moscow on Red Square.

Congratulations

Congratulations on National Unity Day!
May our people be united.
We wish to feel pride for the country,
Go ahead boldly and confidently.

May this holiday add strength to you,
Let the wave of good luck sweep you.
Let the sun of happiness shine over you,
Together we are one great country!

On National Unity Day
My congratulations.
I wish you and your loved ones happiness
Kindness, respect for each other.

I also wish you strength, strength,
Important aspirations, good ideas.
So that there is always warmth in the heart,
And love in him was for his Fatherland.

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