One of the little -known Russian holidays is the day of the archaeologist. Several interesting versions from the history of origin and the appearance of this holiday.

The day of the archaeologist is celebrated annually on August 15.

At the moment, there is no consensus regarding the cause of the origin of this holiday, however, there are some versions.

According to the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valentin Yanin, who is better known in the scientific field as the “largest researcher of the Novgorod region and birch bark letters”, the cause of the celebration is very prosaic.

history of the holiday

About 70 years ago, excavations were carried out on the territory of the Novgorod region. Participants in this archaeological campaign decided to diversify the routine workdays by the celebration of any celebration, for which the permission of the head of the archaeological expedition was required.

At that time, the leader was an outstanding Soviet, and subsequently Russian archaeologist, Artykhovsky Artemy Vladimirovich.

However, in order to convince Artsikhovsky to give permission to hold this event, it was necessary to give a good argument that would confirm that this particular date is a very significant historical event. As it turned out, the same day (August 15) is the birthday of the horse Alexander Macedon - Bucephalus.

The head of the expedition, Artsikhovsky, recognized the significance of the event, as It was this animal that played a significant role in Alexander’s life, which, despite the rebellion of the horse, managed to tame it. With this act, the future great commander won the reputation of a stubborn man in the eyes of his father, Philip the Second - the ruler of Macedonia.

At that moment, Philip realized that he needed to educate his son only with convictions, and not orders and instructions that his son, of course, would ignore. Philip managed to achieve his.

Probably, thanks to the education received, Alexander Macedonian was able to achieve such a high social situation.

Some time later, the reason for the celebration was forgotten, and from that moment the holiday began to be considered "the day of the archaeologist."

The second version is no less popular. According to some assumptions, the emergence of the holiday of the "Archaeologist Day" is associated with a scientific expedition, which took place from 1940 to 1950. Its leader was Tatyana Sergeevna Passek (birthday - August 15) - the famous Soviet archaeologist.

The expedition was a tremendous success in the sense that many participants in this campaign subsequently created many scientific publications.

According to this version of the origin of the holiday, the day of the archaeologist was dedicated to the birthday of the head of this scientific expedition - T.S. Passek.

The holiday is popular mainly in the scientific field, because It is unofficial. Very common in Russia and Belarus. Официальный сайт brillx