December 24 – What holiday is today and the key events taking place.

On Tuesday, December 24, Christmas Eve is celebrated in Ukraine and around the world. This is a day when families traditionally gather around a festive table, which should include 12 lean dishes - corresponding to the number of apostles.

Additionally, today marks the Day of Archive Workers and the Last-Minute Shoppers' Day.

Believers honor the memory of Saint Eugenia of Rome, the Holy Martyr.

Name days celebrated today include: Nikolai, Sergey, Eugenia, Claudia, Claudia.

Notable individuals born on this day:

1937 - Vyacheslav Chornovil, Ukrainian politician, publicist, and activist in the resistance movement against Russification.

1940 - Grigory Kriss, Olympic fencing champion.

1974 - Alexey Senyuk, Hero of Ukraine and participant in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Historical events on December 24:

1518 - Sigismund I grants the village of Kovle the status of a city with Magdeburg rights.

1624 - Hetman Mikhail Doroshenko signs a mutual assistance agreement with the Crimean Khanate.

1814 - A treaty is signed in Ghent between Great Britain and the USA, ending the Anglo-American War.

1871 - The premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" in Cairo.

1982 - The first flight of the cargo plane An-124 "Ruslan."

2004 - The launch of the Ukrainian satellite "Sich-1M."

On this day in 1903, the first registration number for a car was issued in the United Kingdom - A1, which was awarded to the Duke of Russell.