In Russia there are a large number of holidays that are dedicated to people of a particular profession. This is Police Day , Housing and Utilities Worker Day, Firefighter Day and so on. One of these holidays is Electrician's Day, and now we will talk about it.
It is worth noting in advance that this holiday is in no way a day off. Electrician Day is celebrated on December 22. An interesting fact is that this is almost the shortest daylight hours for the whole year. Accordingly, it was on December 22nd that the work of the power industry became most noticeable. By the way, the Day of Power Engineers is celebrated by all those who are somehow connected with the industry, which covers the generation, transmission and further sale of heat and electricity to consumers.
In general, it is generally accepted that Electrician's Day is a day of recognition of the merits of workers in this field. Merit in the maintenance of daily life of mankind and economic development.
This holiday was approved in the USSR. This happened in accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 23, 1966. What caused the issuance of such a decree? The famous state electrification plan (GOELRO). They adopted this plan back in 1920 during the eighth All-Russian Congress of Soviets. Most of all, GOELRO’s plan was remembered by a simple layman “Ilyich’s bulb”. Such equipment is used in some places in our time. “Ilyich’s bulb” is an ordinary household incandescent bulb, which is used without a plafond. This concept arose in the same 1920, when the leader of the world proletariat himself attended the opening of a power station in the village
Kashino. That was only the very beginning of the implementation of the GOELRO plan. Together with the Kashino power plant, 30 power plants were planned throughout the country. Vladimir Ilyich planned the reconstruction of absolutely all sectors of the national economy. To the pleasure of the leadership of the country, the councils managed to implement the plan over the next 11 years. And after 15 years, by 1935, he was overfulfilled three times.
Returning directly to the holiday, we can recall another significant date. On November 1, 1988, a government agency such as the PVS issued a decree regarding Energy Day. In accordance with this decree, his celebration was postponed, now it was the day that fell on the third Sunday of December. But in recent times, this decision was overturned behind the scenes, and December 22 was again Day of the Power Engineer. But at the same time, some organizations remained committed to the PVS decree.
In addition to the fact that December 22 is Electrician's Day celebrated in the Russian Federation, it is celebrated in some countries of the
near abroad. These are Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Belarus.
As regards such an aspect as congratulations on the Day of the Power Engineer, most of them must certainly be cheerful, provocative and interesting. By itself, such a holiday is not particularly distinguished by anything, but if you congratulate your friend with a funny verse or a funny parable, it will be remembered. For example, the congratulation on the Day of the Power Engineer, which was very relevant in 2012: “You canceled the end of the world once again and again gave light to people! Thank you for that!".