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World Clean Hands Day leads today's complete edition for Moldova.
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A day for the ordinary public health habit that travels across homes, schools, kitchens, clinics, workshops, and places of worship.
The feast of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel is celebrated in Moldova with a church service and a feast of fish (because the day falls during the Advent fast, when meat is forbidden). The day is the name day for everyone named Mihail, Gavril, Mihaela, or Gabriela, and they celebrate with cake and wine. The tradition is to light a candle in the church and to pray for protection from evil. The archangel Michael is the patron saint of the Moldovan army, and the day is also observed with a military ceremony at the Victory Monument in Chisinau.