The days of the Metallurgist: the history and peculiarities of its celebration

The Feasts of the most popular professions were in the days of the Soviet Union. After 1990, in large CIS States, where they have developed black and nonferrous metallurgy, the Days of the Metallurgist legitimized and enriched with new traditions. The governments of several former Soviet republics, this professional holiday was cancelled.

Metallurg — it sounds good

Were the Days Metallurgist hundreds of years ago? The story is silent. But in the ancient States originated is a craft that is akin to art. In furnaces of the wizard melted ore, received a copper, bronze, iron, steel. The search for the “philosopher's stone", able to turn any mineral into gold, led to the emergence of new alloys and furnaces for their production. Recipes of ancient metallurgists still give rise to myths, e.g., about the superiority of steel over the modern steel. The value of ferrous metals increased in the XVIII-XIX century, for the color of a turning point was the era of the str in the mid-twentieth century.

In 1957 in the Soviet Union for the first time celebrated the Day of Metallurgist. It was a hard time, the country has still not fully recovered from the effects of the great Patriotic war. Unstable the condition of the ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy in the years of the global economic crisis. Required modernization and diversification that the industry has risen to a new step of its development.

Currently, the Days of the Metallurgist noted in the CIS States, with its reserves of ferrous and nonferrous metals, coking coal, developed industrial infrastructure. This:

• Russian Federation;
• Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Ukraine
• Belarus.

Congratulate Someone in the days of the Metallurgist.

The Nature of the work of metallurgists has changed significantly over the past decade. Gradually fading blast furnaces, giving way to electric furnaces. Representatives of different occupations (Steelworkers, casters, rollers, blacksmiths, welders and others) accept congratulations on Metallurgist's Day. Honor all of the employees of such enterprises, as:

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• Mining and metallurgical plants;
• Concentrator, producing concentrates and agglomerates;
• Coke-chemical enterprises;
• The domain and steel-smelting shops;
• Plants and factories of non-ferrous metals;
• Mills in metallurgy;
• Hardware plants;
• Rolling mills.

How to celebrate Russian metallurgists?

Every year In Russia I congratulate the employees of metallurgical enterprises on the third Sunday of July, in 2014 — July 20. In the Days of best Metallurgist award by profession, was awarded the title “Honored Metallurgist of the Russian Federation”. In cities, where steel mills, with festive events, which summarize the results, discuss the achievements and problems of the industry. Important is not the production of metals and release of these high quality machines and equipment, goods for the population. In recent years, was enriched with new interesting traditions of the Day of Metallurgist. The celebration includes the conduct of professional skills contests, concerts, sports and family tournaments. These events are the words of gratitude to the workers of the most “hot” industry. Metallurgists selflessly and bravely tame two elements — metal and fire, forcing them to serve the people.