Holidays
- International Day for Disaster Reduction
- Mikhail Solomenny
- Day of the Hydrographic Service of the Russian Navy
- International Costume Day
- Treat Yourself Day
- Em'n'Ems Day
- Train Your Brain Day
- World Thrombosis Day
- Chastity Day
- Falling Tree Day
- International Day of Losers
- International Day of Skeptics
- Yorkshire Pudding Day
Significant dates
1792 The foundation stone of the US Presidential Residence has been laid.
1827 The hydrographic service of the Russian navy was founded.
1884 The location of the Prime Meridian along Greenwich has been approved.
1908 The Moscow Art Theater opened its 10th season with the world premiere of Maurice Maeterlinck’s play “The Blue Bird” (6+).
Persons
On October 13, 1829, Russian historian, publisher, bibliographer, and literary critic Pyotr Bartenev was born.
On October 13, 1880, the Russian satirist poet and journalist Sasha Cherny was born.
On October 13, 1925, English politician and public figure, British Prime Minister (1979-1990) Margaret Thatcher was born.
On October 13, 1933, Soviet and Russian theater and film director, screenwriter, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR Mark Zakharov was born.
On October 13, 1934, Soviet and American theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Savely Kramarov was born.
Folk calendar
Mikhail Solomenny
On this day, the memory of Michael, a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, the first Metropolitan of Kyiv, is celebrated.
An interesting custom was widespread in Rus': on the day of Michael, young women burned their straw beds – some in ovens, some in barns. This action was given a mystical meaning: supposedly such a ritual protects from the evil eye. But there is also a rational explanation: over the summer, the straw beds had become quite worn out, dirty, and harmful insects could live in them, so it was time to replace them with new ones, since there was a lot of straw in the fall. However, the old women burned only bast shoes – “to give way to winter.”
By the way, Russian people treated straw with respect. They said that it absorbs earthly and solar power. And the straw shaken out of the mattress was used to judge the health of its owner.
It was also customary for Michael to bathe children on the doorstep. It was believed that this would protect them from diseases in winter.
On this day we looked at the signs: if the first snow falls on Mikhail, it means that winter will not come soon. If by this time all the cranes have flown south, it means that winter will be early and cold.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey, Apollinaria, Vasily, Vyacheslav, Gregory, Leonid, Matvey, Mikhail, Peter, Polina, Semyon
Source: Calend.ru.
