Holidays
- World Audiovisual Heritage Day
- Paraskeva Gryaznikha
- International School Library Day
- International Teddy Bear Day
- Feast of the Yakhroma Icon of the Mother of God
- Mentoring Day
- Day of autumn mirages
Significant dates
1672 The first performance took place in the Comedy Hall, the first theater building in Russia.
1873 A patent application has been filed for barbed wire.
1927 The Central Theater of Working Youth (TRAM) opened in Moscow, today – Lenkom.
1951 Radiation exposure was used for the first time to combat malignant tumors.
1984 The official opening of through train traffic along the entire Baikal-Amur Mainline took place.
Persons
On October 27, 1728, the English navigator, explorer, and cartographer James Cook was born.
Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini was born on October 27, 1782.
On October 27, 1855, Russian biologist and breeder, academician Ivan Michurin was born.
On October 27, 1858, the 26th President of the United States (1901-1909), Nobel laureate Theodore Roosevelt, was born.
On October 27, 1886, Russian and Soviet painter Robert Falk was born.
On October 27, 1899, Soviet actor and theater and film director, People's Artist of the USSR Mikhail Zharov was born.
On October 27, 1900, Soviet singer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Lidiya Ruslanova was born.
On October 27, 1944, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR Nikolai Karachentsov was born.
Folk calendar
Paraskeva Gryaznukha, Paraskeva Friday
On this day, the memory of Saint Paraskeva of Serbia, who lived in the 11th century, is celebrated. According to the life, the miraculously found relics of Paraskeva became famous for the numerous miracles that happened next to them.
In Rus', Paraskeva was given an unkind nickname – Gryaznuha. The saint must owe this to the damp weather and slush that usually accompanied the day of her memory. “It’s never dry on Gryaznukha,” people said. The amount of dirt was used to predict when winter would come. If the mud is so great that the horse's hoof print is immediately filled with water, it means there are four weeks left until winter. In addition, heavy mud promised plenty of rain in the spring.
Paraskeva also had other nicknames – Flax, Trepalnitsa. On this day, housewives began to ruffle and crumple flax. But spinning and washing was not recommended for Paraskeva, although it was quite possible to sew. In some areas the saint was revered as the patroness of all women's winter work.
If the saint's memorial day fell on the fifth day of the week, a special holiday was celebrated – Paraskeva Friday. This name corresponded to the image of a tall, thin woman with long hair. Particular attention on Paraskeva Friday was paid to women in labor and pregnant women. They believed that the saint herself was protecting them. In order not to anger Paraskeva and not to lose her help during childbirth, pregnant women tried not to comb their hair on Fridays. They also said that whoever laughs a lot on Friday will cry a lot in old age.
Name day on this day
Ignatius, Kuzma, Maximilian, Mikhail, Nazar, Nikolai, Peter, Praskovya
Source: Calend.ru.
