Holidays
- Day of the creation of Russian Army Aviation
- International Animation Day
- Grandparents Day
- World Judo Day
- Efimy Osenniy
- Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God “Spreader of the Loaves”
- Immigrants Day
Significant dates
1571 Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible married Marfa Sobakina.
1886 The official unveiling of the Statue of Liberty took place in New York.
1922 Italian fascists began their march on Rome.
Persons
On October 28, 1017, Holy Roman Emperor (1046-1056) Henry III was born.
On October 28, 1469, the European humanist, philosopher and writer Erasmus of Rotterdam was born.
On October 28, 1759, Russian architect and painter Andrei Voronikhin was born.
On October 28, 1793, Lithuanian historian and educational writer, folklore collector Simonas Daukantas was born.
On October 28, 1868, American track and field athlete, first Olympic champion (6+), writer James Connolly was born.
On October 28, 1884, Russian revolutionary and political figure Maria Spiridonova was born.
On October 28, 1924, Soviet intelligence officer, writer and screenwriter Ovid Gorchakov was born.
On October 28, 1927, Soviet film actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Roza Makagonova was born.
Folk calendar
Efimy Osenniy
On this day, Orthodox Christians celebrate the memory of Euthymius of Thessalonica, who lived in Palestine in the 9th century.
They said about this day in Rus': “Efimy closes the roots of grass and trees with the ground with the cold, covers every insect in the withered grass, and brings sleep to nature.” It was a correct observation: winter was approaching, and every plant and animal was preparing for its arrival.
Winter was gaining strength, and with it, unclean spirits became more active, for example, kikimora, which did not dare to harm people in the summer. According to legend, with Efimiya (Evfimiya) she began to interfere with women and girls in any endeavor: she tangled yarn, tore fabric, and broke pots. They said that you can see a kikimora only in one situation – if it sits down at the weaving mill to ruin the weaver’s work. In this case, it was necessary to make the sign of the cross over the evil spirits and ask Efimy for help.
Despite the tricks of the evil spirits, the peasant women continued to do household chores. First of all, flax was crushed and ruffled and yarn was prepared. In warm areas, men removed the last hives from the omshaniks.
Name day on this day
Afanasy, Denis, Dmitry, Efim, Ivan, Lukyan, Semyon
Source: Calend.ru.
