Holidays
- National Unity Day
- Kazan autumn
- Cash register birthday
- Self care day
- Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
- Candy Day
- Use Common Sense Day
- Chicken Lady Day
Significant dates
1879 Birthday of the cash register – the first model was patented.
1890 The first electric underground line opened in London.
1922 The tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun has been discovered in Egypt.
1993 In Moscow, the restored Kazan Cathedral was opened on Red Square.
2004 The grand opening of the monument to Admiral Kolchak took place in Irkutsk.
Persons
On November 4, 1575, the Italian painter, representative of Bolognese academicism, Guido Reni, was born.
On November 4, 1784, the Russian architect, famous for the reconstruction of Moscow after the fire of 1812, Osip Bove, was born.
On November 4, 1812, the Georgian princess, wife of the Russian playwright and diplomat Alexander Griboedov, Nino Chavchavadze, was born.
On November 4, 1894, Soviet military leader, marshal of armored forces, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Pavel Rybalko was born.
On November 4, 1936, the Madagascar statesman, President of Madagascar (1976-1993, 1997-2002) Didier Ratsiraka was born.
On November 4, 1956, Soviet rock musician, singer, songwriter, and film actor Igor Talkov was born.
Folk calendar
Kazanskaya
On this day they bow to the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God – one of the most revered in the Russian Orthodox Church.
In Rus', the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God has always been an important date. It was considered a kind of boundary between autumn and real winter. From that day forward the onset of frost was expected. What they would be like was judged by signs. If they had a good harvest in the fall, they were preparing for a harsh winter. If it rained on Kazanskaya, they expected winter to come soon. “It’s not too cold in Kazanskaya, but it’s not good to stand,” people said. At the same time, it was possible to update the sleigh track: “Go to Kazanskaya on wheels, and put the runners in the cart.”
Weddings were timed to coincide with the holiday of the Kazan Icon. “Whoever marries Kazanskaya will be happy,” people believed. There were sayings and signs about a successful marriage: “Choose a cow by its horns, and a girl by its birth (parents)”; “A good wife and fatty cabbage soup—don’t look for any other good thing”; “Getting married sooner is more profitable at home.” If no one asked the girl to marry, she performed a special ceremony. On Kazanskaya she got up early in the morning and went to the birch grove to find a leaf wrapped in frost. One had to look at such a sheet, as if in a mirror, in order to become attractive to suitors.
Feasts were held not only in honor of the newlyweds, but also for another reason – to meet men who had returned from work in the city. Tables were set for them, pies and pancakes were baked, and guests were invited.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Anna, Vasily, Vladimir, German, Gregory, Denis, Elizaveta, Zakhar, Ivan, Irakli, Konstantin, Maxim, Maximilian, Nikolai, Seraphim, Fedor
Source: Calend.ru.
