Holidays
- Day of the end of the First World War
- International Energy Saving Day
- World Mini Ski Day
- Letter Writing Day
- Ophthalmologist Day
- Avramy Ovchar and Anastasia Ovechnitsa
- Economist Day
- Fitness day
- World Shopping Day
- Recovery Train Worker's Day
- Dessert Ice Cream Day
- World Origami Day
- Metal Music Day
Significant dates
1837 The first passenger railway in Russia was opened – St. Petersburg-Tsarskoe Selo.
1918 The Compiegne Truce was concluded, which ended the First World War.
1983 The prototype of the first computer virus appeared.
1987 Van Gogh's painting “Irises” (0+) was sold for a record amount.
Persons
On November 11, 1743, Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg was born.
On November 11, 1821, Russian writer and thinker Fyodor Dostoevsky was born.
On November 11, 1848, Russian naval commander, Vice Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky was born.
On November 11, 1864, French writer Maurice Leblanc was born.
On November 11, 1889, Soviet writer, humorist and satirist Ostap Vishnya was born.
On November 11, 1891, the Russian writer, Vladimir Mayakovsky's beloved Lilya Brik was born.
On November 11, 1919, the Soviet pop artist, actor, and director Efim Berezin (Plug) was born.
On November 11, 1939, Soviet skier and three-time Olympic champion Klavdiya Boyarskikh was born.
Folk calendar
Avramy Ovchar and Anastasia Ovechnitsa
The holiday was named in honor of two saints whose memory is celebrated today – Anastasia the Roman and Avramius of Rostov.
In Rus', Saint Anastasia was considered the patroness of sheep, and Saint Abramius was considered the patron saint of shepherds, who celebrated their holiday on this day.
The shepherds on Avramiya were treated to the whole village. The women brought them gifts – pies made from fresh flour. They said that thanks to such a gift the sheep would be healthy and safe. In the summer, the shepherds themselves, while grazing sheep, placed an icon of St. Anastasia on the trees: they said that she alone could protect domestic animals from wolves.
During this period of time, sheep were sheared. Sheep wool was spun, and warm socks and mittens were knitted from the threads, or warm fabrics were woven for winter clothing.
The children were asked riddles about sheep. For example, these: “A fur coat and a caftan walks across the mountains and valleys”; “He neither spins nor weaves, but clothes people.” There were also sayings about sheep: “Fathers also dressed in fleece from sheep”; “The sheep doesn’t remember its father, and the hay is of no use to it: when it’s full, it screams, when it’s hungry, it screams.”
Name day on this day
Avramy, Agathia, Alexey, Anastasia, Andrey, Anna, Vasily, Victor, Evgeny, Ivan, Kirill, Kuzma, Leonid, Maria, Naum, Nikolay, Pavel, Timofey, Philip
Source: Calend.ru.
