Holidays on this day
- World Greetings Day
- World Television Day
- Tax Worker Day of the Russian Federation
- Accountant Day in Russia
- General Peace Treaty Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Michaelmas
- A day without music
- Glowing Windows Day
- Gingerbread Day
- Stuffing day
Significant events in history
1344 The first stone of St. Vitus Cathedral was laid in Prague.
1368 The Grand Duke of Lithuania Olgerd attacked Moscow.
1472 Zoya Palaeologus arrived in Moscow from Rome.
1783 The first manned balloon flight in history took place.
1916 The Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic, sank in the Aegean Sea.
1965 The Children's Musical Theater opened in Moscow, today bearing the name of Natalia Sats.
Persons
On November 21, 1694, the French thinker, writer and publicist of the Enlightenment era Voltaire was born.
On November 21, 1918, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR Mikhail Gluzsky was born.
On November 21, 1927, Soviet theater and film actress, People's Artist of Russia Tamara Nosova was born.
Folk calendar
Michaelmas
On this day, a church holiday is celebrated – the Council of the Archangel Michael and other disembodied Heavenly Powers, on which angels and archangels are honored. The holiday was established in the 4th century by the Council of Laodicea.
Since in Rus' there was often a thaw on this day and the roads thawed, it was sometimes called Mikhailovsky mud. People said: “If Mikhailo destroyed the path, don’t wait for him until winter Nikola.” However, no less rare were the Mikhailovsky frosts, which were described differently: “Mikhailov builds bridges.”
Mikhail's weather was used to judge the coming winter. If you saw frost that day, you had to wait for more snow. If Michaelmas began with fog, they prepared for a thaw.
Michaelmas holidays began in the villages, marking the end of all summer and autumn rural work. In addition, by this time, peasants received proceeds for goods sold, and workers were paid the money they earned. The housewives set the tables, prepared delicious dishes, and feasts and festivities began. On this day it was considered not shameful to visit and receive guests.
They usually treated themselves to pies made from fresh flour, honey, and fried meat. Celebrations often dragged on for a whole week – until the strict Filippov fast.
Name day on this day
Gabriel, Mikhail, Pavel, Raphael.
Source: Calend.ru.
