Holidays on this day
- Day of the internal security units of the Russian internal affairs bodies
- Day of Civil Registry Office Workers in Russia
- International Migrants Day
- Cookie Baking Day
- Curl Up Day
- Roast suckling pig day
- Day of talking on the phone like an elf
- Plunger day
Significant events in history
1833 The new Russian anthem, “God Save the Tsar,” was performed publicly for the first time. (0+).
1865 The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution came into effect, abolishing slavery.
1876 The first political demonstration in Russia took place in St. Petersburg.
1994 The Chauvet cave gallery with unique rock art was discovered in France.
2004 The first ever international competition “Miss Plastic Surgery” (18+) has ended in Beijing.
Persons
On December 18, 1856, the English physicist who discovered the electron, Nobel laureate Joseph John Thomson, was born.
On December 18, 1863, the Archduke of Austria was born, whose murder became the reason for the outbreak of World War I, Franz Ferdinand.
On December 18, 1898, Soviet botanist, geneticist and breeder, academician Nikolai Tsitsin was born.
Soviet and Russian actor, clown, TV presenter, People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Nikulin was born on December 18, 1921.
On December 18, 1930, Soviet and Russian director, artist and TV presenter Vladimir Voroshilov was born.
Folk calendar
Savvin day. Old style date: December 5.
On this day the memory of St. Savva the Sanctified is celebrated.
In Rus' in former times they said that Savva continues Varvarin’s work – he freezes rivers and lakes, strengthening winter roads and crossings. There was a saying about this: “Varvara is paving, Savva is sharpening nails, Nikola is nailing.” People believed that on this day someone who has a horse should not swear, otherwise disaster might happen on the winter road.
In addition, Savva was not supposed to work for her. It was better to spend this day in prayers and godly conversations, so as not to offend the saint.
In Rus' they knew how to determine the weather without leaving their hut. On Savva, this could be done by looking at the fire in the stove: if it is red and the logs are crackling, it means there is a severe cold outside. On this day they also predicted the weather for the future: smoke in a column foreshadowed frost, smoke in a trail – bad weather. If smoke spread along the ground without wind, snowfall could be expected.
Name day on this day
Gennady, Zakhar, Ilya, Savva, Sergey.
Source: Calend.ru.
