Holidays on this day
- Winter Solstice Day
- Day of the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Birthday crossword
- Basketball birthday
- Japanese Chef's Day
- Fried Shrimp Day
- Kiwi Day
- Shake Paws Day
- Petite Girl Appreciation Day
Significant events in history
1192 Duke Leopold V of Austria captured the English king Richard I the Lionheart.
1610 The pretender to the Russian throne, the impostor False Dmitry II, was killed.
1891 The first basketball match in history took place (0+).
1899 The first issue of the magazine “Ogonyok” (12+) has been released.
1913 The first crossword puzzle was published in an American newspaper.
1991 The Declaration on the goals and principles of the CIS was signed in Almaty.
1994 The Academy of Russian Television has established the TEFI (18+) award.
Persons
On December 21, 1773, the British botanist after whom the Brownian movement is named, Robert Brown, was born.
On December 21, 1879, the Soviet statesman and military leader, head of the USSR (1924-1953) Joseph Stalin was born.
On December 21, 1896, the Soviet military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky was born.
On December 21, 1900, Soviet playwright, prose writer, journalist, and war correspondent Vsevolod Vishnevsky was born.
On December 21, 1904, the Soviet military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union Pyotr Koshevoy was born.
On December 21, 1917, German writer, translator, and Nobel laureate Heinrich Böll was born.
On December 21, 1925, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR Olga Aroseva was born.
Folk calendar
Anfisa the Needlewoman
On this day they commemorate Saint Anfisa of Rome, who suffered for the Christian faith in the 5th century.
After Anfisa, all girls in Rus' were supposed to do handicrafts: spinning, weaving, sewing, embroidering. It was advisable to do this alone, and if it was not possible or you did not want to be alone, special rituals against damage were performed. “The girl sews for Anfisa, but an extra eye while sewing is an evil eye,” people said and advised young needlewomen to wrap a silk thread around their wrist so as not to prick their fingers with a needle. The same ritual protected against yawning and hiccups.
The embroidery itself, in which various kinds of symbols were often encrypted, also had magical powers. Thus, diamonds on towels signified fertility; round rosettes and cross-shaped figures on clothing protected its owner from misfortune. In traditional Russian embroidery patterns there are also images of the sun, trees, and birds, personifying the vital forces of nature. Russian people believed in their power, believing that they would bring wealth and prosperity to their home.
Name day on this day
Anfisa, Victoria, Kirill, Sergey.
Source: Calend.ru.
