Holidays on this day
- New Year holidays day 5
- International fasting day
- International Boy Scout Day
- Ice and Snow Festival – China
- Little Stories Day
- Whipped Cream Day
- Bird Day
- Screenwriter's Day
Significant events in history
1731 The first street lights were lit in Moscow.
1762 Peter III ascended the Russian throne.
1905 During the Russian-Japanese War, the Port Arthur fortress capitulated.
1933 Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge has begun in San Francisco.
1949 A decision was made to create the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA).
Persons
On January 5, 1914, French painter of Russian origin Nicolas de Stael was born.
On January 5, 1919, Armenian and Soviet poetess, writer and publicist, academician Silva Kaputikyan was born.
On January 5, 1932, the Soviet and Russian public figure and wife M.S. was born. Gorbacheva Raisa Gorbacheva.
Folk calendar
Fedulov day
The day got its name in honor of St. Theodulus. He lived in Thessalonica in the 3rd century, when the emperors Diocletian and Maximilian carried out severe persecutions of Christians.
In Rus', on this day, much attention was paid to domestic animals – cattle and poultry. The kind owner showed special care towards them – he gave them a lot of food, put things in order in the barn and poultry house.
On this day, cookies were baked in the shape of sheep, cows and birds. This was done in order to attract good spirits and drive out evil ones. And so that evil spirits did not leave a mark on the baked goods, they immediately wrapped them in a towel. They did the same with Lenten flatbreads, which were also customary to prepare on Fedulov (Feodulov) day. True, unlike cookies, flatbreads were not served to the table – they were taken to the barn, where they were fed piece by piece to the animals. Poultry received selected grain as a treat.
People noticed that the weather on Fedulov's day predicted the weather in November. “Fedul came – the wind blew,” they said in Rus'. The wind was considered a good omen – it promised a rich harvest.
Name day on this day
Vasily, Ivan, Makar, Naum, Pavel, Theodul.
Source: Calend.ru.
