Holidays on this day
- Christmas
- Christmastide day 2
- New Year holidays day 7
- International Programmers Day
- Tempura day
- Victory Day over Napoleon Bonaparte
- International Silly Walk Day
- Ski trail untangling day
- “I'm not going to take this anymore” day
- Spinning Wheel Day
Significant events in history
1610 Galileo Galilei discovered the moons of Jupiter.
1839 Physicist Dominique Francois Arago revealed the secret of “light painting”.
1852 For the first time, a public Christmas tree is decorated in St. Petersburg.
1928 Flight testing of the U-2 aircraft, which was widely used during the Great Patriotic War, began.
Persons
On January 7, 1871, French mathematician and professor Emile Borel was born.
On January 7, 1910, Soviet partisan, hero of the Great Patriotic War Konstantin Zaslonov was born.
On January 7, 1912, the Soviet military leader, Marshal and twice Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Yakubovsky was born.
On January 7, 1917, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of the USSR Nina Sazonova was born.
On January 7, 1935, the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Valery Kubasov was born.
On January 7, 1942, Soviet weightlifter, coach, and Olympic champion Vasily Alekseev was born.
Folk calendar
Christmas
For a long time, Rus' has been celebrating one of the main holidays of the year – the Nativity of Christ. This is a great day for the entire Christian world. In many countries, including Russia, it is considered a family holiday.
Orthodox families waited for Christmas all year, and preparations for the holiday were thorough. It was customary to fast six weeks beforehand. But at Christmas the table was laden with food. One of the main places on it was occupied by pork – and this is not surprising, because it was on this day that the peasants timed the slaughter of livestock. In addition, sochivo, kutya, pancakes, jelly, jellied fish, goose or duck with apples, pies and gingerbread were prepared for the holiday.
In Rus', the celebration of Christmas merged with the ancient rite – Christmastide. This is how the 12 days between Christmas and Epiphany are called to this day. Yuletide traditions have pre-Christian origins and are associated with the main occupation of Christians – agriculture. Initially, they were dedicated to the beginning of the new year and the rebirth of the sun. Young people dressed up in old clothes, put on masks and organized games. And today on Christmastide it is customary to have fun.
There are many signs and customs for Christmas. For example, it was believed that on this day a girl suffering from unhappy love could free her heart. To do this, she had to take a stone, heat it in a furnace, and then drown it in an ice hole. If the stone split from the cold, an unrequited feeling left the girl. But on this day the eldest mistress of the house was supposed to sweep the corners of the house with a nettle broom to drive out evil spirits.
It was believed that you need to put on a new shirt – otherwise there will be a crop failure. On this occasion they said: “On Holy Evening, the shirt is at least poor, but white; at Christmas, at least it is harsh, but new.” Regarding the harvest, they also noted: if frost falls, bread will be produced, if the sky is starry, peas will be produced. And if there is a snowstorm outside, the bees will swarm well.
Source: Calend.ru.
