Holidays on this day
- Christmastide 10th day
- Day of the search for the missing echo
- Day of formation of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
- Strawberry Ice Cream Day
- Hat day
- Bagel Day
- Fresh juice day
- Kombucha Day
Significant events in history
1582 The Yam-Zapolsky peace treaty was concluded between the Russian kingdom and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1831 The Ural industrialist Pavel Demidov established the prize “to promote the advancement of science.”
1943 Construction of the Pentagon building has been completed.
1955 The Chinese leadership decided to create its own nuclear arsenal.
2006 For the first time, a woman became the President of Chile.
Persons
On January 15, 1795, Russian diplomat, playwright and poet Alexander Griboedov was born.
On January 15, 1850, Russian mathematician, writer and publicist Sofya Kovalevskaya was born.
On January 15, 1891, the Russian poet, prose writer, translator and literary critic Osip Mandelstam was born.
On January 15, 1913, Soviet submarine officer, Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Marinesko was born.
On January 15, 1917, the Soviet military leader, army general, Marshal and Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Petrov was born.
On January 15, 1917, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR Evgeny Lebedev was born.
On January 15, 1923, Soviet theater and film actor, theater director, People's Artist of the USSR Evgeny Vesnik was born.
On January 15, 1929, African-American fighter against racial discrimination in the United States, Nobel laureate Martin Luther King was born.
Folk calendar
Sylvester Day, or Chicken Holiday
The day got its name in honor of a church holiday – St. Sylvester's Day.
Also on this day, Russian people celebrated the day of Kura and Kurki, or Chicken Festival. On this day it was customary to clean chicken coops. In Rus' there was a belief that on this day a seven-year-old black rooster lays an egg, and in the summer the serpent Basilisk will be born from it. To protect the chicken coop from evil spirits, a black stone with a hole was hung in it – the “chicken god”. In addition, old women fumigated chicken coops with tar and elecampane to protect poultry from night blindness and ward off evil spirits – feverish women. On this day, children received new toys – clay cockerels.
People used bulbs to tell fortunes about Sylvester. We cleaned 12 pieces (while trying not to cry), put a pinch of salt on each and left them on the stove until the morning. Whichever bulb turns out to be wet is the month that will be rainy. There were also simpler signs for the weather. At night they looked at the month: if both horns are sharp and bright – towards the wind; if both horns are steep – to frost; sloping horns foreshadowed bad weather. Magpies also promised a blizzard if they flew near a dwelling.
However, the frosts at this time did not surprise anyone. People said: “On this day it is cold and frosty not only on the ground, but also underground. Frost drives out the dashing sisters with illnesses from under the ground.” It was considered useful to read a conspiracy against illness on Sylvester; They said that on this day he has special power.
Name day on this day
Vasily, Kuzma, Mark, Modest, Peter, Seraphim, Sergey, Sylvester, Ulyana.
Source: Calend.ru.
