Holidays on this day
- Republic of Crimea Day
- Winter wedding (Midsummer)
- World Cheese Lovers Day
- Penguin Day
- Winter day to warm the world
- Amazing day of coincidences
- DJ Day
Significant events in history
1831 Proclamation of the eternal neutrality of Belgium.
1921 The Republic of Dagestan was formed.
1925 The USSR and Japan established diplomatic relations by signing the Beijing Treaty.
1944 The day of the liberation of Veliky Novgorod from the Nazi invaders.
1946 Charles de Gaulle resigned as head of the French government.
1958 The first speed control radars were installed in London.
Persons
On January 20, 1775, French physicist, mathematician and chemist Andre Ampère was born.
On January 20, 1820, French geologist and chemist Alexandre Chancourtois was born.
Italian film director, winner of five Oscar awards, Federico Fellini, was born on January 20, 1920.
Folk calendar
Ivan Hawkmoth
In the Orthodox church calendar, this is the day of the Council of the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John. Other names for the holiday: Midsummer's Day, John the Baptist, Perezimnik, Brazhnik, Winter Meat Eater, Lazy Day. On this day, the Meat Eater continued, a time of festivities and especially weddings, from Christmas to Maslenitsa.
The end of the Christmas festivities meant a return to normal life. For example, it was again expected to come to gatherings with work (on holidays, young people only had fun at gatherings).
The holiday of Ivan the Hawk Moth was also called Perezimnik. They said that he was “bringing news of spring.” Clear and cold weather on this day foreshadowed a dry summer, while cloudy and snowy weather foreshadowed a bountiful harvest. Rich grains were promised and morning fogs for Ivan the Hawk Moth.
Name day on this day
Afanasy, Vasily, Ivan.
Source: Calend.ru.
