Holidays on this day
- International Hug Day
- International Postgraduate Day
- Russian Engineering Troops Day
- Squirrel Appreciation Day
- A day of quiet steps and unnoticed glances
- Cereal Bar Day
- Banana Bread Day
Significant events in history
1775. In Moscow, Emelyan Pugachev was executed on Bolotnaya Square.
1921. Lenin first used the phrase “The leading role of the party” in the newspaper Pravda.
[1945InMoscowadecisionwasmadetofoundthemainBotanicalGarden1954. The world's first nuclear submarine was launched.
Persons
On January 21, 1869, the Russian healer, favorite of the family of Emperor Nicholas II, Grigory Rasputin, was born.
On January 21, 1882, Russian religious philosopher and scientist Pavel Florensky was born.
On January 21, 1885, Italian airship designer, traveler, General Umberto Nobile was born.
On January 21, 1900, Soviet writer, publicist, and memoirist Oleg Volkov was born.
French fashion designer Christian Dior was born on January 21, 1905.
On January 21, 1906, Soviet and Russian choreographer, choreographer, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR Igor Moiseev was born.
On January 21, 1912, Soviet theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Pavel Springfeld was born.
On January 21, 1921, the Soviet and Armenian composer, People's Artist of the USSR Arno Babajanyan was born.
Folk calendar
Emelin day, Emelyan winter.
This day got its name in memory of the Venerable Bishop Emilian of Cyzicus, who lived in the 9th century.
The parental decision about marriage did not always coincide with the wishes of the groom, but it was believed that if the marriage was “drenched” in strong drinks, the hated union would more likely come to what is called “tolerate and fall in love.”
On this day it was customary to treat godfather and godfather. It was believed that this would bring health to children. When they came to a dinner party, godfathers and godfathers brought with them a gift – a bar of soap and a towel. When bathing the child for the first time, he should be washed with this soap and dried with this towel, saying: “Water off a duck’s back, thinness off my child!”
In addition, there was a custom of telling fairy tales, fables, and interesting stories. To do this, the whole family gathered in the house in the evening. Hence the well-known saying: “Shallow, Emelya, your week!”
Emelyan, like Ivan the Hawk Moth, bore the nickname Perezimnik, which meant the turn of winter to spring and promised a quick change in the weather. At the same time, Emelyan is also a “whirlwind.” A snowstorm on this day was considered a common occurrence, but the direction of the wind was noted. If it blows from the south, it means that the summer will be rich in thunderstorms.
Name day on this day
Vasily, Vasilisa, Victor, Vladimir, Georgy, Gregory, Dmitry, Dominica, Evgeny, Emelyan, Ivan, Ilya, Mikhail, Paphnuty, Julian.
Source: Calend.ru.
