Holidays on this day
- Student's Day (Tatiana's Day)
- Navigator Day of the Russian Navy
- Birthday of Moscow State University
- Happy Snowmen's Day
- Opposite Day
- International Day WITHOUT Internet
Significant events in history
1547 The first royal wedding took place in Rus'.
1755 Birthday of Moscow State University (MSU).
1858 The English princess Victoria Adelheid walked down the altar to the “Mendelssohn” march (0+) and from that day on it became the most popular wedding march.
1918 The Declaration of the Rights of Working and Exploited People was adopted.
1919 The first state library session opened in Soviet Russia.
1924 The 1st Winter Olympic Games (6+) opened in Chamonix (France).
1924 Curling – Curling demonstration competitions were held at the Olympic Games.
1924 The program of the Olympic Games included bobsleigh (6+), cross-country skiing (6+), Nordic combined (6+), and ski jumping (6+).
1924 Speed skating (6+) has received the status of an Olympic sport.
1949 For the first time, the American television award “Emmy” (16+) was presented.
Persons
On January 25, 1477, the reigning Duchess of Brittany (1488-1514), Queen of France (1491-1514) Anne of Brittany was born.
On January 25, 1832, Russian landscape artist Ivan Shishkin was born.
On January 25, 1855, German ancient history specialist, Egyptologist and Orientalist Eduard Meyer was born.
On January 25, 1917, Belgian physicist and chemist of Russian origin, Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine was born.
On January 25, 1926, Soviet intelligence officer Gohar Vartanyan was born.
On January 25, 1928, Soviet and Georgian politician and statesman, 2nd President of Georgia (1995-2003) Eduard Shevardnadze was born.
On January 25, 1935, Soviet figure skater, coach, master of sports and Honored Trainer of the USSR Stanislav Zhuk was born.
On January 25, 1938, the Soviet poet, composer and performer, actor, symbol of the 1970s era, Vladimir Vysotsky, was born.
On January 25, 1957, Soviet and Russian film actor, director, stuntman, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Andrei Rostotsky was born.
Folk calendar
Tatyana's Day, Babi Kut
On this day, the Orthodox Church venerates the holy martyr Tatiana of Rome, an early Christian martyr who was tortured for her faith under Emperor Alexander in the 3rd century.
The second, more ancient, name of the holiday is Babi Kut. In Rus', this was the name of a woman's corner – a place near the stove where household utensils were located and where the housewife spent a lot of time. This place was also called the sun. In honor of this, on Tatiana’s Day, the eldest housewife in the family baked a loaf, symbolizing the sun. She took it out of the oven and, after allowing the bread to cool, divided it among family members. Everyone had to get at least a piece.
In addition, on this day it was necessary to go to the river for water and knock dust out of the rugs. People said: “Tatiana bakes a loaf, beats rugs, and leads a round dance.”
Another belief of this day is associated with housekeeping. It was believed that a girl born on Tatiana's day would be a good housewife. Anyone would marry someone like this, but everyone wants to find their destiny. Therefore, on Babi Kut, all the girls who dreamed of getting married made a broom, which they tried to leave in the house of the desired groom – and so that the mother-in-law would not find it. However, experienced mothers of families knew about this custom and not every girl was allowed into the door.
There were also weather signs for this day. If it snowed on Tatyana, they believed that the summer would be rainy, but a warm snowstorm foreshadowed drought and crop failure. But if the sky was clear and there was frost outside, the peasants expected a good harvest.
Name day on this day
Galaktion, Ilya, Makar, Pakhom, Peter, Savva, Tatyana.
Source: Calend.ru.
