Holidays on this day
- Day of mobilization against the threat of nuclear war
- Freethinkers Day
- Leisure Braiding Day
- Non-Commitment Day
- Miser's Day
- Corn Chip Day
- Puzzle Day
- Discoverer's Day
Significant events in history
1616 Cape Horn, the southernmost point of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, has been discovered.
1833 The first city postal network in Russia was organized.
1856 The highest military award in Great Britain, the Victoria Cross, was established.
1886 Birthday of the car – Karl Benz received a patent for his first car.
1908 The first Russian flying club was established.
1964 The IX Winter Olympic Games (0+) have opened in Innsbruck (Austria).
1964 Luge – Luge competitions took place at the Olympic Games for the first time.
Persons
On January 29, 1688, Swedish scientist, philosopher and theologian Emmanuel Swedenborg was born.
On January 29, 1860, Russian writer and playwright Anton Chekhov was born.
On January 29, 1888, Soviet economist, sociologist, and social anthropologist Alexander Chayanov was born.
Folk calendar
Peter is half fed.
The day received the first part of its name in honor of the Apostle Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus Christ.
The second part of the name – half-feed – speaks for itself. On this day, it was customary to estimate how much livestock feed was left before the start of spring grazing. If the hay and straw amounted to less than half of what was stored for the winter, they began to save. On this occasion they said: “Cattle fast if the owner has not provided food”; “From Peter the half-feed – half the winter feed.” Thanks to the attention that owners paid to domestic animals on this day, St. Peter began to be considered the patron saint of livestock.
Other signs were also associated with the nickname of Peter – more mystical than logical. For example, they checked how much rye bread was left in the barns. If there was more than half of the original supply, this foreshadowed the harvest next summer.
This sign gave birth to the following saying: “If there is a broom before the fire, then there will be bread until Peter, but the blue and the bell will be the end of the bread.” True, they did not use it on Peter’s Day itself, but earlier – when selling grown flax. This meant the following. Broom and bonfire (flax products), as low-value goods, did not promise large profits, and the money received from their sale was enough to buy bread only until the day of Peter the Great. Blue flax (sinets) and flax-zvonets promised bad bargaining, and consequently, a hungry life.
There were also signs for the weather. If on this day the wind blows from the north, it will be frosty. At the same time, frost on Peter's Day is a harbinger of summer heat.
Name day on this day
Ivan, Maxim, Neonila, Peter.
Source: Calend.ru.
