Holidays
- International Day of Stutterers
- Birthday photocopies
- Yakov Drovopilets
- Day of Financial and Economic Service of the RF Armed Forces
- Feast of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God
- Nuts Day
- International Day for the Protection of the Male Nervous System from Female Violence
- White Cranes Festival
- Psychophysics Day
Significant dates
1702 Russian troops took the Swedish fortress of Noteburg.
1883 The Metropolitan Opera opened in New York.
1938 Inventor Chester Carlson made a photocopy for the first time in history.
1962 The beginning of the Caribbean crisis – the confrontation between the USSR and the USA.
1990 The city of Gorky has been returned to its historical name – Nizhny Novgorod.
Persons
On October 22, 1811, the Hungarian musician and composer Franz Liszt was born.
French actress Capa Bernard was born on October 22, 1844.
On October 22, 1870, Russian writer, translator, Nobel laureate Ivan Bunin was born.
On October 22, 1921, French poet, composer, author and performer of songs Georges Brassens was born.
On October 22, 1923, Soviet and Russian poet, writer and publicist Nikolai Dorizo was born.
American artist Robert Rauschenberg was born on October 22, 1925.
On October 22, 1926, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Spartak Mishulin was born.
On October 22, 1929, Soviet football player, goalkeeper, coach, and Olympic champion Lev Yashin was born.
Folk calendar
Yakov Drovopilets
On this day, the memory of Jacob Alfeev, one of the Twelve Apostles, brother of the Apostle Matthew, is celebrated.
In the villages at this time the time began to prepare firewood for the winter. Before Yakov (Jacob), Russian people did not start this activity. Firstly, in the summer there were always enough other worries, and secondly, it was believed that the autumn log burns the hottest, since all the juices have already left it.
Procuring firewood was a responsible matter. How hot the stove would burn and how warm the house would be depended on how the owners tried. The Russian people have created many riddles about firewood and stoves. Among them are the following: “The closet is large, the doors are small, they put in white and take out black”; “Grandfather is old, all white; summer comes – they don’t look at him, winter comes – they hug him”; “In winter there is no warmer, in summer there is no colder”; “A fur coat in the hut, a sleeve on the street.”
Small hail often fell on Yakov. “Yakov will come, he will send a grain,” people said.
On this day, cereals also appeared on the tables: the peasants began to peel millet, oats, barley, and grind wheat. Therefore, for Yakov, the housewives first prepared porridge, which was served with butter or lard. They also baked pies with porridge and treated them to relatives and neighbors. “The guests are looking at the stove, apparently they want porridge,” people joked about this. But they also said: “Rely on someone else’s porridge, but you should have your own in the oven.” And they added: “I made the porridge, so don’t skimp on the butter.”
The mushroom season was closed on Yakov – the last autumn russula were collected. They were either salted or stewed and served with potatoes.
Name day on this day
Abraham, Efim, Konstantin, Maxim, Peter, Yakov
Source: Calend.ru.
