Holidays on this day
- Long-Range Aviation Day of the Russian Aerospace Forces
- Family Roots Day
- Snow Angels Day
- Celebration of Human Light
Significant events in history
1914 The Ilya Muromets airship squadron was created.
1917 The first issue of the oldest central daily newspaper in Russia “Gudok” (12+) has been published.
1943 During the Great Patriotic War, the Battle of the Dnieper ended.
1947 American physicists have demonstrated the world's first transistor.
1947 In the USSR, January 1 is declared a holiday.
1986 Academician Sakharov returned to Moscow from Gorky's seven-year exile.
Persons
On December 23, 1777, Russian Emperor (1801-1825) Alexander I Romanov was born.
On December 23, 1799, the Russian artist, representative of academicism Karl Bryullov was born.
On December 23, 1858, Soviet director, theater figure and teacher, writer, playwright Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko was born.
On December 23, 1931, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, director, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR Lev Durov was born.
Folk calendar
Mina Day
On this day the memory of the martyr Mina the Eloquent is celebrated, who suffered for the faith at the beginning of the 4th century along with saints Hermogenes and Evgraf.
In Rus', the martyr Mina was considered a healer of eye diseases. There was a legend that this saint had the gift of working miracles and actually healed people with poor eyesight. In Rus' they believed that Mina not only gives the eyes physical health, but also removes the veil from them, which prevents them from distinguishing good from evil, and truth from lies.
This belief is also due to the fact that from the day of St. Mina the day begins to arrive – still imperceptibly, but surely. “From St. Mina, darkness passes us by,” the Russian people said on this occasion and added, remembering the saint’s ability to heal eye diseases: “From St. Mina, the veil is from the eyes.”
A spell was usually cast on Mina against the midnight owl – an evil spirit that prevents children from sleeping.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey, Anatoly, Angelina, Anna, Gregory, Evgeny, Evdokia, Ivan, Konstantin, Lavrenty, Mikhail, Nikolay, Peter, Sergey, Stepan, Tatyana, Fekla, Thomas, Yakov.
Source: Calend.ru.
