Holidays on this day
- Civil Aviation Worker's Day
- International Dentist Day
- International Pizza Day
- Volleyball birthday
- Reading day in the bath
- Toothache Day
- Aeroflot Day
- Winter Sports Day in Russia
Significant events in history
1872 The Russian Historical Museum was founded.
1895 Volleyball birthday.
1897 The first complete census of the population of the Russian Empire has started.
1904 The Russo-Japanese War began.
1923 The USSR adopted a resolution “On the organization of the Civil Aviation Council.”
1948 The Aikikai World Aikido Center was founded in Tokyo.
1969 The first flight of the Boeing 747 took place.
Persons
On February 9, 1783, the Russian romantic poet, translator, literary critic, teacher Vasily Zhukovsky was born.
On February 9, 1844, Russian statesman and lawyer Anatoly Koni was born.
On February 9, 1846, German automobile designer and entrepreneur Wilhelm Maybach was born.
On February 9, 1874, Russian and Soviet director, actor, teacher Vsevolod Meyerhold was born.
On February 9, 1887, the Soviet military leader, hero of the Civil War Vasily Chapaev was born.
On February 9, 1915, Soviet theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR Boris Andreev was born.
On February 9, 1925, Soviet and Russian political scientist, journalist, and TV presenter Valentin Zorin was born.
Folk calendar
Zlatoustev fire
In Rus', this day got its name in honor of John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople and theologian. John is revered by the church as one of the three Ecumenical saints and teachers – along with Basil the Great and Gregory the Theologian. He was called a brilliant preacher, and for his oratorical gift John received the nickname Chrysostom.
It was customary for the people to pray to this saint for enlightenment of the mind and comprehension of spiritual literacy, as well as for help in despair. In addition, on the day of John Chrysostom, a special spell was pronounced for toothache. It sounded like this: “Lazarus Saturday, Chrysostom Day, whoever has a toothache, so that those teeth become petrified and never hurt.”
The holiday was called the Chrysostom Fire, because on this day people paid special attention to the hearth and home. It was necessary to light the stove in a special way – so that all the logs would be fired at once. This promised peace and prosperity to the family. For the ritual, the firewood was dried in advance and the wood was plucked.
There were also meteorological signs for this day. They said that if the clouds go against the wind, it means snow; glass sweating means warmth. After snowstorms, we looked at the snowdrifts: if the tops were rounded, it promised a good harvest.
Name day on this day
Dmitry, Ivan, Peter.
Source: Calend.ru.
