Notice which way the wind is blowing. Signs and events on January 13

Old New Year. Who has a birthday today, and who has a name day? That's what this day means in history. Folk signs On the night of January 13-14, the old New Year is celebrated. This tradition arose after 1918, when a new chronology was introduced in RUSSIA. Once this day fell on January 1 and was called Vasiliev's day, and its eve - December 31 (which became January 13) - Vasiliev's evening. On this day, it was customary to generously set the table. Pork dishes were especially valued, because St. Basil the Great was considered the patron saint of pig breeders. Vasiliev evening is considered the best time for divination. and who has a birthday? That's what this day means in history. Folk signs On the night of January 13-14, the old New Year is celebrated. This tradition arose after 1918, when a new chronology was introduced in Russia. Once this day fell on January 1 and was called Vasiliev's day, and its eve - December 31 (which became January 13) - Vasiliev's evening. On this day, it was customary to generously set the table. Pork dishes were especially valued, because St. Basil the Great was considered the patron saint of pig breeders. Vasiliev evening is considered the best time for divination. and who has a birthday? That's what this day means in history. Folk signs On the night of January 13-14, the old New Year is celebrated. This tradition arose after 1918, when a new chronology was introduced in Russia. Once this day fell on January 1 and was called Vasiliev's day, and its eve - December 31 (which became January 13) - Vasiliev's evening. On this day, it was customary to generously set the table. Pork dishes were especially valued, because St. Basil the Great was considered the patron saint of pig breeders. Vasiliev evening is considered the best time for divination. and his eve - December 31 (which became January 13) - Vasiliev in the evening. On this day, it was customary to generously set the table. Pork dishes were especially valued, because St. Basil the Great was considered the patron saint of pig breeders. Vasiliev evening is considered the best time for divination. and his eve - December 31 (which became January 13) - Vasiliev in the evening. On this day, it was customary to generously set the table. Pork dishes were especially valued, because St. Basil the Great was considered the patron saint of pig breeders. Vasiliev evening is considered the best time for divination.
It was noted that if Vasilyev's night is starry - to the harvest of berries, if at night the wind blows from the south - the year will be hot and prosperous; from the west to an abundance of MILK and fish; from the east - wait for the fruit harvest. Religious Holidays Orthodox believers honor the memory of St. Melania the Roman, Martyr Peter. Name day Orthodox: Melanie, Peter. Catholic: Veronica, Gilar, Leo, Leontius. Events 1997 – the first session of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the first convocation was opened. Born in 1877 - Novikov Ivan Alekseevich, Russian writer, Pushkinist-researcher. Author of the novel Pushkin in Exile. Died in 1959.
1922 - Frid Valery Semenovich, Russian screenwriter, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1976). Winner of the highest cinematographic award "Nika" in the nomination "For Honor and Dignity". According to his scripts (together with a permanent co-author Yu. Dunsky), films were made: “Burn, burn, my star”, “Two comrades served”, “An old, old fairy tale”, “Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson”, “Crew”, etc. .Died in 1998.
1922 - Zholudev Naum Ilyich, Hero of the Soviet Union (1943). In the Great Patriotic War at the front since February 1942. Member of the Stalingrad and Kursk battles, the liberation of Ukraine, Romania. The commander of the mortar crew, junior sergeant Zholudev, distinguished himself in October 1943 when crossing the Dnieper south of the city of Kremenchug (Ukraine). His mortar crew suppressed 3 enemy firing points, destroyed about a company of the Nazis. Died in 1985.
1932 - Lebedev Viktor Timofeevich, Belarusian actor, People's Artist of Belarus (1992). He worked at the Grodno Regional Theater, since 1956 at the Belarusian Republican Theater for Young Spectators. He created a wide variety of bright stage images in the classical, modern and fairy-tale repertoire. Among the roles: Khlestakov (“Inspector General” by N. Gogol), Khalimon Glushak (“Breath of a Thunderstorm” by I. Melezh), Korol (“Nesterka” by V. Volsky) and others. He died in 2001.
1937 - Garay Leonid Pavlovich, Belarusian football player. Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of the BSSR, holder of the Order of the Badge of Honor. He started playing football in Brest in the school team in 1953. He played for MINSK "Spartak" and "Belarus". Also in his career are the Minsk FSM, SKA (Minsk), Spartak (Brest). After completing his career as a football player, he coached Spartak Brest and was the HEAD of this team. Then he became the DIRECTOR of the Brest SDYUSSHOR-5, the head of the Dynamo team (Brest). After Leonid Garay returned to Dynamo Minsk for 18 years, becoming the head of the team, and then the chairman of the club. It was during this period that Dynamo reached all significant peaks, winning the USSR championship in 1982, bronze in 1983. In the early 2000s, Leonid Pavlovich worked in the BFF as the head of the department of the national and youth teams, Head of Teams Department. He was the chairman of the ABFF disciplinary committee, a correspondent for the newspaper "Sports Panorama". Leonid Garay was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Council of the BSSR, the Badge of Honor of the Association "Belarusian Football Federation". Died in 2019.
1957 - Nekhaenko Vladimir Nikolaevich, Belarusian pianist, teacher, Honored Artist of Belarus (2000). Author of scientific and methodological works on piano performance and pedagogy, including a multimedia manual from the series "Masters of Arts - Creative Youth".
1967 - Andrei Nikolaevich Vasiliev, Belarusian athlete (bullet shooting), international class master of sports of the USSR (1984). World Champion (1991), European Champion (1992, 2003). World Cup winner (1991).
1967 - Yakimovich Mikhail Ivanovich, Belarusian athlete (handball), Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1992). Champion of the XXV Olympic Games (1992). Silver medalist of the World Championship (1990). Winner of the European Cup (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001), Cup Winners' Cup (1988, 1993, 1998), Super Cup (1989) and European Handball Federation Cup (1993).
1977 - Bloom Orlando, British film actor. He gained fame for his roles in the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003), the adventure film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and its sequels Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates Caribbean 3: At World's End (2007).

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