Today it is better to limit the consumption of meat, fatty fish and alcohol.
What happened today:
January 15 is the feast day of St. Sylvester in the church calendar. He was Pope from 314 to 335. He is not a martyr, but is considered the first preacher.
Things not to do on January 15:
► eat fatty fish and meat
► fight with your loved ones
► drinking alcohol
► remove dirty laundry in public
► do housework
Folk signs and beliefs:
► severe frost – early thaw
► strong wind – to blizzards
► cloudy in the evening – the weather will change
► roosters sing – for warmth
Angel Day is celebrated:
Ammon, Vasily, Egor, Domn, Zacchaeus, Zorsis, Kuzma, Mark, Modest, Peter, Seraphim, Sergei, Sidor, Sylvester, Theogen, Theopempt, Theopist, Ulyana, Fedotya
Also on this day:
1826 – The first issue of the French newspaper “Le Figaro” is published.
1759 – British Museum opened to the public
1892 – James Naismith publishes basketball rules for the first time in the school newspaper.
1943 – Pentagon building completed
1993 – The final episode of the soap opera “Santa Barbara”, 2137, airs on NBC in the United States.
2001 – The site “Wikipedia”, a wiki-encyclopedia with freely distributed content, was launched
2006 – The capsule of the Stardust apparatus containing samples of cosmic matter returns to Earth
2009 – The American Airbus A-320 crew manages to lower the failed engine into the waters of the Hudson River, saving 150 passengers from death.
Source: Focus
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