Today you can not knit and sew.
What happened today:
Today, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Xenia of Rome. He devoted his whole life to serving the Lord, led a quiet and humble life, helping sinners, supporting all those in need and those whose souls were broken. It is believed that the relics of St. Xenia, who died while praying, can cure diseases.
Things not to do on February 6:
- change the bed
- knit and sew
- overeating
Folk signs and beliefs:
- sunny day – early spring
- windless weather – to a dry summer
- wind today – to rainy autumn
Born today:
1911 – Ronald Reagan (d. 2004), American actor, radio host, and politician, 40th President of the United States (1981-1989)
Angel Day is celebrated:
Agapius, Anastasius, Vavila, Varsima, Gerasimus, Dionysius, Zosimas, Ivan, Xenia, Macedonian, Nicholas, Pavel, Pavsyrius, Timothy, Theodotion, Philippicus, Philo, Chrysoplokas
Also on this day:
1815 – John Stevens receives a grant from the State of New Jersey to build a railroad “from the Delaware River, via Trenton, to the Reritan River and around New Brunswick.” It is the first non-industrial railroad in the United States.
1880 – Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa discovers the large asteroid Medea.
1886 – German chemist Clemens Winkler discovered the “ecasilicon” germanium predicted by DI Mendeleev.
1948 – Hungarian physicist Zoltan Bey received an echo from the moon for the first time. The birth of radar astronomy
Source: Focus
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