Today you can not make new acquaintances and clean the house.
What happened today?
Today the Orthodox Church honors the memory Basil the Confessor. The Oni was a bishop in the city of Paria in the 8th century. Basil became famous as a defender of Christianity and was therefore exiled and spent most of his life in poverty until his death.
Things not to do on April 25:
- make new friends;
- clean houses;
- cut nail;
- babysitting other people’s children.
Folk signs and beliefs:
- it is raining – the beginning of May will be the same;
- dry day – to a dry summer;
- blind rain – there will be a rich harvest.
Angel Day is celebrated:
Vasily, David, Ivan, Isaac.
Born on this day:
1214 – Louis IX, King of France (1226-1270), leader of the 7th and 8th crusades;
1940 – Al Pacino, American actor, film director and screenwriter, “Oscar”, “Golden Globe”, etc.
Also on this day:
1507 – German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller names the newly discovered continent America in honor of Amerigo Vespucci;
1719 – The first edition of Daniel Defoe’s novel “The Life and Wonderful Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” is published in London;
1826 – The first automobile with an internal combustion engine is patented in Great Britain;
1901 – The state of New York introduces the world’s first license plates;
1994 – The National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council is established.
Source: Focus
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