The day of wrapping yourself in blankets, the day of pleasant surprises and the global night of howling at the moon – the most interesting facts on October 26 on Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, October 26 is the 297th day of 2023. There are 66 days left in the year.
- Blanket Day
- Day of wonderful surprises
- Feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
- World night howling at the moon
- Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God of Semiozernaya
- Intersex People’s Day
- Memorial Day of Hieromartyr Karp of Fiatyr
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1824 – The Maly Theater in Moscow officially opens.
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1863 – The Football Association is founded in London – the world’s first highly specialized football union.
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1900 – New York’s first subway line opens.
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1905 – Sweden and Norway break the alliance.
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1984 – the movie Terminator appeared on the screens.
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1883 – American philosopher and writer Napoleon Hill.
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1947 – Ukrainian film director and screenwriter Vyacheslav Krishtofovich.
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1947 – Ukrainian actress Olga Mateshko.
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1950 – Ukrainian journalist, playwright, writer Vladimir Lys.
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyrs Karp, Bishop of Thyatira, Deacon Papilla, his brother Agathonika and Agathodorus. Today they also celebrate a holiday in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, to which image they pray in the hope of deliverance from various troubles, asking for comfort and protection from fire.
People called the day Bannik or Bath Day, also known as Karpov Day; they associated this holiday with the bathhouse and the spirit that lived in it.
Even the sick came to take a steam bath, because they believed that the spirit of the bath on October 26 was not only cleansing, but also healing. They went to the bathhouse with herbal tinctures, placed in the corners.
It is also believed that it is very easy to get sick on this day, so people dress warmly.
- Cold weather – winter is near.
- The husk on the onion is thin – the winter will be warm, rough – cold.
- Roosters crow early in the morning – in the heat.
- If the rooster crows unexpectedly at night, the weather is about to change.
- Clouds from the south are running fast in the sky – there may be bad weather.
Name days on October 26 are celebrated by: Veniamin, Innocent, Karp, Nikolai, Nikita, Trofim.
Source: korrespondent
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