November 24: what a holiday today, signs and what not to do

What is the national and Orthodox holiday for Ukrainians on November 24, 2021? Who is celebrating their name days? In addition, we talk about international, national and state holidays, important events that have happened in history, as well as about the main signs of this day.

What a holiday today, November 24

• Walrus day
  Is an ecological date that has been held in the Arctic countries since 2008 under the auspices of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in order to preserve and protect the largest marine mammals living in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth.
• Friends Day in America
  – is held annually on the birthday of American psychologist Dale Carnegie, author of the book “How to Make Friends and Influence People”.

Birthday people November 24

Angel Day is celebrated today: Vikenty, Victor, Eugene, Maxim, Stepan, Timofey, Fedor.

What a church holiday today

On November 24, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Great Martyr Mina, Martyr Victor and Martyr Stephanida, Martyr Vincent, Venerable Theodore the Studite, Confessor, Martyr Stephen of Dechansky.

Folk holiday

Fyodor the Studite was revered among the people on November 24. According to the observations of people, during this period every day winter came, and the frosts became more and more severe. On Fedor’s day, they tried not to go anywhere, but to sit out at home, closer to the stove, warmth, hot tea and a hearty dinner.

Signs for November 24

• Fedor Studites the ground;
• what the weather is on Fedor – this will be the whole winter;
• if the day is damp, the thaw will last another 10 days;
• strong wind on Fedor Studit – towards a fierce winter;
• if there are many stars in the sky, berries and mushrooms will disfigure next summer.

Interesting and important events in Ukraine and the world on November 24

• 1638 – The Cossack Council in Maslov Stav approved the charter of the Zaporozhye Cossacks “Order of the Zaporozhye Registered Troops”.
• 1859 – The Origin of Species is published by the English naturalist Charles Darwin.
• 1874 – American Joseph Glidden patented barbed wire.
• 1961 – Declaration of the UN General Assembly on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons.
• 1969 – The United States and the USSR ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
• 1994 – The OSCE Mission began its activities in Ukraine.

Who was born on November 24

• 1888 – Dale Carnegie, American educator, writer.
• 1913 – Geraldine Fitzgerald, American actress.
• 1938 – Alfred Schnittke, Soviet and Russian composer, pianist.
• 1938 – Natalia Krachkovskaya, Soviet and Russian film actress.

We previously published a forecast of magnetic storms for November 2021.