Nativity of Christ – what other significant dates and important events in the history of Ukraine and the world are celebrated on January 7.
January 7: what a holiday today / Photo: Pexels
What is the national and Orthodox holiday for Ukrainians on January 7, 2022? 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, January 7
On January 7, a great holiday is celebrated in the Orthodox Church – Nativity
established in honor of birth in the flesh of Jesus Christ of the Virgin Mary
… In Ukraine, this day is an official holiday and a day off.
Believers visit the temple
where festive services are held. They also visit, visit relatives and friends, parents and godfathers, to wish you Merry Christmas and share a festive meal with them. On January 7, there is no longer fasting, meat dishes are served in abundance on the table, as well as rich kutia seasoned with butter or cream.
Happy Christmas Christmastide begins
which last until January 18th. During this period, people have fun, arrange walks, celebrate weddings. According to signs, on January 7, real (Christmas) frosts begin.
Folk omens and prohibitions on January 7
- thaw at Christmas – spring will also be warm and early;
- frosty day – will bring cold weather to Epiphany;
- the cat curled up in a ball – to the frost;
- high snowdrifts on January 7 promise a fruitful and prosperous year;
- a clear moon in the sky – to severe frosts;
- to have a wedding on January 7 – to a happy marriage;
- Christmas divinations are the most accurate predictions of fate;
- to make your wish come true, you need to pray at Christmas;
- you can’t work at Christmas, swear, wish someone evil, think about bad things.
Interesting and important events in Ukraine and the world on January 7
- 1610 – Galileo Galilei discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter.
- 2015 – A terrorist attack took place in Paris at the editorial office of Charlie Hebdo.
- 2021 – In Washington, Donald Trump supporters seize the Capitol building.
Who was born on January 7
- 1827 – Sandford Fleming, Canadian railway engineer.
- 1925 – Gerald Durrell, English zoologist, traveler, writer.
- 1928 – Anton Mukha, Ukrainian composer, musicologist.
- 1930 – Vladimir Denisenko, Ukrainian film director and screenwriter.
- 1964 – Nicolas Cage, American actor, director, producer.
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Source From: Segodnya
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