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Today is Sunday, December 8, 2024. Day 343 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:15. Astronomical noon: 13:02. Sunset: 16:49. Day length: 07:34. Night length: 16:26.
Alexander, Andrey, Vasily, Victor, Gregory, Ivan, Hilarion, Clement, Kuzma, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Yaroslav.
General:
This Sunday we celebrate Russian Song Day, Artist Day and Great Ignorance Day.
Other interesting events include Time Traveller's Day and World Candlelight Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, December 8 of this year is the 24th week after Pentecost and the Afterglow of the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple.
This Sunday is the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria, the Venerable Peter the Silent of Galatia, the Venerable Martyr Magdalene, the holy martyrs Seraphim, Archbishop of Smolensk, Gregory, John, Basil, Cosmas, John, Simeon, Hilarion, Yaroslav, Alexander, John, Victor, Andrew, Varlaam the priests and the martyr Paul, the martyr Nicholas.
In 1941, during World War II, the Nazis used poison gas to kill Jews for the first time in Poland.
In 1955, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted its flag – the current flag of the European Union.
In 1991, in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich signed the Belovezhskaya Accords on the creation of the CIS and the end of the USSR.
In 1999, the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State of Russia and Belarus was signed in Moscow.
In 1832, the Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was born, who, among other things, wrote the words to the Norwegian national anthem, "Yes, we love this land."
In 1844, the French artist and inventor Emile Reynaud, the forerunner of animation, was born.
In 1855, Russian writer and journalist Vladimir Gilyarovsky, who is called the “king of reporters”, was born.
In 1861, the French sculptor and painter Aristide Maillol was born. He is considered the greatest of the French sculptors of the New Age.
In the same year, the French director and circus artist Georges Méliès, one of the founders of world cinema, was born.
In 1894, American comic book artist Elzie Chrysler Segar, creator of the character Popeye the Sailor Man, was born.
In 1922, British artist Lucian Freud was born, a master of psychological portraiture who was one of the highest paid living artists.
In 1926, Soviet and Georgian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer Rezo Chkheidze was born, known for the film "Father of a Soldier", which is a classic of Soviet films about the Great Patriotic War.
In 1929, Soviet and Russian actress, singer, and master of voicing cartoon characters Klara Rumyantseva was born. She worked as a voice actor for characters in more than three hundred Soviet cartoons.
In 1934, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, singer Alisa Freindlich was born. Films with her participation entered the "golden fund" of Russian cinema.
In 1943, American poet and musician Jim Morrison, vocalist of the group The Doors, was born.
1956: American musician and songwriter Warren Cuccurullo, former member of the British band Duran Duran, was born.
In 1957, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter Marina Golub was born. She hosted the TV shows "Khenki-Penki", "Morning Mail", "Good Morning", "Eh, Semyonovna!", "Girls", "Travels of a Naturalist" and "Understand Me"
In 1958, the French and Russian fashion historian, art critic, and TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev was born. From 2009 to 2022, he hosted the TV program Fashion Sentence on Channel One.
In 1962, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress Elena Valyushkina was born. She is known for the films "Formula of Love", "Gorko!", the TV series "Univer. New Dorm" and others.
In 1978, American actor Ian Somerhalder was born, who gained fame for his role as Boone Carlyle in the television series Lost and Damon Salvatore in the television series The Vampire Diaries.
American singer, rapper, songwriter and actress Nicki Minaj was born in 1982. She became the first artist in history to have seven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously.
December 8th is popularly known as Klim Kholodny, Klimentyev's Day.
According to popular belief, snow on this day means that the summer will be rainy.
And if water is visible on top of the ice on reservoirs, it will soon get warmer and rain will start.
People also believed that a lot of snow on the ground promised a rich harvest.
And finally: the crowing of a rooster in the morning foreshadowed warming, and frost on dry grass foreshadowed frost.
In the lunar calendar, December 8 of the year is the 8th lunar day. The Moon is in the "First Quarter" phase and in the zodiac sign Pisces.
The celestial body will rise at 13:09.
This day may prove difficult for communication with colleagues or partners, as old issues may arise and require significant time and effort.
However, this day is favorable for travel, business trips and moving to a new place. New beginnings planned for this time require more careful preparation.