Today is Friday, December 13, 2024. Day 348 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 18 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:20. Astronomical noon: 13:04. Sunset: 16:48. Day length: 07:28. Night length: 16:32.
According to the church calendar, the following people celebrate their name day on December 13:
Andrey, Ivan.
What holidays are celebrated on December 13
General:
As you may have guessed, today is Friday the 13th, the Day of Trouble.
Today's date is also recognized as the Feast of the Belly, Bear Day, Hot Cocoa Day, and First Snowflake Day.
And this Friday you can also perform an unusual ritual to celebrate Burn Your Problems on Paper Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, December 13 of this year is the 25th Week after Pentecost.
Today is Friday, the day of remembrance of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, Saint Frumentius, Archbishop of India (Ethiopia), and the Holy Martyr John the Presbyter.
This day in history
In 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to discover New Zealand.
In 1938, Neuengamme, the largest concentration camp in northwest Germany, was opened.
In 1967, the United States successfully launched the Pioneer 8 spacecraft.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1797, the German poet, publicist, and critic Heinrich Heine was born. His collection of poems, The Book of Songs, made the poet famous throughout the world.
In 1816, the German engineer, inventor, scientist, industrialist Werner von Siemens, founder of the Siemens company, was born.
In 1867, the Norwegian scientist Christian Birkeland was born, the first to explain the essence of the aurora borealis.
In 1903, the Russian Soviet writer Yevgeny Petrov was born, a co-author of Ilya Ilf, with whom he wrote the novels The Twelve Chairs, The Golden Calf, the book One-Story America, a number of film scripts, stories, essays, and vaudevilles.
In 1908, the Soviet theater and film actor, master of artistic words Rostislav Plyatt was born, whose roles entered the golden fund of Russian art (in the films "Spring", "Visit to the Minotaur", "Seventeen Moments of Spring", etc.).
In 1929, Canadian actor Christopher Plummer was born, who is best known for his roles in the films The Sound of Music, The Return of the Pink Panther, 12 Monkeys, The Insider, A Beautiful Mind, and others.
In 1950, Soviet and Russian singer and actress Lyudmila Senchina was born, performer of popular songs "Cinderella", "Forest Deer", "Birthday", "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and others.
In 1967, American actor and singer Jamie Foxx was born, known for his roles in the films "Collateral", "Law Abiding Citizen", "Django Unchained", "White House Down" and others.
In 1969, the Kazakh and Russian singer and composer Murat Nasyrov was born, who performed the song hits “The boy wants to go to Tambov”, “I am you”, “Deceived”, “Caught on the lips”, “Someone will forgive”, etc.
That same year, Soviet and Russian hockey player Sergei Fedorov was born, earning a reputation as one of the best hockey players of his generation, playing equally effectively in attack and defense.
In 1989, American country singer, songwriter, producer, director, actress Taylor Swift was born, becoming the first billionaire whose main source of income is music and the highest-grossing touring artist in history.
Folk omens
December 13th is popularly known as St. Andrew the First-Called, St. Andrew the Winter, and St. Andrew's Day.
To predict the weather, our ancestors looked at the fire in the stove. A red flame predicted cold, and a white one - warming.
It was believed that snow that fell on St. Andrew's Day could remain until April, and if a cat was actively washing itself, then cold and clear weather was ahead.
Clouds are floating fast and low – it’s going to get cold.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, December 13 of the year is the 13th lunar day. The waxing moon is in the zodiac sign of Taurus.
Its sunrise is "scheduled" for 13:54, and its sunset will take place at 06:37.
This Friday is a day of self-analysis. If you analyze your mistakes and learn from them, you will get a real chance to increase your authority and strengthen your position in the eyes of others. You will probably feel a surge of creative energy and activity.
