Today is Thursday, November 28, 2024. Day 333 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 33 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:01. Astronomical noon: 12:58. Sunset: 16:55. Day length: 07:54. Night length: 16:06.
According to the church calendar, November 28 is the name day of:
Gregory, Dmitry, Nikita, Nikolay, Peter, Samson, Philip.
What holidays are celebrated on November 28
General:
This Thursday we celebrate Drunken Hedgehog Day, Word Invention Day and Hat Day.
Also celebrated on this day are Professional Accountant Day, Red Planet Day, Mars Day, and pet lovers can join in the celebration of English Bulldog Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, November 28 of this year is the 23rd Week after Pentecost.
Orthodox Christians honor the memory of the martyrs and confessors Gurias, Samon and Aviv, the Venerable Paisius Velichkovsky, the martyr Demetrius, the martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus and Eustochius, the holy martyrs Nicholas and Peter priests, Gregory and Nikita deacons, and also celebrate the feast of the Kupyatitskaya Icon of the Mother of God.
This day in history
In 1670, the premiere of Moliere's play "The Bourgeois Gentleman" took place at the Palais Royal theatre in Paris.
In 1811, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 was performed for the first time in Leipzig.
In 1972, the last execution took place in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontemps were guillotined in the Santé prison.
In 1974, John Lennon made his final stage appearance during Elton John's concert at Madison Square Garden.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1632, the French composer, violinist, conductor Jean-Baptiste Lully, the creator of the French national opera, was born.
In 1757, the English poet, artist and engraver William Blake, an important figure in the history of poetry and fine art of the Romantic era, was born.
In 1820, the German philosopher, historian, and politician Friedrich Engels, the founder of communist ideology, was born.
In 1829, Russian composer, pianist, conductor Anton Rubinstein, founder of the first Russian conservatory, was born.
In 1837, the American chemist and engineer John Hyatt, the inventor of celluloid, was born.
In 1880, the Russian poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator, literary critic Alexander Blok, a classic of Russian literature of the 20th century, one of the greatest representatives of Russian symbolism, was born.
In 1881, the Austrian writer, playwright and journalist Stefan Zweig, author of many short stories, plays, poems and fictionalized biographies, was born.
In 1906, Soviet and Russian philologist, cultural scientist, art critic, public figure Dmitry Likhachev, author of about 500 scientific and 600 journalistic works, was born.
In 1929, American music producer Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, was born.
In 1950, American astrophysicist Russell Hulse, who discovered the binary pulsar PSR B1913+16, was born.
In 1956, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, TV presenter, showman Andrei Urgant was born, who is known, among other things, for his work in the program "Smak", the show "Big Premiere", the TV game "Lord of the Mind", the program "Meetings on Mokhovaya" and others.
In 1960, the outrageous English fashion designer John Galliano, former art director of the Christian Dior fashion house, was born.
In 1961, Mexican film director, screenwriter, and producer Alfonso Cuarón was born. His works include the films Gravity, Y Tu Mama También, Roma, and others.
In 1984, Canadian hockey goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was born. He is a Stanley Cup winner, Olympic champion, and ranks second in NHL history for the most wins among goaltenders.
In 1990, Russian pop singer Yulia Zivert was born, whose hits include “Chuck”, “Anesthesia”, “Life”, etc.
Folk omens
November 28 is popularly known as Guryev Day, or Guriy Morozny.
According to popular belief, snow that falls on this day will remain until spring. By the way, a large amount of snow promises a good harvest.
If there is a strong wind on this day, then windy weather will continue until St. Nicholas Day (December 19).
If horses neigh loudly, it is a good sign. The winter will be warm and mild.
It’s warm outside and it’s raining or snowing, which means May will be cold and stormy.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, November 28 of the year is the 27th lunar day. The Moon is in the waning phase and is in the zodiac sign of Scorpio.
It will rise at 05:17 and set at 14:29.
This Thursday any work will be easy. Use this moment to sort out long-standing issues.
On this day there is a chance to look at the situation from a different angle and find what was previously unnoticed.
Communicating with older people will help you become wiser.
For reference
A holiday is a period of time set aside on the calendar in honor of something or someone, which has a sacred (non-everyday, mythical) meaning and is associated with a cultural or religious tradition.
