Today is Friday, November 29, 2024. Day 334 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 32 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:02. Astronomical noon: 12:58. Sunset: 16:54. Day length: 07:52. Night length: 16:08.
According to the church calendar, November 29 is the name day of:
Vasily, Victor, Dmitry, Ivan, Makar, Matvey, Mikhail, Nikolay, Sergey, Fedor.
What holidays are celebrated on November 29
General:
November 29 is traditionally celebrated as Happy Person's Day, Letter Yo Day, and Guitar Day.
You can also join in on Thrill Seeker's Day, Mostodn (Bridge Day) or Ugukal's Festival.
It's high time to send an SMS, because in the style of Electronic Greetings Day, which also falls on this date.
Church:
In the church calendar, November 29 of this year is the 23rd Week after Pentecost.
This Friday is the day of the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, the righteous Fulvian, Prince of Ethiopia, in holy Baptism Matthew, the holy martyr Philoumenos the Holy Sepulcher, the holy martyr Theodore the priest and with him the martyrs Ananias and Michael, the holy martyrs John, Nicholas, Victor, Basil, Macarius and Michael the priests, the holy martyr Panteleimon, the martyr Demetrius.
This day in history
In 1870, Nikolai Przhevalsky's first journey through Central Asia began.
In 1899, Barcelona Football Club was founded.
In 1945, the world's first rescue operation involving a helicopter was carried out.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1797, the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, author of 68 operas, was born.
In 1802, the German writer and short story writer Wilhelm Hauff was born, whose literary legacy consists of three collections of fairy tales, as well as several novels and poems.
In 1832, American writer and feminist Louisa May Alcott was born, becoming the first woman in history to register to vote in politics.
In 1863, the Russian Soviet landscape photographer and photo publisher Grigory Raev, who is called the “photo chronicler of the Caucasus,” was born.
In 1906, Soviet documentary film director, screenwriter, and front-line cameraman Roman Karmen was born. He became famous for his filming and reporting from Spain, which was engulfed in civil war. He also captured the surrender of F. Paulus at Stalingrad and the signing of the act of unconditional surrender of Germany.
In 1930, Soviet and Russian film actress Nina Grebeshkova was born, who is mainly known for her supporting roles in films directed by Leonid Gaidai.
In 1940, Canadian singer and composer Denny Doherty, a member of the group The Mamas & the Papas, was born.
In 1960, American actress Cathy Moriarty was born, who starred in the films "Restless Neighbors", "Crash", "The Mambo Kings", "Me and the Kid", "Casper" and others.
In 1964, American actor, film producer and director Don Cheadle was born, who gained popularity thanks to the films The Rat Pack, Traffic, Ocean's Eleven and the role of the comic book character James Rhodes.
In 1966, Soviet and Russian choreographer Alla Dukhova, founder of the ballet "Todes", was born.
1972 saw the birth of Austrian ski jumper Andreas Goldberger, one of the best ski jumpers of the 1990s.
In 1976, American comedic actress, singer and producer Anna Faris was born, who became famous for her role as Cindy Campbell in the Scary Movie series.
In 1998, Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano was born, the first athlete from Asia to become an Olympic champion in snowboarding in any discipline, as well as the youngest Olympic medalist in all skiing sports (15 years and 74 days).
Folk omens
November 29 is popularly known as St. Matthew's Day.
According to the signs, if it snows on this day, severe snowstorms will begin soon.
Windy weather on November 29 promises a cold and snowy winter, and frost outside the window foretells harsh winter months. If it is raining outside the window, then the winter will be warm and damp. Our ancestors also believed that the warmer the weather, the colder the winter will be.
The fallen snow will remain until spring.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, November 29 of the year is the 28th lunar day. The moon is waning and is in the zodiac sign of Scorpio.
The celestial body will rise at 06:37 and set at 14:38.
This Friday is a great day to solve practical issues: from buying a new car to updating the interior of your home. However, minor health problems are possible. It is worth paying attention to the advice of others - this way you will be able to cope with possible difficulties.
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.
