January 2 what. New Year's holidays (second of January)

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The ancient Slavs especially revered midwives, popularly called midwives. And the holiday of Babi porridge is precisely the day when it is necessary to honor them. The midwives were usually served treats. Often it was pancakes, vodka. They went to visit the midwives with the children to ask for blessings for the latter. But it was especially recommended to visit the midwife to a young girl or expectant mother- it was believed that this would bring happiness in personal life and give the joy of motherhood.

By the way, it is known that a little later the Orthodox Church introduced the feast of the icon on the same day. Holy Mother of God.

A few words about midwives. Previously, it was they who helped the woman in labor in the process of giving birth to the baby. In doing so, they blessed little man which was also very important. The ceremonies that were carried out were known as obivanie, and in the process of actions, not only various rituals were used, but also sentences, healing herbs. If a woman in labor was tormented by problem childbirth, the midwife stoked the bathhouse, burned birch splinters with wormwood and immortelle, which, according to legends, ensured easy childbirth.

In addition, midwives were actively involved in the education of children. They taught them to praise Christmas, to respect folk traditions... And the important role of midwives was also that they watched the signs. For example, the midwife knew that if January 8 was a clear day, millet would be born in a large number if the porridge is browned in the oven, it will snow, if the tits squeak in the morning, it will most likely hit a bitter frost at night, and the screams of jackdaws and crows promise blizzards with heavy snowfalls.

Currently, the holiday has lost its relevance due to the fact that the very role of midwives has been abolished, and today a similar image is used, perhaps, in theatrical performances. Although midwives are rare in some villages, they are still found. As for the holiday, today it is only a part of the country's historical past.

This is a kind of analogue of the Russian March 8th. Although its meaning, in any case, is somewhat different. On this day, a Women's Festival called Ginaikratia is held in Greece. It mainly affects cities such as Monoclisia and Nea Petra, that is, it is not universally recognized and widely celebrated. Families switch roles in celebration of the holiday, and men do women's work. As for the fairer sex, it is on January 8 that they have every right to be in places designed specifically for men, in which women are usually ordered to enter. So, Greek women are happy to go to bars and other establishments, relax and do not think about household chores, which are entirely on men.

On January 8, 1712, the Prussian king Frederick II, who belongs to the Hohenzollern dynasty, was born. During his lifetime he received the nickname Frederick the Great. He is the third son of Sophia Dorothea of ​​Hanover and Frederick William I

On January 8, 1746, King Gustav III of Sweden was born, who is the eldest son of Lovisa (sister of Frederick the Great) and King Adolf

On January 8, 1849, Russian naval commander, polar explorer, oceanographer and shipbuilder Stepan Makarov was born

On January 8, 1934, French cyclist Jacques Anquetil was born, who is a five-time winner of the Tour de France.

On January 8, 1935, singer Elvis Presley was born, who received the nickname of the King of Rock and Roll in the musical environment.

On January 8, 1946, Leonid Filatov was born, famous actor, playwright, poet, director, screenwriter.

We present the holidays on January 8 in Russia and Ukraine, church, Orthodox, festive events and memorable dates of the eighth January day of the initial month of the year. On this page you will find out what holidays will be on January 8, what they are associated with, what events, as well as folk omens, proverbs and sayings about this winter day.

Also, at the end of the page you can find out (briefly) about other holidays and festivities in January, customs, traditions, folk signs etc. But first, find out what a holiday is, its definition.

A holiday is a certain period of time (usually one day) allocated in the calendar for the coming year in honor of some significant event, something or someone that has a sacred mythical, non-everyday) meaning and is directly related to cultural or religious tradition in some country (region).

The word holiday is also used in other, similar in meaning, meanings, such as:

A holiday is the opposite of weekdays - it is an official day of rest, established in connection with some calendar event;

A holiday is a fun pastime of free time, entertainment (mass) events, a day of any personal or social joyful event;

The general state of elation (high spirits), (it happens in phrases: "holiday of life" and so on).

Holidays January 8 - dates and events

Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos

Midwives day

Gremlins' Causing Day

On this day, there is a blizzard and frost, which means that the summer will be cold

If a person was born on January 8, then he will be a good master. He is advised to wear a diamond as a talisman

If you take out of the house on the day of January 8 broken dishes or other unnecessary trash - misfortune will come to the family

Holidays on January 8, church (Orthodox) - Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos

Christmastide continues on this day. The girls start to guess. People call January 8 "Babi porridge". This is a holiday for women in labor and midwives. Carpentry work is usually done on this day.

Also on January 8, women take a spoon, go to visit and eat porridge, which the owners of the house (usually relatives and friends) specially prepare for such an occasion. On a holiday, they often play musical instruments, have fun and have fun.

Believers on January 8 pray to the Holy Prophet David, who is known as the patron saint of musicians. He also helps to cope with anger and eradicate excessive anger in himself. In addition, earlier in Russia it was believed that David, playing the harp, by his singing protects a person from robbers and wild animals that may meet him on the way.

On January 8, the Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos is celebrated. It is believed that on this day mysterious Christmastide come into their own. Festive gatherings continue in many houses. Pay close attention to signs and traditions!

Holidays January 8 -Ginaikratia (Greek festival of women)

In Greece, as in many countries, there is a holiday dedicated to women. In Russia, Women's Day falls on March 8, and in Greece on January 8, and this holiday is called Ginaikratia.

If we inquire about the origins of this Greek holiday, we learn that it has a slightly different meaning than just a celebration of the female half. On January 8, the cities of Nea Petra, Monoclisia and many rural areas in northern Greece celebrate a colorful festival called Ginaikratia, dedicated to women.

On this significant day, women and men exchange their family responsibilities and rights. Women are freed from family worries, and they spend their holiday as they see fit.

By tradition, midwives are honored on this day. They were given gifts, treats, vodka and pancakes. Often people take their children with them to receive blessings from the attendants.

By tradition, all women who were preparing to become a mother and all young girls simply had to go to grandmothers that day. After a while, this day in Orthodox Church became the feast of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

There is a saying that the midwife is considered to be the kin of all the villagers. The grandmother was sure to invite the midwife to all childbirth, she provided irreplaceable assistance to the giving birth woman, they said about the midwife that she was with her hands.

She perfectly knew ancient customs and approached her business with great responsibility. If the childbirth was painful and protracted, they stoked the bathhouse, and the woman in labor would play out to the sun. This whole process was accompanied by kind words, various soothing herbs, and of course prayers.

January holidays - events, dates, celebrations ...

New Year
- Celebrating New Year in Austria
- World Day of Peace
- Independence Day. Haiti
- Independence Day. Western Samoa
- Independence Day. Cameroon
- Independence Day. Palau
- Festival of Walruses. Canada
- Day of Liberation (1959). Cuba
- Day of the Palestinian Revolution (1964). Palestine
- Independence Day (1956). Sudan
- Day of the formation of the republic (1993). Slovakia
- National Hangover Day
- Lithuanian Flag Day
- Feast of the Virgin Mary (Catholic)
- Saint Maximillian Kolbe's Day
- New Year in Japan
- New Year in China
- Maha Kumbha Mela - large religious gathering (January)
- Vasanta Panchami - worship of Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge and sacred speech (January-February)

Hero's Day - Haiti
- Granada Day - Spain
- Day of Berthold, founder of Bern - Switzerland
- Banking holiday. Japan and Scotland. All banks and credit institutions are closed

Revolution Day Burkina Faso
- Day of Martyrs of Colonial Repression in Angola
- Christening of a foal, lunar new year. Lithuania

Independence Day or Union of Burma Day
- Day of Martyrs in Zaire
- Day of the bank employee in Belarus (celebrated on the first Sunday of January)

Day of the social worker in Belarus
- Day of Little Stories
- Fasting 10 Tevet (Jewish world)

The beginning of the Carnival in Catholic countries
- Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany Austria, Greece, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland
- Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in Italy
- Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in France
- Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in Spain
- Feast of the Epiphany or Epiphany in Austria
- Eve of the Nativity of Christ (Orthodox world).
- Day of the Three Holy Kings
- Children's Day. Uruguay
- Day of the Three Wise Men. Estonia
- Feast of the Three Wise Men in the Czech Republic
- New Year's parade in Tokyo. Japan

Nativity
- Day of the bank employee
- National holiday(since 1979). Cambodia
- The old holiday USOKAE. Japan

- "Babi Day" in Bulgaria (women's parties)
- Gremlins Causing Day

Republika Srpska Day
- National Martyrs Day - Panama

Voodoo Festival (since 1997), Benin
- Margaret Thatcher Day. Falkland Islands

Coming of Age Day (Seijin-no-hi) in Japan.
- World Sick Day
- Republic Day (1946) in Albania
- Unity Day in Nepal
- Day of nature reserves in Russia
- Independence Day (1960). Chad

Day of the Prosecutor's Office Worker in Russia
- Memorial Day in Turkmenistan
- Day of the Zanzibar Revolution in Tanzania

old New Year
- Liberation Day (Ghana)
- Lori Festival in India
- Day of Freedom Defenders in Lithuania (in memory of the events of 1991)
- Day of the Russian Press
- Stephen Foster Memorial Day in USA
- Liberation Day (Freedom Day) in Togo.
- Old New Year ( Julian calendar) in Wales.

New Year in Greece - St. Basil's Day
- Day of ratification (1784). Maryland, USA.
- Day of Defenders of the Motherland in Uzbekistan
- Indian and Sikh holiday winter solstice Maghi or Makara Sakranti (Makar Sankranthi).
- Circumcision of the Lord (Orthodox world).

Teacher's Day in Venezuela.
- Arboretum Festival in Jordan.
- Memorial Day Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), Romanian and Moldovan romantic poet in Moldova.
- Martin Luther King Day in USA
- Day of Civil Rights. USA, New Hampshire.
- Day of the Heroes of the Confederation. USA, Texas.

International Day of The Beatles
- Day of Victims (Benin).
- The beginning of the kambai ceremonies - admiring the plum blossom in Japan (lasts for a month).

St. Anthony - patron saint of animals
- Anniversary of the South in New Zealand
- Constitution Day in the Philippines.
- Cathedral of the 70 Apostles (Orthodox world)

Revolution Day in Tunisia.
- Day of the Prophet Micah
- Christmas Eve of Epiphany

Martin Luther King Day - USA
- Day of rest after the carnival (Boner Island)
- Day of Araf among Muslims
- Day of the Rescue Service Worker - Belarus

Day nationwide sorrow in Azerbaijan
- Day of Heroes in Guinea-Bissau.
- Army Day in Laos.
- Awards Day is an army holiday in Mali.
- Inauguration Day in the United States. Celebrated since 1965.
- Day of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine).
- Eid al-Qurban (Eid al-Adha) - Feast of Sacrifice ( muslim world)
- Saint Sebastian's Day (patron saint of soldiers and police) (Catholic world)

Commemoration day of the holy martyr Abo Tbileli - patron saint of Tbilisi
- Army Day in Lesotho.
- Day of Engineering Troops in Russia
- Opening Day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Memorial Day of Saint Philip

Unity Day in Ukraine
- Day of the Air Defense Aviation Troops of the Russian Federation
- Birthday popcorn (popcorn)

Liechtenstein Independence Day
- Handwriting Day
- Green Light Day

Economic Freedom Day (Togo).
- Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide in World War II, celebrated since 2001 in Great Britain.
- Feast of Sadeh (Jashan-e Sadeh) among the Zoroastrians

Tatyana's Day
- Founding day of Sao Paulo. Brazil.
- Republic Day in Uganda.
- Robert Burns Day in Scotland

Australia Day
- Saint Elisar's Day in Bulgaria. You cannot eat, as it should be in fasting, until the first star.
- Day of "full belly" in Greece. On this day, you should not deny yourself anything.
- Duarte Day in the Dominican Republic
- Republic Day in India
- Liberation Day in Kuwait
- Australian carnival

World Customs Day (Customs)
- International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Nazism in Germany
- Day of Belarusian Science
- International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust
- Day of Peace in Vietnam
- Day of Military Glory of Russia - the day of lifting the blockade of the city of Leningrad
- Up-helly-o - fire festival (Shetland Islands)

International Day of Mobilization Against Nuclear War
- Democracy Day (Rwanda).
- King Karl's name day in Sweden
- World Day of the Unemployed

Memorial Day Krut in Ukraine
- Day of Fire Service Workers in Ukraine
- Day of Prosecutor's Office Workers - Moldova

World Leprosy Day
- Day of Remembrance of the Independence Fighters in India
- Day of Customs Service Workers - Azerbaijan

Independence Day of Nauru
- International Day of the Jeweler