Today you can’t fight and give away your unwashed clothes.
What happened on this day:
On November 22, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the holy martyrs Onesiphorus and Porfiry, the monks Matrona and Theoktista, the icon of the Mother of God, the listener. Day of the Reverend Matrona of Constantinople, who lived in the 5th century in Constantinople.
International Children’s Day is celebrated around the world on November 22.
What can not be done on November 22?
► give away your unwashed clothes – this way you can transfer your happiness into the wrong hands
► argue and settle things out loud
Popular beliefs and signs:
► winter makes itself felt, frosts are coming
► if the trees are covered in frost, there will be frost
► fog on Matryona’s day – to the thaw
► if the weather on Matryona is cloudy and snowy, be rainy May
Angel Day is celebrated:
Alexander, Anton, Ivan, Cyril, Matryona, Matrona, Porfiry, Theoktist, Cecilia
Born today:
1984 – Scarlett Johansson, American actress and singer, winner of BAFTA, Tony awards and others.
Also on this day:
1938 – a prehistoric coelacanth fish (Latin coelacanth), considered extinct, was caught on the South African coast
1946 – The first ballpoint pens go on sale in England
1960 – Zaporozhye plant “Kommunar” (now – JSC “AvtoZAZ”) produces the first batch of small cars “Zaporozhets”
1990 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation.
1993 – Armenia introduces its own national currency – the dram