December 16, 2021 – what holiday, what church holiday, name day, signs

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December 16 on the church calendar – day of commemoration of the Monk John the Silent… The saint got his nickname because for a long time he adhered to the vow of silence. After that, the Lord endowed him with the gift of healing any sickness with prayer.

Ivan was born in 454 in the family of a military leader. Even as a child, the boy was carried away by the Holy Scriptures. When his father died, Ivan gave most of his dowry to the poor. The rest of the money went to the construction of temples. The man himself settled in the colonial church. He subsequently became a bishop.

After the death of the ruler, the chapter changes in the city. He tried to constantly interfere in the affairs of the Church. That is why Ivan decides to retire to the cell of the Lavra of Sava the Sanctified for 4 whole years. Then he lives for another 9 years as a hermit in the desert. When Ivan received the gift of healing, he returned to people. He lived for 104 years and died a calm and quiet death.

Also December 16 – commemoration day of the holy prophet Zephanius… Most of all his predictions are the Last Judgment and the end of the world, which he prophesied even 600 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.

From childhood, the boy lived according to Christian rules. He often saw God, talked to him, and understood his revelation. Already an adult Zephanius once saw a vision of the destruction of Jerusalem and the forced scattering of the Jews throughout the world. He began to urge those around him to return to the Lord, in order to thus be saved from the Last Judgment.

December 16 in the church calendar also – Memorial Day of the Monk Savva Storozhevsky… During his life, he became one of the first followers of Sergei Radonezhsky. They say that even after the death of the abbot, healing power emanated from his remains. Sava’s life is a great example of humility, spirituality, and faith in God. For these qualities he was appointed abbot of the monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God, and then – in the Sergeeva Lavra. There he ruled justly and wisely for 7 years.

Birthday: how to name a child born on December 16

What is the name day today: Savva (Savva), Angel, Varis (Varisy), Gabriel (Gabriel), Mamant, Ivan, Neophyte, Seleucus (Seleucus), Zephany, Theodulus, Fedor, Alice, Adelaide, Zephania.

The talisman of people born on December 16 is jade. Man has known this stone since the Neolithic times. In the Bronze Age, jade was used to create strong weapons, amulets and various accessories. The stone was especially strongly revered in the ancient cultures of Tibet, China, Egypt, Mongolia. For example, the Chinese believed that jade was a symbol of harmony and purity.

Born on this day:

• 1770 – German composer, pianist, conductor Ludwig van Beethoven;
• 1775 – English writer Jane Austen;
• 1866 – Ukrainian graphic artist, painter, art theorist Wassily Kandinsky;
• 1900 – Ukrainian church leader Anatoly Teodorovich;
• 1928 – American science fiction writer Philip Dick;
• 1946 – Ukrainian composer Alexander Nekrasov;
• 1952 – Ukrainian naval officer and public figure Miroslav Mamchak;
• 1958 – actor of the Lviv Drama Theater named after I. Maria Zankovetskaya, People’s Artist of Ukraine Yaroslav Muk.

What not to do on this day

• On December 16, you cannot quarrel and shout at each other.
• Try not to sing loud songs, but to spend this day in peace and quiet.
• On December 16, it was forbidden to talk loudly, celebrate, and have fun.
• Don’t make promises.
• Do not self-medicate and ignore health problems.
• On December 16, it is forbidden to consume alcohol and fatty foods.

Folk omens and traditions December 16

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Among our ancestors, there were many interesting signs for this day:

• looked what day it is: if the stars shine brightly, then there will be a blizzard;
• On December 16, birds sing loudly during the thaw;
• if there is already snow on the ground, then next year there will be a bad harvest;
• if the birds fly low on December 16, expect bad weather.

On December 16, in the morning, the girls tried to look in the mirror. It was believed that you can see your destiny there. On this day, our ancestors tried to be quiet and not shout. They believed that evil spirits can take away the voice. They also believed that if you were silent on December 16, then all misfortunes and problems would go away. Believers always went to church and there they silently prayed in front of the icon of St. John the Silent. It was believed that such a prayer can heal even a seriously ill person.

Weather forecast for today, December 16

Today, December 16, in Kiev, the sky will be covered with clouds throughout the day. Light rain is possible in the evening. In Lviv, cloudy weather will last all day. At night and in the morning without significant precipitation, but in the afternoon light rain will begin, which may end in the evening. In Odessa, it will rain at night and in the morning. In Kharkov, a cloudy morning will be replaced by a sunny day.

In Kiev, on December 16, the air temperature will warm up to +3 degrees. In Kharkov it is a little colder – up to +1. In Lviv during the day +3, and at night up to +1. In Odessa, the temperature will not rise above +3.

Memorable dates December 16

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On this day a year ago, China successfully delivers soil to Earth from the Moon, and the first harvest of honey is collected at NATO headquarters.

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for December 16:

• 1497 – Vasco da Gama, having rounded the Cape of Good Hope, becomes the first European to cross the Indian Ocean;
• 1637 – near the village of Kumeyki (Cherkasy region), a battle takes place between the Polish-gentry army of Nikolai Pototsky and the rebellious unregistered Cossacks led by Pavel Pavlyuk;
• 1773 – the so-called Boston Tea Party, when Boston residents threw a cargo of tea from a British ship into the sea as a protest against customs policy, the American War of Independence begins;
• 1809 Napoleon parted ways with Empress Josephine, as they have no children;
• 1899 – the Milan football club is created in Italy, which today is one of the most titled clubs;
• 1913 – young British actor Charlie Chaplin stars in his first film;
• 1970 – the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (or the Hague Convention 1970) comes into force;
• 1979 – American race car driver Stan Barrett becomes the first person to break the sound barrier while moving on the surface of the Earth;
• 1989 – anti-communist protests begin in the Socialist Republic of Romania, which marked the beginning of the end of the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu;
• 1991 – The Supreme Council of Kazakhstan adopts the law on the independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• 1991 – Turkey recognizes the independence of Ukraine;
• 2014 – Russia breaks the bilateral agreement with the United States (in force since 1991) on cooperation in the field of nuclear waste control.

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