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03.07.2023 23:00
Today is Tuesday, July 4, 2023. 185th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 180 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 04:45. Astronomical noon: 13:14. Sunset: 21:43. Day length: 16:58. Night length: 07:02.
According to the church calendar, July 4th is the name day:
Alexey, Anastasia, Vasilisa, George, Ivan, Maxim, Nikita, Nikolai, Pavel, Terenty, Fedor Julian.
What holidays are celebrated on July 4
Are common:
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July 4th is the day of rest from the holidays, and also the day of smearing, the day of Alice in Wonderland and the day of invisibility.
This day also provides an excuse to celebrate something delicious, Jackfruit Day to be exact.
Church:
According to the church calendar, July 4 of this year is the 5th week after Pentecost.
On this day, Orthodox Christians commemorate Martyr Julian of Tarsus, Hieromartyr Terentius, Bishop of Iconium, Venerable Julius the Presbyter and Julian the Deacon, Martyrs Archil II, King of Iveron, and Luarsab II, King of Kartalin, Hieromartyr John the Presbyter, St. George the Confessor, Hieromartyr Alexy, Paul and Nicholas the Presbyters, the Monk Martyr Jonah and the Martyr Nikita.
Even today – Finding the relics of St. Maximus the Greek.
This day in history
In 1054, there was a supernova explosion in the constellation Taurus, the result of which is the Crab Nebula.
In 1819, the sloops Vostok and Mirny set off from Kronstadt to circumnavigate the world. During this expedition, the “sixth” continent was discovered.
In 1862, during a picnic, Charles Dodgson began to tell Alice Liddell the story of a girl who ran after a rabbit into Wonderland. A ten-year-old girl began to insist that he write down the whole story. Dodgson followed the advice and wrote Alice in Wonderland under the name of Lewis Carroll. Three years later, in 1865, Macmillan and Co published the first edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. We have already written about the holiday in this honor above.
In 1886, in the town of Prescott, Arizona, the American cowboy Buffalo Bill demonstrated the first rodeo competition.
In 1946, Königsberg was renamed Kaliningrad.
Which celebrity was born on this day
In 1790, the British geographer and surveyor Sir George Everest was born, after whom Chomolungma, the highest peak of the Earth, was named.
American film producer Louis Meyer, head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film company, was born in 1884.
In 1917, the Spanish matador Manolete was born, who began to perform professionally in the arena at the age of 17 and became the author of many new techniques in bullfighting, including one using a muleta, named after him.
In 1927, the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, known for her paintings Fanfan Tulip and Notre Dame Cathedral, was born.
In 1950, a Soviet and Russian entrepreneur, politician Artem Tarasov was born, who became the first official millionaire in the USSR.
In 1957, the theater and film actor, TV presenter Dmitry Nazarov (an individual acting as a foreign agent) was born. He is known for his roles in the series “Law”, “Kitchen” and others.
In 1959, the Russian humorist, parodist, theater and film actor Igor Khristenko was born – a participant in such humorous programs as “Crooked Mirror”, “Full House” and “Laughing Panorama”.
Kate Dickey, a Scottish theatrical, television and film actress, who starred in Game of Thrones and Prometheus, was born in 1971.
In 1974, Russian skier Evgenia Medvedva-Arbuzova, champion and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, was born.
Folk omens
July 4 – Ulyanov’s day or Terenty. It was believed that if the night dew did not dry out that day, there would be a thunderstorm.
After dinner, rain was expected, if it was noticed that in the morning the water lily had barely risen above the water. A lingering storm was foreshadowed by a lingering thunder.
Soon there will be precipitation even if the stones begin to sweat. Bad weather is also promised by gathering clouds.
But if the rainbow stretches from east to west, it is likely that the weather will be good. Fine days are coming even when red and white circles were seen near the stars.
Moon calendar
July 4 is the 16th lunar day in the lunar calendar. The waning moon is in the zodiac sign Capricorn.
Sunrise of the heavenly body – at 22:50, sunset – at 03:58.
This Tuesday is considered a rather harmonious day when everything is in balance. We will feel some overabundance of forces, which are best directed to a creative channel or to physical activity, otherwise the energy can find a way out in rash, possibly aggressive actions and actions.
2023-07-03 20:00:00
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