According to ancient beliefs, surgery cannot be done today and you have to be very careful with sharp objects.
What happened on this day:
Today the Orthodox Church commemorates the Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens, the Hieromartyrs Rustico, Presbyter, and Eleuterio, Deacon.
The world celebrates Healthy Eating Day, World Spine Day and Anesthesiologist Day.
What can’t be done on October 16th?
► surgical interventions
► handle sharp objects
Beliefs and folk signs:
► Denis – beware of the fiery eye. On this day, they say conspiracies from the evil eye
► in the old days it was believed that on this day there was a Sabbath of all kinds of evil spirits. Autumn fevers – crowbar, fire, agitator, yellow bilberry, fever, insomnia – living in swamps, approaching human habitation … To scare them, it was necessary to carry poplar bark or a twig of aspen
► Aspen was also used for ailments
► if the head hurts – put a poplar field under the head.
The day of the angel is celebrated:
Denis, Ivan, Pavel, Peter, Rustika, Theogen, Theodosius, Jadwiga
Also on this day:
2002 – The Alexandrine Library opens in Cairo
2005 – The World Chess Championship ended in San Luis (Argentina), the winner of which was the Bulgarian grandmaster Veselin Topalov
