January 19, 2025: Makaryev Day - activities to avoid today.

What happened on January 19:

Today, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Macarius the Great. He was a Christian saint and hermit who engaged in spiritual discussions with the people, taught humility and gentleness, and spent much time in prayer. He was regarded by the people as a great advisor and healer of ailments. This day is also known as the spring indicator, as the weather was used to predict the upcoming spring.

What not to do on January 19:

• get angry;
• use foul language;
• envy;
• work hard.

Folk signs and beliefs:

• sunny or thawing weather – indicates an early spring;
• snowstorm – signals a late spring;
• the weather today will determine February’s weather;
• starry sky – suggests a prolonged winter.

Angel day celebrations:

Anthony, Arsenius, Macarius, Mark, Nicholas, Peter, Savva, Theodore, Theodosia.

Born today:

1809 — Edgar Allan Poe, American writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, and representative of Romanticism;

1839 — Paul Cézanne, French Impressionist painter.

Also on this day:

1903 — the first bicycle race "Tour de France" was announced;

1938 — American company General Motors became the first in the world to begin mass production of diesel engines;

1963 — the first performance of The Beatles on television;

2014 — armed uprising against the dictatorial regime of Yanukovych began in Kyiv on Hrushevskyi Street;

2017 — "Public Broadcasting" officially emerged in Ukraine.