Holidays February 10
Diplomatic Day
The laconic text of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 2002 established February 10 as a professional holiday - Diplomatic Worker Day. This happened in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Diplomats believe that this day is suitable for celebrating a professional holiday also because the first foreign policy department of Russia in 1549 issued its first order on February 10. In 1802, Emperor Alexander I formed a new department - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian diplomacy today is called upon to solve many problems: strengthening and developing partnerships with the countries of the European Union, cultural political and economic interaction with countries around the world.
Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year)
Chun Jie translated into Russian - Spring Festival. For the Chinese, this is the most important holiday, for 2000 years in the country it is celebrated in honor of an old man who saved people from a terrible monster named Nyan thousands of years ago. How did he do it? A monster devouring people on a certain day was simply afraid of red color, fun and fuss. And the old man is none other than the prototype of our Business of Frost, who decorated the village with red garlands and flags, set up fireworks from crackers and lights.
The monster fled in fear, but it was - it is easy to guess - it was February 10th. And only in order to differ from the European Gregorian calendar, the holiday was called Spring Day. Since then, calm and prosperity has come, and celebrating this holiday, the Chinese congratulate each other and stay awake all night, protecting the year. The night of the meeting after separation is what they call the evening, when the whole family gathers at a common table.
Velesichi (Kudesy) - Brownie Day
The Kuzya’s domestic from the famous cartoon is not a fictional character at all. A clergyman and priobutnik, patron of crickets - he even has his own Kudesa holiday - which is celebrated on February 10. On this day, it is imperative that the grandfather of the house needs to give a gift, otherwise he will turn into a fierce spirit. Therefore, leave a pot of porridge behind the stove or wrap a cup of porridge in a towel so that it does not harden for a long time.
The heavenly warrior Veles himself and his army are revered as the main ones, and his children are Svarozhichi. Spirits that fell on the earth settled between people, and became the spirits of forests, fields, rivers. Those who got into the house became brownies. These are good spirits, zealous owners and helpers. Sometimes a brownie begins to naughty and scare those who are negligent in their households.
Tet - New Year in Vietnamese
If you get to Vietnam on February 10, you can plunge into the atmosphere of celebration and fun. Smartly dressed people carrying painted paper dragons will certainly meet on the streets. The centuries-old traditions of the Tet holiday prescribe fun under the blows of copper bells and fireworks. For the whole 4 days the city is painted in festive red and yellow colors.
It is considered a great success if the New Year's Eve in your company is a person older than 70 years old, and even with gray hair. In the morning, young people set off in search of dewdrops on the petals of a peach tree. It is customary to give everyone presents and sincerely wish for happiness in order to scare away evil from their home. On the table you can see the mandatory cakes and pies, meaning heaven and earth, the world under a common roof.
February 10 in the folk calendar
Writer's Day Ephraim the Syrian
One of the teachers of the church, the theologian and poet Ephraim Sirin lived in the 4th century. He is famous for his interpretations of scripture. On February 10, the Orthodox Church celebrates his day. In Russia, Ephraim even had nicknames - a windbreaker, a cricket defender, a baker, and a priobutnik. Traditions and signs are associated with his name - for example, on this day you cannot kill insects living in a hut. If you sweep the hut with a broom from wormwood - it protects from unhappiness and evil spirits.
On this day, we celebrate our name day brownie. You can coax it with a pot of porridge left overnight. This just creature could also punish quarreling or quarrelsome people, bad masters. And he always helps with kind and diligent. On the evening of St. Yefim, people gather in the evening and tell jokes and beliefs related to the house, his habits, intrigues and jokes. At the parties, ditties and jokes were sung. National signs on this day - if the wind blows, you should expect rains and dampness.
Historical events February 10
February 10, 1931 the capital of India became New Delhi
Today's cosmopolitan city has a multi-ethnic and multicultural lifestyle. Not many people know that New Delhi is just a small area of the multi-million dollar Delhi, the former capital of India for only less than half a century. Around the 16th century, British India had the capital Calcutta, then in 1900 it was moved to Delhi. In 1911, the new capital of Delhi was laid, King George V himself was present at this act. The official capital of India came into its own in 1931.
And to this day there is the government of the country and the government of the metropolis of Delhi. And the population of New Delhi is approximately 250 thousand people. The project of the capital was made by British architect Edwin Lutien. Numerous national institutions and attractions are located in the middle of wide green boulevards south of the old city, built by the ruler of the Mughal empire. Many historical monuments went to New Delhi from 7 ancient cities, on whose territory the modern "city in the city" is located.
February 10, 2006: Sarcophagi found in the Valley of the Kings
After the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings, new treasures were discovered. The tombs of tombs caused a new surge of interest, in total there were 64 of them. The pharaohs of the ancient kingdom (with the capital in Memphis) built pyramids, but they did differently in the Valley of the Kings. They tried to hide their tombs in the rocks from prying eyes, covered them with large stones and walled them up. But they were still ruined by descendants.
All the royal tombs found were carried out according to one plan - a corridor 200 meters long was carved deep into the cliffs, at the end of the path there were 3-4 rooms. On the walls and ceiling are colored drawings that can be used to track how the late pharaoh lived. New burials were discovered on February 10, 2006; they do not differ in special chic. Among the main values are masks, drawings, tools for mummification, ceramic vessels.
February 10, 1636 - the first documented mention of the iron
An oven iron of 1636 - the iron was first mentioned in the annals, which was heated from hot coals. Such devices were invented a long time ago, and were used in ancient Greece for very fine ironing - creating pleats in Greek costumes. The ancient iron looked more like a hot rolling pin. Also, the role of the iron was performed by heated cobblestones. Hot coals learned to put ironing devices inside much later. By the way, originally used an ordinary frying pan. The iron mentioned for the first time weighed about 10 kg, was monolithic and cost 5 altyn.
Born on February 10
Boris Pasternak (February 10, 1890 - May 30, 1960), poet, writer, 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature. In the first half of the century his family left Russia, but he stayed, wrote many poems, poems, and even undertook prose. Back in 1913 his first book was written, “The Twin in the Clouds,” then it was officially recognized already under the USSR. In 1936, Pasternak was accused of isolation from reality, and the poet departs from official literature. His famous translations of Shakespeare, Goethe, Schiller and now allow us to get acquainted with the work of great poets. In 1958, Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the anti-Soviet novel Doctor Zhivago. The poet did not receive the prize - the communist regime forced him to abandon it. The Nobel laureate diploma was awarded to the author’s son only in 1988.
Vladimir Zeldin (February 10, 1915), actor and director, People's Artist of the SSR. The first and most famous role in the movie went to him very hard - "Pig and Shepherd" finished acting during the first year of World War II, the role of Musaiba, the Georgian lover of Glasha, was played by Zeldin. The filmography of the actor of the theater and cinema totals today about 40 films and many theater roles in the theater of the Soviet Army.
George Weiner (February 10, 1938 - June 11, 2009), Soviet writer and journalist, together with his brother, co-author of a series of detective novels. It was from their novel The Era of Mercy that the famous novel The Place of Meeting Cannot Be Changed was shot. In total, the authors wrote 152 works on which 22 films were staged. The scripts for the films were also written by the Weiner brothers themselves.
Mstislav Keldysh (February 10, 1938 - June 11, 2009), scientist, mechanic and mathematician. After Gagarin’s flight into space, Mstislav Keldysh became the head of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The scientist’s legacy is very great - these are the basic principles of modern aerodynamics, serious developments in rocket and space technology, work on creating computers, and much more. He had many awards, the most significant is the Lenin Prize of 1957. Mstislav Keldysh throughout his creative scientific life was elected an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of many states.
Name Day 10 February
On this day, Vladimir, George, Ignatius, Leonty, Olga, Fedor and Jacob were lucky to be born.
