Father Frost and Snow Maiden Day is a traditional Slavic holiday, which most people in Russia have never heard of. But in former times, January 30 was considered one of the most important winter dates. On this day, our ancestors honored Frost, who is the prototype of the majestic god Veles, symbolizing wealth, happiness and good luck.

Every year on January 30, World Princess Anastasia Day is celebrated. This is a rather strange holiday associated with the execution of the family of Russian Emperor Nicholas II. After the execution, rumors spread that the Tsar's youngest daughter, seventeen-year-old Anastasia, was able to escape by hiding in a nearby house. Immediately there were girls who swore that they were those same princesses. Over the entire period, there were about 30 such impostors.

January 30 is the School Day of Nonviolence and Peace. The initiator of its establishment was the Spanish teacher and poet Lorenzo Vidal, who was a supporter of pacifism. He made his proposal back in 1964. Initially, this non-state holiday was celebrated on a voluntary basis only by some educational institutions in Spain.

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In 1885, the intelligentsia created the Indian National Congress party, which fought for self-government and independence of the country. Its leader in 1915 was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, nicknamed Mahatma. Numerous attempts were made on the life of the party leader, but this could not stop him. On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated after speaking to supporters.

The day takes its name from the Christian date of honoring the memory of Saints Anthony - the Great, Chernoezersk and Dymsk. Among the people, Anton the winter-winter was sometimes called Antonina - half of winter, because the first part of the winter period had been passed, and the second brought closer to spring. During Anton the Winter Winter, peasants protected their homes from the penetration of evil spirits. Signs of the weather for this day: early spring was expected if there was a sharp warming on the day of Anton the Winterman, while a snowstorm meant a long winter.

Orthodox holidays on January 30:

Memorial Day of St. Anthony the Great

Memorial Day of St. Anthony of Chernoezersk

Memorial Day of St. Anthony of Dymsky