Christmas according to the Julian calendar: history and traditions of the holiday On the night of January 7, millions of Christians prepare to celebrate one of the major holidays. From 6 to 7 January comes the most important for the Christian culture holiday — Christmas. TASS talks about the importance and history of Christmas, why not celebrate the night of 7 January Orthodox holiday and also about traditions of the celebration. The history of the holiday On this day believers celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus of the virgin Mary. According to Christian doctrine, the Son of God was born in Bethlehem. Here came Mary and her husband Joseph to participate in the census, which was held by the king of Judea is Herod the Great. All the hotels in Bethlehem were occupied, so the Holy Family was forced to stop for the night in the cave, the corral. Here
Day: January 6, 2018
Not a single HYIP: how new words change Russian language
Not a single HYIP: how new words change Russian language MOSCOW, 6 Jan — RIA Novosti. Rich and vivid 2017 was not just for the event: a new phenomenon and, as a consequence, words. How HYIP and rap battle was important for the Russians, tried to understand the correspondent of RIA Novosti. Earlier the Expert Council at the Center for creative development of Russian language, which includes famous writers, philologists, linguists, journalists, culture experts and philosophers, chose the main words of 2017. The top ten renovation, bitcoin, HYIP, toxic, battle, dope, cryptocurrency, fake, bezviz and harassment (harassment). The main new words of the past year was published on the website of the year of literature. “The new units that came into the language, they are related to the fact that there are new realities. So whether we like or don’t like, we have to accept these new units. Because there
Aeroflot reported inability to fly its passengers from the United States
Aeroflot reported inability to fly its passengers from the United States Moscow. January 6. INTERFAX.RU — the Airline “Aeroflot” announced the delays of two flights from Washington to Moscow. We are talking about flights SU533 and SU539 passengers that initially was to fly January 4, local time from new York. Previously, Aeroflot reported that the airports in new York closed on January 4-5 on weather conditions, passengers not flights taking off from there were transported by ground transport to the airport of Washington. However, reports on Saturday, “Aeroflot”, the company handling flights in Washington — SwissPort — not yet confirmed the possibility of their maintenance. The reason specified “adverse weather conditions in new York and which occurred in the airports in new York and Washington traffic jams”. “At the same time, the airport has given slots for flights SU533 (formerly as 123) and SU539 (formerly as SU103) at 12:00 and
In St. Petersburg will check after the death of an elderly woman in the hospital
In St. Petersburg will check after the death of an elderly woman in the hospital MOSCOW, 6 Jan — RIA Novosti. Roszdravnadzor will conduct an investigation into the death of 80-year-old woman in a hospital in St. Petersburg, reported the press service of the Ministry. Earlier SK the Russian Federation across St.-Petersburg announced that 80-year-old woman died Friday in a hospital in Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg. Media reported earlier that an elderly woman was hospitalized in potential stroke condition in city hospital No. 15, where she was more than five hours didn’t help. “Territorial authority of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region begins to check”, — reported in the healthcare.
The defense Ministry commented on the convergence of the su-30 and F-15 NATO over the Baltic sea
The defense Ministry commented on the convergence of the su-30 and F-15 NATO over the Baltic sea According to the Russian military, 23 November and 13 December last year, several crews of Russian su-30SM performed routine training flights. Their route passed over neutral waters of the Baltic sea. It is noted that the Russian fighters did not violate the borders of other countries. Additionally, the flight of SU-30CM has been agreed with the authorities of air traffic control. “The flight was carried out in strict compliance with international regulations use of airspace,” — said the defense Ministry. However, the Russian fighters approached the aircraft the F-15 NATO. It is noted that they flew to a safe distance, then changed course and withdrew. Previously, the Pentagon has published a video in which the F-15 approached two Russian fighters in the Baltic region. According to representatives of the U.S. military, they had
Poklonskaya told about the Ukrainian citizenship
Poklonskaya told about the Ukrainian citizenship MOSCOW, 6 Jan — RIA Novosti. The Deputy of the state Duma from “United Russia” Natalia Poklonskaya, commenting on the Ukrainian Senator that she could remain a citizen of Ukraine, recommended to deal with their American citizenship. Verkhovna Rada Deputy from “Blok Petro Poroshenko” Sergei Leshchenko said that Russia could remain a citizen of Ukraine and the migration service there is no evidence that it had violated Ukrainian law on citizenship. These statements appeared after the Internet-the edition “Ukrainian Pravda” reported that the Ukrainian authorities are still not deprived ex-Prosecutor of Crimea, Ukrainian citizenship. “Want to disappoint the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, citizenship I have one Russia, and, indeed, as stated in the reply of the State migration service of Ukraine referenced by the Deputy, the law on citizenship of me and Crimeans are not violated. Note… I will say that the peoples
Gorbachev: the nuclear powers should be mindful of the obligations incumbent on them under the NPT
Mikhail Gorbachev © Sergey Bobylev/TASS TOKYO, January 6. /TASS/. Nuclear powers must not forget the obligations to build a world without nuclear weapons is on them in the framework of the Treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT).
Like a child: happy first snow Panda has won over users of the network
Like a child: happy first snow Panda has won over users of the network In the Internet appeared the video of the Panda, which delighted recently fallen in China the first snow. A video posted to the YouTube account channel CGTN. The footage shows how an animal lying in the snow, rolled down the slope, tumbles, and climbs on snowy spruce. “Panda as a child enjoys the snow! In recent years, China has covered a snow storm, but the animals seem to be this weather is just a joy!” — it is noted in the caption to the video. Network users like the video, but some became jealous of Panda, remembering that not everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the snow this winter. During the download an error has occurred.
These different prison
These different prison Where is the best and the worst of life prisoners. During the download an error has occurred. More than 10 million people in the world are in prisons and other places of detention, over the past 15 years the number of prisoners increased by 20%. In many countries, the penal crisis: somewhere in Russia, USA, China, prisons are overcrowded, and where, as in the Netherlands, the empty chamber rent neighboring States. In October of this year in Romania from prison, was paroled 530 prisoners, among whom 33 killer 47 two rapists and a pedophile. The basis for the mass “Amnesty” was put into effect a law requiring the government to reduce the term of imprisonment for six days for every 30 days spent in “inhuman” conditions in prison. Romanian correctional institutions are notorious for overcrowding and appalling conditions of detention. The law was passed after April 2017,
Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the missing in 2014, Boeing
Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the missing in 2014, Boeing MOSCOW, 6 Jan — RIA Novosti. The Malaysian government has agreed to resume the search for the missing in March 2014 MH370 airliner in cooperation with the American company Infinity Ocean, according to Channel News Asia, citing the e-mail message addressed to the relatives of the passengers of the missing airliner. 8фотографий8фотографий8фотографий “The Malaysian government has attracted Ocean Infinity to conduct further search operations for MH370” — leads the channel passage from the message. Also the relatives of the passengers said that a search ship had sailed in the “zone searches” on Tuesday. On the night of 8 March 2014, a Boeing 777-200 Malaysia Airlines, a flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members, including tourists from Russia, disappeared from radar screens. It is assumed that the plane crashed in the