What a holiday is December 4,2025
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December 4,2025 – Thursday.1379th day of teh war in Ukraine.
What church holiday is today according to the new calendar?
Today, December 4, believers celebrate Memorial Day of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara.Saint Barbara was born in the 1st-2nd century in the city of Iliopolis (modern Türkiye or Syria, depending on the sources) into the wealthy family of the pagan Dioscoria. It is known that from childhood she was a very gorgeous and intelligent girl. Her father sought to protect her from the influence of Christianity and locked her in a high tower.
Though, Varvara accepted the Christian faith and, contrary to the will of her father, did not renounce Christ. She was baptized and maintained her chastity and faith, even under the threat of death.
When her father discovered her faith, he first severely punished his daughter and then personally executed her with a sword. According to legend, after the execution, Dioscorios was instantly punished with lightning, which symbolizes the justice of God. This episode secured for Varvara the image of a protector from thunder and lightning.
What not to do on December 4
* You should not slander – cursing is considered hazardous because it can “bring lightning into the house” or bring misfortune.
* You cannot weave or sew – these activities are associated with “binding fate.”
* It is forbidden to go on long journeys – the day is considered “dangerous”.
Folk signs and traditions for December 4
among our ancestors there were many captivating signs for this day:
* sunny weather – expect a clear winter;
* fog or frosty morning – a long winter;
* the snow has fallen and remains – next year there will be a lot of bread;
* lightning or thunder – strong snowstorms.
Past events on December 4th
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1864 – During Sherman’s March to the sea, Union cavalry defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Waynesboro.
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1865 – North Carolina ratified the Thirteenth Amendment to the US constitution, which declared freedom for all slaves within two weeks.
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1918 – US President Woodrow Wilson traveled to europe for the Versailles Peace Conference,becoming the first US president to leave the contry during his term.
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1938 – The first congress of the “Carpathian Sich,” a paramilitary institution created in Transcarpathia by members of the OUN,took place in Khust.
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1939 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted the delimitation of regions between the Ukrainian SSR and the BSSR, resulting in Ukraine losing the Brest region.
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1942 – Carlson’s patrol concluded during the Battle of Guadalcanal in world war II.
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1977 – President of the Central African Republic Jean-Bedel Bokassa crowned himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
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1979 – The Kyiv metro station “Pionerskaya” (now “Lesnaya”) opened to the public.
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1982 – China adopted a new constitution that remains in force today.
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1987 – The third power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant resumed operation.
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1991 – Lithuania and Latvia recognized the independence of Ukraine.
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1992 – The IV All-Ukrainian Congress of the Peopel’s Movement transformed it into a political party, with Vyacheslav Chornovil as its leader.
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1995 – Netscape, Sun, and several other vendors announced the creation of JavaScript, a programming language for interactive web pages.
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1996 – The automatic space station Mars Pathfinder launched from Cape Canaveral, delivering a self-propelled vehicle for soil collection to Mars in June 1997.
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2007 – Arseniy Yatsenyuk from NU-NS,formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs,was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
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2014 – Islamist militants carried out attacks in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan, resulting in casualties.