December 6, or St. Nicholas Day at Western Christians

Zodiac Sign Sagittarius

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Sagittarius, December 6. Those born on this day are able to make the most of any situation; it will not be difficult for them to see a diamond even in a pile of mud. Many also have a truly amazing sense of economic benefit - it costs them nothing to spot a gap in the market. In the same way, they define the perspective and potential of any company or team. Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, those born on December 6 always bravely rush towards it.

Those born on this day do not belong to the category of creative people, they are, rather, managers, organizers capable of improving or changing the existing order of things. They have a highly developed understanding of what needs restructuring. They rarely turn to undertakings that have lost their usefulness.

However, if all of the above works in a career or business, then in personal relationships it does not work. As soon as those born on December 6 will feel the falsity in friendship or love, they strive to withdraw themselves, and not wait for it to get worse. Friends or lovers who still hope for the continuation of a long-term relationship, they can ruthlessly leave.

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Sagittarius men born on December 6:   Andrew Cuomo, Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

• expansive, 
• knowledgeable, 
• advanced, 
• fun, 
• adaptable.
• Sagittarius men are pressful, and sometimes even aggressive, on the way to their goal nothing can stop them. 
• The relationship with such a man is bright and emotional, but it is almost impossible to keep him in place or tie him in some kind of obligations. 
• Therefore, a woman who decides to make up the happiness of Sagittarius will have to apply all her wisdom and ingenuity so as not to bore her lover. 
• In addition, Sagittarius value freedom very much and do not allow restrictions on their personal space.

Sagittarius women born on December 6:  Sarah Rafferty, Princess Sofia, Alicia Machado.

• feminine, 
• interesting, 
• joyful, 
• honest.
• In relationships with men, Sagittarius women do not tolerate patriarchy. 
• They are used to being on an equal footing with a partner, are not afraid to take the initiative and take the situation into their own hands. 
• Only bright and charismatic men who are in no way inferior to their beloved and are able to make her a worthy couple are capable of conquering such a woman.

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Holidays

December 6

St. Nicholas Day at Western Christians


Vintage St. Nicholas Day greeting card.

Christmas holidays in Europe begin with Saint Nicholas Day, which is celebrated on December 6th. On this day, Catholics honor the memory of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of travelers and children.

Little is known about the earthly life of Saint Nicholas from historical chronicles. He was born on the territory of modern Turkey, approximately in the year 270, and pass out on December 6, 342.

On the good deeds of St. Nicholas in the people are composed legends transmitted from generation to generation. They tell about how St. Nicholas helped the poor and destitute, and secretly tossed coins and food in the children shoes put out from the door. Another legend tells how he helped a poor girl marry her lover, giving her dowry money.

In the 10th century in Cologne Cathedral on the day of St. Nicholas’s memory on December 6, students of the parish school began to receive sweets . And later in Germany in the houses began to hang shoes or socks so that St. Nicholas put gifts for children there. These traditions spread quickly throughout Europe. True, only obedient children receive gifts on this day, and the naughty ones are waiting for the rod. But while waiting for the holiday, the children try not to misbehave, and no one is left without gifts from Saint Nicholas.

Also on December 6...

1492 - the first expedition of Columbus discovered Hispaniola (modern island of Haiti) and the Dominican Republic.

1774 - Austria became the first country in the world to introduce the state education system.

1778 - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist, chemist, discoverer of boron, inventor of hydrometer, alcoholometer.

1833 - The Public Library of the City was opened in Kharkov.  Access to the Library, according to its rules, was open to everyone "without difficulty and without tickets, excluding only persons in indecent form or attire." However, it was not successful.

1917 - the Finnish Parliament decided to secede from Russia and obtain the status of an independent state.

1913 - Nikolai Amosov was born; Soviet cardiologist, academician, doctor of medicine.

1921 - the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed, under which exactly a year later (December 6, 1922) Ireland gained independence.

1945 - American engineer Percy Spencer patented a microwave. In 1947, the world's first microwave Radarange was already released in several copies. Mass production began in the United States in 1949. True, these ovens were not designed for cooking, but for quick defrosting of strategic stocks of products. And only in the early 60s the product of the American military-industrial complex became an aid for housewives.

1950 - Joe Hisaishi was born (his real name is Mamoru Fujisawa), a Japanese-American composer. He wrote the music for the anime "Spirited Away", "Moving Castle", "Laputa Sky Castle".

1958 - Nick Park was born, a British animator. Four times the winner of the Oscar for the cartoon "In the animal world", "Wrong pants", "Haircut" at zero "and" The Curse of the werewolf rabbit. "

2000 - the livermorium was opened (the old name is unungeksmy) - chemical element with atomic number 116

2002 - The European Commission decided to pay up to 300 thousand euro to each farmer who agrees to abandon the cultivation of tobacco and will begin to develop other crops.