16 April - Monday

Waterfall - the name day of Water
Charlie Chaplin's Day

1722 Peter I ordered the opening of schools for the teaching of seaworthy business only for Russian subjects

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This holiday, even, rather, a rite, very ancient, was born in Russia during the period of the two-faith. Sometimes the Waterfall is called the Baptist, the Day of the Water, the name-day of the Water or Nikita Waterfowl, but the essence remains unchanged - on this day (which in the old style fell on April 3), awakening from the hibernation of Vodian, mermaids and all aquatic animals was brought to Russia.
Together with the arrival of spring and the awakening of nature, wakes up from the hibernation and the Water. During the long cold winter, Grandfather-Vodian weakened and was hungry. Awakened, Water immediately wants to profit something, and then goes to look around and examine its water kingdom.
On this day at midnight the fishermen came to the water to regale and appease grandfather-Water.
It is said that the fishermen treated Vodyanoy, utaplivaya horse and saying: "Here's to you, grandfather, a guest house for a housewarming: love, perhaps our family." For this occasion, they bought the most unfit horse from the Gypsies. When the fishermen will cuss him with a good hotel, a horse, he will humble himself, guard the fish, entice large fish from other rivers, save fishermen from storms and drowning, and not tear seines and nonsense.
In some areas, fishermen endow Water with a hotel, pouring oil into the river, saying: "Here's to you, grandfather, a hotel for a housewarming party. Love and love our family. "
Approximately from this time the Slavs expected the beginning of an ice drift and a flood of rivers. On this occasion, there was a sign: when on that day the fishermen brought water to the water, they would notice: "If the ice does not move on this day, then this year fishing will be lean."