According to the folk calendar - Iraida Spornaya
Celebrated on 6 OctoberOn this day, Orthodox Christians pray in memory of Raisa (née Iraida) of Alexandria, the holy great martyr who voluntarily accepted suffering and death for Christ.
On Iraida Spornaya, women prepared a special type of baked goods - liqueurs. They were a kind of cheesecakes made from rye flour, stuffed with boiled potatoes with butter, egg and milk. Also on this day they told fortunes about financial well-being.
Other holidays on 6 October
- World Habitat Conservation Day
- Russian Insurer Day
- World Smile Day
- Holidays Hoshana Rabbah among the Jews
- Garlic Lovers Day
- World Cerebral Palsy Day
- Belarus Archivist Day
- World Cerebral Palsy Day
- Chandelier Hanging Day
- Catholic Feast of Saint Bruno
- Egyptian Army Day
- Day of the October War in Syria (Day of the beginning of the Yom Kippur War, Tishren Liberation Day)
- Remembrance Day in Turkmenistan (Remembrance Day)
- Auditor and Accountant Day in Kazakhstan
- Day of the Victims of State Terrorism in Cuba (Anniversary of the Cubana Bombing)
- Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad in Hungary
- Dukla Pass Victims Day in Slovakia
- National Orange Wine Day in the USA
- Come and Take It Day in the USA
- National Badger Day in the USA
- Mad Hatter Day in the USA (National Mad Hatter Day)
- National Noodle Day in the USA
- National Coaches Day in the USA
- National Plus Size Appreciation Day in the USA
- German-American Day in the USA
- Feast of the Slovenian Wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God
- Conception of the glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John
- Feast of the Iveron Hawaiian Icon of the Mother of God, Myrrh-Streaming