Holidays
- Memorial Day of the Blessed Matrona of Moscow
- World Tunets Day
- International Consonance Day
- Brother and sisters day
- Truffle Day
- Spring watercolors
- International Scrapbooking Day
- Day playing Hawaiian guitar
Significant dates
1764. By order of Catherine II, an educational house “reception and charity of founding and homeless children” was laid.
1785. In Russia, a “complained letter of the nobility” and “complained to the cities” were published.
1922. The marriage of Sergei Yesenin and Isadora Duncan took place.
1940. The XII year old Olympic Games (6+) were canceled.
1944. The XIII summer Olympic Games were canceled.
[1945SoviettroopscompletelymasteredthecapitalofGermanyBerlin2014. The confrontation in Odessa between opponents and supporters of Euromaidan ended in the death of dozens of people.
Persons of the day
On May 2, 1729, the Russian Empress (1762-1796) Catherine II was born.
On May 2, 1856, a Russian religious philosopher, literary critic and publicist Vasily Rozanov was born.
On May 2, 1929, the Soviet and Russian singer, Honored Artist of Russia Kola Beldy, was born.
People's calendar
Ivan the Old Peshopshernik
About the Monk John the Old Peshopurnik (Paleolawarite), whose memory is celebrated on this day, very few information has been preserved. The life of this saint, famous for ascetic life and special piety is contained in hagiographic literature, which is one of the main forms of church literature, and liturgical texts.
In Rus' on this day, peasant women went out into the field with canvas, bowed in all directions and, turning to the east, said: “Here you are, mother-spring, new novelty!”. After that, the fabric was spread on the ground, put a pie on it and went home. This was done so that the spring was good and in gratitude for gifts to disfigure linen and hemp in abundance. Such a ceremony was called “put on spring in Novina.”
Name day on this day
Victor, George, Dmitry, Ivan, Nicephorus, Semyon, Tryphon.
Source: Calend.ru
