Holidays
- International Medical Day
- Environmental Education Day
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Day of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR Day)
- The day of the odometer
- Walnut Fright Day
- Hedgery day
Significant dates
996. In Kyiv, the first stone church in Rus' is consecrated – tithe.
1731. Shipping began on the Ladoga Canal.
[1945TheNovosibirskStateAcademicOperaandBalletTheateropened [1945ThePragueOffectiveOperationoftheSovietTroopsendedduringwhichPraguewasfreedfromthefascistinvaders2004. The position of a web priest was introduced in the Anglican church.
Persons of the day
On May 12, 1874, a Russian engineer, designer, electrical engineer Yakov Gakkel was born.
On May 12, 1924, a Soviet writer, screenwriter, editor Anatoly Mityaev was born.
On May 12, 1924, a Russian historian and culturalist Aron Gurevich was born.
On May 12, 1930, a Soviet TV presenter, announcer of Central Television, Honored Artist of Russia Vladimir Ukhin was born.
On May 12, 1933, the Soviet and Russian poet and prose writer, public figure Andrei Voznesensky was born.
People's calendar
Nine healers
On this day, the Church venerates the memory of nine martyrs of Kizic, who preached Christianity in the city of Kizik in Asia Minor in the 3rd century.
According to folk beliefs, nine martyrs help with bodily diseases and epidemics. Therefore, their very day is considered the day of healers.
At this time, it was supposed to utter a special conspiracy from nine misfortunes. After this, health was supposed to be added for a whole year.
Nine martyrs were also among the people also interpreters of dreams.
For nine martyrs, the suffering was in full swing, but the peasants thought not only about work, but also about maintaining mental health. Therefore, they tried to especially carefully observe the customs of the genus, to start plowing and sowing only with prayers and with the advice of the elderly.
Name day on this day
Arseny, Artem, Vasily, Ivan, Fedot, Thomas.
Source: Calend.ru.
