Holidays
- International Museum Day
- Baltic Fleet Day of the Russian Navy
- Memory of memory of the victims of the deportation of the peoples of Crimea
- Pink Panther Day
- Maisk's birthday
- World Wacket Day against AIDS
- World AIDS Memory Day
- Memory Day of the Icon “Inexhaustible Chalice”
- World Scandinavian Walking Day
- Day without dirty dishes
- Day of cheese souffle
Significant dates
1703. The victory of the Russian flotilla over the Swedish ships at the mouth of the Neva.
1977. International Museum Day has been established.
Persons of the day
On May 18, 1048, a Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher Omar Hayyam was born.
On May 18, 1868, the last Russian emperor (1894-1917) Nicholas II Romanov was born.
On May 18, 1872, an English mathematician, philosopher, public figure, Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell was born.
On May 18, 1914, the Romanian and Russian singer, the performer of Romanov, People's Artist of Russia Alla Bayanova was born.
On May 18, 1920, the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1978-2005), the 264th Pope, John Pavel II, was born.
People's calendar
Arina Kaputnitsa, Arina Seedl
On this day, Irina’s memory (in the Russian tradition – Arina) of the Macedonian, who became the first woman revered in the face of great martyrs, is celebrated.
On Arina, as well as on Moor, in Rus' they planted seedlings on the beds – mainly cabbage and cucumbers. By the way, it was believed that only women should do this – and preferably in complete solitude, so that no one would jinx. Having planted the first sprout of cabbage, it was covered with a large pot, and a pot with a white tablecloth so that the forks turned out to be the same large, white and tight. On the edges of the beds, nettles were sown, which was supposed to scare off the evil spirits and harmful insects.
Cabbage was one of the most favorite vegetables among the people. Many sayings were added to her: “No cabbage without cabbage is dense”; “Wisdom in droves, power in cabbage”; “Why is the garden to fence if you do not plant cabbage?”
They carried out other agricultural work on this day – for example, they burned mowing to get rid of old, dried grass.
“Cabbage” was also called one of the types of round dance, common in the northern regions. It forms like this: the guy makes a song and forms a chain from the players, taking one or the other by the hand.
Name day on this day
Adrian, Irina (Arina), Jacob.
Source: Calend.ru.
