Holidays on this day
- World Anti-Profanity Day
- Woman Doctor Day
- The day the music died
- Missing Persons Day
- Golden Retriever Day
- carrot cake day
- Magic Day of Mittens with Elastic Band
Significant events in history
1565 Ivan the Terrible established the oprichnina.
1826 Alexander Griboyedov was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Decembrist uprising.
1933 The grand opening of the Mondov laboratory took place in Cambridge.
1966 The Soviet station Luna-9 made the world's first soft landing on the Moon.
1972 The XI Winter Olympic Games (6+) have opened in Sapporo (Japan).
Persons
On February 3, 1809, the German composer known as the author of the Wedding March (0+) Felix Mendelssohn was born.
On February 3, 1941, Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Eduard Volodarsky was born.
On February 3, 1942, the Soviet military leader, the last Minister of Defense of the USSR, Air Marshal Yevgeny Shaposhnikov was born.
Folk calendar
Maxim's day, Maxim is a comforter.
On this day, the memory of Maxim the Greek, religious publicist and translator, is honored. He was born in 1475 in Greece, but subsequently came to Russia, where he translated spiritual works. His first major work was the translation of the Psalms into Russian.
Maxim was popularly called a comforter. It was believed that he helps people in trouble; They prayed to him for intercession for widows and orphans. Each person on Maxim's Day was supposed to remember with a kind word everyone who had ever come to his aid, and, if possible, to thank them with deeds.
Also on this day they prayed for the well-being of the family. The couple went out into the yard, holding hands, and together shook off the frost from the trees. At the same time they said: “What God has united, man cannot separate.”
On Maxim they tried to predict the weather and the harvest. There were many signs about this. Clear skies foreshadowed frost and a poor harvest. The clear dawn also spoke of frost. And if the moon shines through the clouds at night, “good things will come to life.”
Name day on this day
Agnia, Anastasia, Anna, Evgeniy, Ivan, Ilya, Maxim.
Source: Calend.ru.
