Holidays on this day
- Darwin Day
- International Day of Marriage Agencies
- Public Safety Police Day
- International Day of Child Soldiers
- International Day of Science and Humanism
- World Cholangiocarcinoma Day
- Reproductive Health Day
- Crazy Stomach Day
- Path-breaking day
- Plum Pudding Day
Significant events in history
1864 The Moscow Zoo is open.
1908 The first auto race around the globe (12+) started in New York.
1947 The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell in the Primorsky Territory.
1955 The Soviet government decided to create the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
1961 The world's first automatic interplanetary station “Venera-1” was launched.
1990 Day of Remembrance of those killed in Dushanbe.
1994 The XVII Winter Olympic Games (6+) have opened in Lillehammer (Norway).
2010 The XXI Winter Olympic Games have opened in Vancouver (Canada).
Persons
On February 12, 1809, the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865), a national hero who abolished slavery in the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was born.
On February 12, 1809, the English naturalist and author of the modern theory of evolution, Charles Darwin, was born.
On February 12, 1865, the Russian merchant, philanthropist, and creator of the literary and theatrical museum Alexei Bakhrushin was born.
On February 12, 1879, Russian philosopher, writer, and public figure Elena Roerich was born.
On February 12, 1881, Russian ballet dancer, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, Anna Pavlova, was born.
On February 12, 1900, the Soviet military leader, hero of the Battle of Stalingrad, Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Chuikov was born.
On February 12, 1910, Korean businessman and founder of Samsung Corporation Lee Byung-chul was born.
Folk calendar
Three Saints, Vasiliev's Day.
Basil the Great, to whom the church dedicates this day, is also known as Basil of Caesarea. He is revered along with John Chrysostom and Gregory the Theologian. All these three saints are remembered on February 12 – that’s why the holiday is also called the Three Saints.
According to popular belief, you cannot spin on this date, which is why it is also called “the day of the three non-spinner saints.” It is also believed that on the Three Saints, an animal wedding begins in the forests: animals form pairs, fights take place between males, and animal breeding begins. People celebrated this “holiday” in a unique way – they served dishes from game and wild animals (for example, boar).
The behavior of wild animals was also used to judge the weather. If hares come to the gardens, there will still be a harsh winter. If wolves howl close to housing, it also means frost. The bullfinch chirps in a creaky voice, which means we should expect a blizzard. But mice predict a thaw: a day before the temperature rises, they emerge from under the forest floor into the snow. Warmth is also foreshadowed by frost-covered trees.
The red moon on the Trisagion promises a strong wind; and the wind, in turn, promises a wet year.
Name day on this day
Vasily, Vladimir, Gregory, Ivan, Hippolytus, Maxim, Pelageya, Peter, Stepan, Fedor, Theophilus.
Source: Calend.ru.
