Holidays on this day
- International Polar Bear Day
- World NGO Day
- Special Operations Forces Day in Russia
- Optimist Day
- Anosmia Awareness Day (total loss of smell)
- Protein Day
- Day of smiles with eyes
- Day of Stupidity
- Pokemon Day
- Strawberry Day
Significant events in history
1411 One of the oldest universities is founded in the Scottish city of St. Andrews.
1598 The Zemsky Sobor elected Boris Godunov as Russian Tsar.
1879 The artificial sweetener saccharin is obtained.
1900 The Bayern Munich football club was founded.
1964 The world's first tourist underwater vehicle was launched.
1997 The successful cloning of Dolly the sheep has been announced.
Persons
On February 27, 272, the Roman emperor (4th century) Constantine the Great was born.
On February 27, 1831, Russian painter, master of portraits, historical and religious paintings Nikolai Ge was born.
On February 27, 1887, a Russian military pilot, the founder of aerobatics, staff captain Pyotr Nesterov was born.
On February 27, 1923, Soviet pop singer, People's Artist of Russia Gelena Velikanova was born.
English-American film actress Elizabeth Taylor was born on February 27, 1932.
On February 27, 1932, Soviet theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Evgeny Urbansky was born.
Folk calendar
Kirill Vesnoukazchik
Saint Cyril (in the world – Constantine, nicknamed the Philosopher) is a Byzantine missionary who, together with his brother Methodius, created the first Slavic alphabet.
In Rus', Kirill was nicknamed the Spring Pointer, since spring was judged by the weather on that day. If it turned out to be good, it foreshadowed frost. And in cold weather, the first thing to do is drink hot sbiten. This drink made from honey with spices has been popular among people since ancient times. They drank sbiten several times a day and sold it on the streets and in taverns.
They also said to Kirill: “The snow settles and makes the fields thick.” This was due to the fact that the peasants tried to keep the snow cover on the fields so that, when it melted, it would saturate the soil with moisture. To do this, men went out to the future arable land and trampled the snow. On Kirill, in the southern regions, they began to transport manure to the fields.
Another name for the holiday is Babi vzbryksy. In the old days in Rus', on this day, women brought gifts to the midwives who delivered their babies.
Name day on this day
George, Isaac, Kirill, Konstantin, Mikhail, Raphael, Tryphon, Fedor.
Source: Calend.ru.
