Holidays on this day
- World Writer's Day
- World Wildlife Day
- International Ear and Hearing Day
- Butcher's Day
- Memorial Day of the Holy Blessed Prince Igor
- Day of waiting for a miracle
Significant events in history
1585 The Teatro Olimpico opened in Vicenza.
1613 The Zemsky Sobor elected Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov as Tsar.
1861 Emperor Alexander II signed a manifesto on the abolition of serfdom.
1918 The Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty was signed, marking Russia's exit from the First World War.
1920 The House of Press (today the Central House of Journalists) opened in Moscow.
1923 The first issue of the American magazine Time (18+) has been published.
1973 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted.
Persons
On March 3, 1824, Russian entrepreneur, founder of the Babaevsky concern, Alexey Abrikosov, was born.
On March 3, 1847, American scientist, inventor and businessman, the founder of telephony, Alexander Bell, was born.
On March 3, 1899, Russian and Soviet prose writer, poet, playwright, and satirist Yuri Olesha was born.
On March 3, 1914, Soviet theater and film actress Tatyana Okunevskaya was born.
On March 3, 1925, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of Russia Rimma Markova was born.
On March 3, 1929, Soviet and Russian children's writer, poetess, and translator Irina Tokmakova was born.
On March 3, 1940, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of Russia Georgy Martynyuk was born.
On March 3, 1966, Russian statesman, politician, and economist Mikhail Mishustin was born.
Folk calendar
Oatmeal, Yarilo with oatmeal, Yarilo with a harrow.
Yarilo is a mythological character whose name the ancient Slavs associated with the sun and fertility. According to legend, on this day God took up the plow and harrow, checking whether they were ready for spring field work. The peasants did the same – they inspected the equipment. Accordingly, the work of the blacksmiths increased – zealous owners carried tools for repair.
On this day, the bunting bird was revered, which was reputed to be the harbinger of imminent warmth. The women baked “ovsyaniki” – oatmeal cookies.
The arrival of the bunting on this day promised a quick onset of warmth. People said that on this day there is no shelter for the snow from Yarila, he drowns it, sparing no effort. They also noted: “A lot of snow – a lot of bread; a lot of water – a lot of grass”; “If the snow blows up, there will be more grain; if the water spills, there will be more hay.” However, the weather was still changeable, as evidenced by the following saying: “It flows from above, it freezes from below.”
Name day on this day
Anna, Vasily, Victor, Vladimir, Kuzma, Lev, Pavel.
Source: Calend.ru.
