Holidays on this day
- Warm Blanket Day
- Skipping class day
- Birthday of the telephone
- Plant Energy Day
- Foundation Day of the Water Rescue Society (OSVOD)
- The day you will be heard
- Cereal day
Significant events in history
321 years old The Roman Emperor Constantine the Great declared Sunday a day of rest.
1609 The boyars' attempt to overthrow Tsar Vasily Shuisky failed.
1876 Birthday of the telephone: Alexander Bell patented the telephone device he invented.
1912 Amundsen informed the world about his discovery of the South Pole.
1960 The first cosmonaut corps was formed in the USSR.
2014 The XI Paralympic Winter Games have opened in Sochi (Russia) (6+).
Persons
On March 7, 1845, American physician and founder of modern chiropractic techniques, Daniel David Palmer, was born.
On March 7, 1855, the French writer, collector, bibliophile and patron of the arts Robert de Montesquiou was born.
Dutch artist Piet Mondrian was born on March 7, 1872.
On March 7, 1878, Russian portrait artist Boris Kustodiev was born.
On March 7, 1894, Russian revolutionary and participant in the civil war Sergei Lazo was born.
On March 7, 1903, Soviet theoretical physicist, academician Mikhail Leontovich was born.
On March 7, 1928, Soviet prose writer Vladimir Chivilikhin was born.
On March 7, 1941, Soviet theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Andrei Mironov was born.
Folk calendar
Mauritius day
The holiday was named in memory of the Christian saints who lived in the 3rd and 4th centuries – the martyrs of Apamea, Mauritius and 70 soldiers.
People believed that it was to Mauritius that rooks, starlings and swallows flew home. At the same time, they noticed: if the birds arrived earlier than the appointed day, this means spring will come soon. They also said: “Early swallows – for a happy year.” These birds have always been loved in Rus' – and many signs have been associated with them. Among them are the following: swallows dart low – towards the rain, high – towards the wind; whoever destroys a swallow's nest will have freckles; whoever washes himself with milk at the first swallow will be white.
The first work in the fields and gardens began in Mauritius. Manure accumulated over the winter was transported to future arable land and beds. This had to be done while the road was still strong and allowed access to the fields. Manure, as the only available fertilizer, was treated with respect, and proverbs and sayings were written about it. However, there were also some subtleties here. For example, manure could not be plowed into the ground either during the full moon or during the new moon, so that weeds would not grow. The best time was considered the last quarter of the moon.
On this day, early cabbage was sown in the southern regions. This “premature” sowing protects against attack by caterpillars during the period when heads of cabbage are setting. And from under the first spring plow you could take a clod of earth and put it in the hut – this was supposed to drive all the bugs out of the house.
The so-called “black fish soup” was served on the table in Mauritius – a soup for which the meat was boiled in cucumber brine with the addition of various spices and roots.
Name day on this day
Andrey, Afanasy, Varvara, Victor, Vladimir, Elizaveta, Ivan, Joseph, Irina, Mikhail, Nikolay, Pavel, Praskovya, Sergey, Stepan, Fedor, Filaret, Philip.
Source: Calend.ru.
