Holidays on this day
- Day of Out-of-the-Box Thinkers
- Obretenye
- House Insect Day
- World DJ Day
- Crab Meat Day
- Meatball Day
- Day of sweeping away bad thoughts
- Panic Day
Significant events in history
1500 Cabral's expedition went to India, discovering the lands of Brazil along the way.
1714 Peter I issued a decree prohibiting the assignment of officer ranks to nobles who did not serve as privates.
1776 Adam Smith's book “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” (12+) was published in London.
1831 France passed a law establishing the Foreign Legion.
1906 The farewell exhibition of the World of Art association (6+) opened in St. Petersburg.
1959 The first Barbie dolls went on sale.
Persons
On March 9, 1454, the Italian traveler and American explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born.
Soviet politician and statesman Vyacheslav Molotov was born on March 9, 1890
On March 9, 1930, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Afanasy Kochetkov was born.
On March 9, 1934, the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut, the first cosmonaut of the Earth, Hero of the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin was born.
Folk calendar
Midsummer's Day
Midsummer's Day is, according to the church calendar, the day of the discovery of the head of John the Baptist.
In Rus' they prayed to John the Baptist for relief from headaches. They also asked him about the health of children, the protection of crops, and fertility.
The Feast of the Finding of the Head of John was considered the day when birds found nests – that is, they began to build them. The peasants helped them in this: they corrected old birdhouses in the gardens and built new ones.
Women did not wash clothes that day so that the birds would not get scared and fly back. By the way, we have noticed: if birds build nests on the sunny side, the summer will be cold. Long-term observations have shown that the timely arrival of birds promises a good harvest.
If suddenly a tit starts singing on Midsummer's Day, it means warmth; however, if she sings drawn out and plaintively, it means she is hungry. In this case, they tried to help the birdie by setting up feeders. Seeing a lark or a stork on this day was considered a good omen.
We also looked at the weather. “If it’s a snowy day,” people said, “then it’s snowy in April, and if it’s bare, then it’s snowy in April.” The snow on Obretenie also indicated that Easter would be cold.
Name day on this day
Ivan, Hilarion.
Source: Calend.ru.
