Holidays on this day
- Orthodox Book Day
- International Rivers Day
- International Pi Day
- VCR birthday
- Legal Aid Day
- International Question Day
- Butterfly Study Day
- A day of ugly good mood
- Potato Chip Day
- Sandwich birthday
Significant events in history
1794 American Eli Whitney received a patent for a machine for cleaning cotton fiber.
1808 Dr. Gall presented the book “Study of the nervous system in general and the brain in particular” (12+).
1900 The USA legalized the “gold standard”.
1956 Birthday of the VCR – the first ever VCR was demonstrated.
Persons
Austrian composer, violinist and conductor Johann Strauss (father) was born on March 14, 1804.
On March 14, 1879, German physicist, one of the founders of modern physics, Nobel laureate Albert Einstein was born.
On March 14, 1917, the Soviet athlete-boxer, Honored Master of Sports, coach Nikolai Korolev was born.
On March 14, 1930, Soviet and Russian writer, journalist, traveler and TV presenter Vasily Peskov was born.
Folk calendar
Evdokia Svistunya, Avdotya Plyushchikha, Avdotya Vesnovka
On this day the memory of the early Christian martyr, Saint Eudokia of Iliopolis is celebrated.
According to the old style, Evdokia's day fell on March 1, that is, at the beginning of spring. This holiday in Rus' was celebrated cheerfully and solemnly, and the saint received the nickname Vesnovka. On Evdokia, women, girls and children climbed onto the roofs of barns or simply onto hillocks and sang: “Spring is red! What have you brought to us? A red little fly!”
The peasants were already seriously thinking about the future harvest and were looking for workers. It was on this day that the winter hiring period ended and spring hiring began. They could be different: “from Evdokey to Yegorye” or “from Evdokey to Peter’s Day.”
From that day on, the goosekeepers began to talk about goose hunting and the designation of days when to let geese fight.
Another nickname for Evdokia, Whistler, is due to the fact that on her holiday the winds usually blew and whistled. According to another version, the saint was so nicknamed because on this day many animals awaken from sleep and announce the approach of spring with their screams and whistles.
This day was also called Avdotya Plyushchikha – because in the spring the ice and snow “flattens” and tears them to shreds. It was believed that melt water obtained from snow on this day had special healing powers.
There were many weather signs for this day. For example, such: “Warm wind on Evdokia – wet summer”; “Wherever the wind blows on Evdokia, from there it will blow in spring and summer”; “It’s nicer with Evdokia—it’s been nicer all summer.”
Name day on this day
Alexander, Alexandra, Anna, Anton, Antonina, Vasily, Veniamin, Daria, Evdokia, Ivan, Mikhail, Nadezhda, Olga, Peter.
Source: Calend.ru.
