Holidays on this day
- Day of reunification of Crimea with Russia
- Human Spacewalk Day
- Festival of Prophetic Dreams
- Birthday of the electric razor
- Russian Tax Police Day
- Biodiesel Day
- Day of boxes, boxes and boxes
- Scrambled Egg Day
- Memorial Day of the Icon of the Mother of God “Education”
- Day of Awkward Moments
- Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day
Significant events in history
1662 The first public transport service began operating in Paris.
1871 The Paris Commune was proclaimed in France.
1892 A prize has been established for the best hockey team – the Stanley Cup.
1931 The production of the first electric razors began in the USA.
1965 The first human spacewalk in history.
1980 Tragedy at the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
2014 Crimea became part of Russia.
Persons
On March 18, 1844, Russian composer, teacher, conductor, and public figure Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was born.
On March 18, 1858, German engineer and inventor, creator of the diesel engine, Rudolf Diesel, was born.
On March 18, 1874, Russian religious philosopher and publicist Nikolai Berdyaev was born.
German-American psychologist Kurt Koffka was born on March 18, 1886.
On March 18, 1949, Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter Boris Grachevsky was born.
Folk calendar
Konon Ogorodnik
On this day, the Orthodox Church commemorates the martyr Konon Gradar.
On the day of Konon in Rus', it was customary to soak vegetable seeds for subsequent planting. Also from this date it was necessary to start digging the garden and fertilizing the beds.
It is interesting that the garden on Konon was supposed to be cultivated even in bad weather. It is not for nothing that this saint was also called the Sufferer. The peasants taught their children: “Even if it’s winter on Konon Gradar’s day, start plowing the garden. Just plow on this day – the garden will certainly be good, and there will be plenty of vegetables.”
There were also special signs for the weather. It was believed that if the weather on Konon is sunny, then in the summer there is no need to be afraid of hail. From that day on, morning performances—spring frosts that happen before sunrise—became easier. According to popular belief, after Konon there are always forty of them.
Name day on this day
Adrian, Georgy, David, Ivan, Iraida, Kirill, Konstantin, Mark, Nikolay, Fedor.
Source: Calend.ru.
