Holidays
Radio Day
- Radio Day
- Day of the creation of the Russian Armed Forces
- Day of the signalman and specialist of the radio technical service of the Russian Navy
- Packaging Design Day
- Roast leg of lamb day
- Day of Open Windows
- Presidential Regiment Day
Significant dates
1715 The first “Military Article” was published in Russia.
1755 The grand opening of Moscow University (today – MSU named after M.V. Lomonosov) took place.
1780 Catherine II officially granted the coat of arms to St. Petersburg.
1934 The Jewish Autonomous Region was established in the RSFSR.
1985 The Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a resolution “On measures to overcome drunkenness and alcoholism, to eradicate moonshine.”
Persons of the day
On May 7, 1840, Russian composer, conductor, and teacher Pyotr Tchaikovsky was born.
On May 7, 1896, Russian Soviet mathematician and academician Pavel Aleksandrov was born.
On May 7, 1903, the Soviet poet and translator Nikolai Zabolotsky was born.
On May 7, 1930, Soviet violinist, conductor, teacher, People's Artist of the RSFSR Igor Bezrodny was born.
Folk calendar
Evsei – Oats, sift out
Several saints of Eusebius are mentioned in Christian naming books. The most famous among them are the martyr Eusebius, who lived in the 1st century; Eusebius of Nicodmedia, executed by Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century; Venerable Eusebius the Hermit, who became a hermit in the 4th century.
The people claimed that Yevsey was pushing everyone to the ground, and that the torment was sticking to people. To get rid of the misfortune, they prayed and washed themselves with holy water.
By this day it was necessary to finish sowing oats – hence Yevsey’s nickname. Oats had to be sown strictly at a certain time, regardless of the weather and soil conditions. However, there were also special signs. It was possible to sow oats when the birch tree begins to bloom, when winged ants appear, when fluff flies from the willow tree. Some signs were used to judge the future harvest; It was considered a good omen if a lot of mosquitoes appeared on Yevsey.
Even if the weather was good at the beginning of May, the peasants were in no hurry to rejoice. They knew that after Evseev's day there could be another 12 days of frost.
Name day on this day
Alexey, Valentin, Elizabeth, Innokenty, Evsey, Joseph, Leonty, Nikolay, Savva, Sergey, Thomas.
Source: Calend.ru.
