Holidays
- International Museum Day
- Baltic Fleet Day of the Russian Navy
- Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Peoples of Crimea
- Pink Panther Day
- Maybug's birthday
- World AIDS Vaccine Day
- Remembrance Day of the Inexhaustible Chalice Icon
- World Nordic Walking Day
- A day without dirty dishes
- Cheese Soufflé Day
Significant dates
1703 Victory of the Russian flotilla over Swedish ships at the mouth of the Neva.
1977 International Museum Day was established.
Persons of the day
On May 18, 1048, the Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Omar Khayyam was born.
On May 18, 1868, the last Russian emperor (1894-1917), Nicholas II Romanov, was born.
On May 18, 1872, English mathematician, philosopher, public figure, Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell was born.
On May 18, 1914, Romanian and Russian singer, performer of romances, People's Artist of Russia Alla Bayanova was born.
On May 18, 1920, the head of the Roman Catholic Church (1978-2005), the 264th Pope John Paul II, was born.
Folk calendar
Arina Kapustnitsa, Arina Rassadnitsa
On this day, the memory of Irina (in the Russian tradition – Arina) of Macedonia is celebrated, who became the first woman revered among the great martyrs.
On Arina, as well as on Mavra, in Rus', seedlings were planted in beds – mainly cabbage and cucumbers. By the way, it was believed that only women should do this – and preferably completely alone, so that no one would jinx it. Having planted the first sprout of cabbage, it was covered with a large pot, and the pot with a white tablecloth, so that the forks turned out to be just as large, white and tight. Nettles were sown along the edges of the beds, which were supposed to scare away evil spirits and harmful insects.
Cabbage was one of the people's most favorite vegetables. There were many sayings about it: “Without cabbage, cabbage soup is not thick”; “Wisdom is in cabbage, strength is in cabbage”; “Why have a garden if you don’t plant cabbage?”
They also carried out other agricultural work on this day – for example, they burned the mowing to get rid of old, dried grass.
“Cabbage” was also the name given to one of the types of round dance, common in the northern regions. It is formed like this: a guy starts a song and forms a chain of players, taking one or the other by the hand.
Name day on this day
Adrian, Irina (Arina), Yakov.
Source: Calend.ru.
