Holidays
- Freelancer Day in Russia
- Day of funny absurdities
- Vaseline birthday
- Proletye
- Dance Like a Chick Day
- Buttermilk Cookie Day
Significant dates
1878 The name “Vaseline” is patented as a trademark.
1900 The 2nd Summer Olympic Games (6+) have opened in Paris (France).
1905 The opening of a panorama created for the 50th anniversary of the defense of Sevastopol took place.
1948 The State of Israel is proclaimed.
1955 The Warsaw Pact Organization was created.
1973 The first American orbital station was launched into orbit.
Persons of the day
On May 14, 1553, Queen of France (1589-1599), wife of Henry IV, Margaret of Valois, was born.
On May 14, 1727, the English painter and engraver Thomas Gainsborough was born.
On May 14, 1885, Soviet party and statesman Nikolai Krylenko was born.
On May 14, 1949, Soviet and Russian mathematician, economist, ecologist, and sociologist Alexander Orlov was born.
Folk calendar
Eremey Zapashnik
The holiday was named after Saint Jeremiah, the second of the four great prophets mentioned in the Old Testament.
The saint received his popular nickname because at that time the most important agricultural work was underway in Rus' – plowing and sowing fields. They were debilitating for both farmers and draft animals, and the peasants asked for heavenly help. They believed that at this time the prophet Jeremiah himself harnessed his chariot and helped those who turned to him in prayer. The reason for this belief was probably the consonance of the saint’s name with the word “yoke”.
We also looked at the signs. If it is a fine day on Eremey (Jeremiah), then the grain will also be harvested in good weather. We observed the ants: if they are clean and well-fed, the wheat will grow. In order for the year to be fertile, Eremey refrained from lending—not money, not a piece of bread.
Name day on this day
Gerasim, Efim, Eremey, Ignatius, Makar, Nina, Paphnutius, Tamara.
Source: Calend.ru.
