Holidays
- International Day of Biological Diversity
- All-Russian Swimming Pool Industry Day
- Vinaigrette day
- Toothpaste tube birthday
- Sherlock Holmes Day
- World Goth Day
- International Be Yourself Day
- Founding day of the Tretyakov Gallery
- Birthday of Ethernet technology
- World Urban Farmers Day
- Veshnee Makoshye (Earth Day)
- Maritime Day
- Day of the Heroic Whistle
- Vanilla Pudding Day
- Musical instrument purchase day
Significant dates
1524 The Novodevichy Convent was founded in Moscow.
1856 Founding day of the Tretyakov Gallery.
1892 The toothpaste tube was invented.
1911 The International Federation of Cynologists was founded.
1940 The USSR established the “Hammer and Sickle” medal – the insignia of the Hero of Socialist Labor.
1990 Microsoft started selling Windows 3.0.
Persons of the day
On May 22, 1813, German composer, conductor, and art theorist Richard Wagner was born.
Scottish and English doctor and writer Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859.
On May 22, 1907, English theater and film actor, director, and producer Laurence Olivier was born.
On May 22, 1913, Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, conductor, People's Artist of the USSR Nikita Bogoslovsky was born.
On May 22, 1924, French singer, chansonnier, actor and writer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour was born.
On May 22, 1948, Soviet pop singer, composer, and musician Evgeny Martynov was born.
Folk calendar
Nikola Veshny
Saint Nicholas, aka Nikolai Ugodnik, aka Nikolai the Wonderworker, is one of the most revered saints among the Russian people. He is considered the patron saint of sailors, merchants and children.
In honor of Nicholas the Ugodnik, two main holidays are celebrated each year – May 22 and December 19 (although there are other days of his memory). On this occasion in Rus' they said: “We have two Nikolas – one with grass, the other with winter.” From that day on, the grass really began to grow well, so the horses were already turned out at night. For this purpose, single guys from each family were equipped and escorted to the field. They gave us pies with buckwheat porridge. In the evening, girls joined them – and the fun began with songs and round dances.
Since Nikola, peasant life gradually went uphill. The weather was warm, there was enough fresh grass for domestic animals, cows and goats gave more milk – and therefore there was no need to worry about how to feed the family and livestock.
They also paid attention to weather signs. If the morning was humid and foggy, then you had to wash yourself with dew: this promised a person health and a rich harvest for the earth. Rain on Nikola was also considered a good omen.
Name day on this day
Akulina, Vasily, Gabriel, Dmitry, Joseph, Nikolai, Semyon.
Source: Calend.ru.
