Holidays
- International Family Day
- International Climate Day
- International Denfacy Day of Military Service for Herbal Service
- Kaleidoscopes Day
- Day of the Moscow Metro
- Distributive animal species day
- Unified days of action in defense of small rivers and reservoirs
- Day of chocolate chips
- Day of nylon stockings
- Day of the straw hat
Significant dates
1484. The Annunciation Cathedral has been laid in the Moscow Kremlin.
1637. In Holland, the birth of a black tulip was magnificent.
1867. The Russian Society of the Red Cross was founded.
1930. American Ellen Cherch became the first stewardess in the world.
1935. The opening of the first line of the Moscow metro took place.
[1945TheMoscowRadiotransmittedthelatestoperationalsummaryoftheSwinformburo2018. The opening of the Crimean bridge took place.
Persons of the day
On May 15, 1798, a Russian poet, memoirist, Decembrist, lyceum friend A.S. was born Pushkin Ivan Pushchin.
On May 15, 1845, a Russian and French biologist, Nobel laureate Ilya Mechnikov, was born.
On May 15, 1848, a Russian artist was born, a master of painting on historical and folklore plots Viktor Vasnetsov.
On May 15, 1859, the French scientist, Nobel laureate Pierre Curie, was born.
On May 15, 1891, a Soviet writer, playwright, theater director Mikhail Bulgakov was born.
On May 15, 1900, the Soviet theater and cinema actor, director, People's Artist of the USSR Nikolai Okhlopkov was born.
On May 15, 1925, the Soviet and Russian theater and cinema actress, People's Artist of the USSR Lyudmila Kasatkin was born.
On May 15, 1926, the Soviet and Russian singer, actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Vladimir Troshin was born.
People's calendar
Boris and Gleb Sower
The day of the memory of the Strastol-Merpets of Boris and Gleb is the first Orthodox holiday established in Rus'. His story began in 1115.
Boris and Gleb (in baptism – Roman and David) were Russian princes, sons of the Kyiv Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavovich. In the internecine struggle that broke out in 1015, they were killed by the older brother Svyatopolk Complete. Boris and Gleb were the first Russian saints. Subsequently, they began to be considered the intercessors of the Russian land.
In Rus', cucumbers and pumpkin began to plant from this day. So that they are ugly – a pestle from a mortar was buried in the garden. In addition, on this day they continued to sow the fields. So they said: “Boris and Gleb sow bread.”
Nightingale begins to sing from Boris and Gleb. If they sing loudly, thoroughly, it means that the summer is not around the mountains. If the nightingale sings all night, the next day will be sunny. And if you hear the nightingale earlier than a cuckoo, then you will live happily all summer.
Sometimes this day was also called “Barysh-day”, and St. Boris-a young lady. Merchants violently celebrated his memory in the hope of receiving the ladies for this throughout the year. A successful year promised a successful sale of something on this day.
Name day on this day
Athanasius, Boris, Gleb, David, Zoya, Roman.
Source: Calend.ru.
