World Writer’s Day, Wildlife Conservation Day and Miracle Expectation Day are the most interesting holidays on March 3 at Athletistic.
March 3 is the 62nd day of 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 303 days left before the end of the year.
What are the holidays on March 3 in Ukraine and the world
- World Wildlife Day
- Day of waiting for a miracle
- Gadgets without school
- world day of prayer
- World Hearing Day
- World Ear and Hearing Day
- World Writer’s Day
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World Writer’s Day
What happened on March 3
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1861 – Emperor of the Russian Empire Alexander II signs a manifesto on the abolition of serfdom.
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1863 – The US National Academy of Sciences is founded.
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1866 – a public library was opened in Kyiv (today – the National Library of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise).
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1875 – in Montreal, at the Victoria skating rink, the first official ice hockey match took place.
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1917 – On March 3-4, the Ukrainian Central Rada (UCR) was organized in Kyiv.
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1921 – Canadian physiologist Frederick Grant Banting, along with colleagues, discovered the hormone insulin.
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1923 – The first issue of the American magazine Time is published.
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Yaroslav the Wise National Library of Ukraine
Who was born on March 3
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1847 – American inventor and industrialist, one of the founders of telephony, Alexander Bell.
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1925 – Soviet and Russian actress Rimma Markova.
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1982 – American actress, model and singer Jessica Biel.
Town and church holidays
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Leo I the Great, Pope of Rome; Saint Agapit the Confessor, Bishop of Sinad; Saint Flavian, Confessor, Patriarch of Tsaregrad; Reverend Cosmas of Yakhroma; Confessor Vladimir (Terentiev), hegumen.
People celebrated the holiday of Oatmeal – Yarilo with oatmeal, Yarilo with syod.
Traditions and rituals
Our ancestors believed that on this day the Slavic god of fertility Yarilo took a plow and a harrow. So he checked if they were ready for spring, and the snow melted mercilessly too.
Farmers began active preparations for spring work in the fields.
It is believed that on this day, for the first time after winter, the oatmeal begins to sing – a small bird with a yellowish chest and a green back, leading to spring.
Signs
- A lot of snow in the fields – to a good harvest.
- The stars in the sky twinkle – to the cold.
- Red sunset today – to heavy snowfall.
- Thunder – to fertility.
Who has a birthday today?
Name days on March 3 are celebrated by: Anna, Vasily, Victor, Vladimir, Leo, Pavel.
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Name day March 3
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