The Memorial Day of the 40 Martyrs of Sebastia, the day of water resources and the day of the spring equinox are the most interesting events on March 22 at Athletistic.
March 22 is the 81st day of 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 284 days left in the year.
What are the holidays on March 22 in Ukraine and the world
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world water day
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Baltic Sea Day
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World Taxi Day
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Spring equinox day
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Baltic Sea
What events happened on March 22
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1675 – The Royal Observatory is founded in England.
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1772 – Slavery is declared illegal in England.
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1841 – The production of starch is patented in the USA.
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1874 – The first tennis game was played in the United States.
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1895 – The first film screening takes place in Paris.
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1904 – the world’s first color photograph is published in a newspaper.
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1935 – Persia is officially named Iran.
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1951 – the first Central Television Studio in the USSR was created.
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Color Photo Day
Who was born on March 22
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1923 – French mime actor Marcel Marceau.
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1931 – American physicist, Nobel laureate Burton Richter.
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1931 – American actor, producer and writer William Shatner.
Town and church holidays
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the forty Martyrs of Sebaste – Christian soldiers who were killed. They were born in Cappadocia and served in the Roman army.
The commander demanded that the martyrs sacrifice to the pagan gods and, receiving a refusal, subjected them to torture. They stood on the frozen lake all night. By morning, only one of the soldiers could not stand it and ran to the hot bath. His place among the martyrs was taken by the Roman Christian Aglaius.
Our ancestors considered this day one of the biggest holidays of the year – the day of the second meeting of spring. The first is for Candlemas, the third is expected for the Annunciation. Farmers say that “with the Magpie day and night are measured, winter ends, spring begins.”
Larks are the harbingers of spring. It is also believed that 40 different birds fly to the Magpies from warm regions. But spring is not yet true – morning frosts persist.
People call this day Lark or Magpie Day.
Traditions and rituals
To protect themselves from frost, the housewives baked 40 balls from rye or oatmeal – “holy magpies, golden koloban”, which were thrown out the window one at a time for 40 days .
On March 22, the women baked 40 cookies in the form of birds from the dough in advance and gave them to the children, saying: “Larks fly, sit on the children’s heads.”
What Not to Do
Any physical labor and sewing, as well as housework, are prohibited.
What can be done
The severity of Great Lent is somewhat weakened on March 22 – on this day you can eat food with vegetable oil and drink alcohol.
Signs
- If the matinees from this day continue – be a hot summer.
- Frost in the Forty Saints for a good harvest of millet.
- If the Magpies are warm, then it will be the same for another 40 days.
- Warm air promises a rainy summer.
- The first thunder that echoed in the bare forest portended a hungry year, and the frost in Forty Forty, on the contrary, promised a harvest – especially millet.
Who has a birthday today?
Name days on March 22 are celebrated by: Vasily, Heraclius, Leonty, Alexander, Dmitry, Mikhail, Athanasius, Sergey, Kirill, Nikolai, Valery, Alexei, Peter, Ivan, Taras, Natalya.
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Name day March 22
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