International Day for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, International Day of the Midwife and World Hand Hygiene Day are the most interesting events on May 5 at Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, May 5 is the 125th day of 2023. There are 240 days left in the year.
What holidays in Ukraine and the world
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International Day for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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International Midwife Day
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world hand hygiene day
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hand hygiene day
What events took place in Ukraine and in the world
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1494 – Christopher Columbus arrives in Jamaica.
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1581 – the first printed East Slavic calendar by Ivan Fedorov was published in the city of Ostrog.
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1821 Napoleon I dies in Saint Helena.
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1921 – the presentation of the famous perfume Chanel No. took place in Paris. 5.
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1949 – the Council of Europe was created – a European intergovernmental organization, which includes 47 states.
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1956 – The first World Judo Championship begins in Tokyo.
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1961 – Alan Shepard became the first American to fly suborbitally in a Mercury spacecraft.
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1988 – the first television broadcast from the top of Everest took place.
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Everest
Who was born on May 5
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1599 – The leader of the English Revolution, Oliver Cromwell. Since 1653 – Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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1818 – German philosopher, economist, sociologist and politician, founder of the theory of communism, Karl Marx.
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1907 – Ukrainian writer Irina Vilde (Darina Makogon).
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1937 – Soviet and Russian actor Yuri Nazarov.
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1940 – American artist and actor Lance Henriksen.
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1944 – British actor John Rhys-Davies (Gimli from The Lord of the Rings).
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1988 – English singer-songwriter Adele.
Town and church holidays
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Luke, the apostle of the seventy, a companion of St.
He is honored as the author of one of the Gospels and the Acts of the Holy Apostles. Luke is also considered the first icon painter and patron of doctors and painters.
Traditions and rituals
On this day they danced and arranged games. People believe that evil spirits also have fun on this day: witches spread a white cloth on the grass and dance naked on it, while on that day the unclean are pregnant.
If a woman wants to conceive a child, she has to go to a clearing in the forest, undress and stand silently in the witches’ circle. But there is a danger that the sorcerer will plant his child in the woman’s womb.
In Luka, onions are planted in beds. Farmers considered the plant medicinal and used it as a component for the creation of many folk medicines.
Signs
- The storm promises a bountiful harvest.
- A clear morning is the time to sow bread, a fog must wait.
- If the cuckoo crows loudly and for a long time, then in the coming days the weather will be good.
- Rain today – to a hot and dry summer.
- A sunny and warm day portends a grain harvest.
- Frosts on the night of May 5-6 portend another 40 morning frost.
Who has a birthday today?
May 5 name days are celebrated by: Vitaly, Vsevolod, Gavrilo, Dmitry, Luka, Plato, Theodore.
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Name day May 5
Source: korrespondent
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