The day against homophobia, the first color photo and the day of lazy people are the most interesting events on May 17 at Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, May 17 is the 137th day of 2023. There are 228 days left in the year.
What holidays in Ukraine and the world
- World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
- UN Global Road Safety Week (the date of the accident is unique for each year)
- Birthday of the Internet (the day the World Wide Web standard was approved)
- Day of the pulmonologist
- World Hypertension Day
What happened on May 17
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1642 – Montreal is founded – the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec.
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1718 – English lawyer James Puckle patents the world’s first machine gun – the Puckle gun.
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1792 – 24 brokers sign an agreement under a plane tree to create the New York Stock Exchange.
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1861 – Thomas Cook’s first travel agency sends the first group of tourists on an international trip (from London to Paris).
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1861 – Color photography is shown to the public for the first time in London. It was done with the method of Scottish physicist James Maxwell.
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1865 – The International Telecommunication Union is founded – an international organization that defines recommendations in the field of telecommunications and radio, as well as regulates the international use of radio frequencies.
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1928 – The IX Summer Olympic Games opened in Amsterdam (Netherlands).
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1959 – the distribution of land to farmers in Cuba is announced.
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1997 – Paul McCartney, during an online gathering on the occasion of the release of the Flaming Pie album, received more than three million questions from fans in 30 minutes, setting a world record.
Who was born on May 17
1749 – English doctor, surgeon, smallpox vaccine creator Edward Jenner.
1873 – French writer, journalist, public figure Henri Barbusse.
1904 – French actor Jean Gabin.
1908 – Ukrainian Soviet writer, translator and poet Leonid Pervomaisky (Ilya Gurevich).
1950 – Soviet and Russian politician, publicist, dissident Valeria Novodvorskaya.
1953 – President of Kazakhstan since 2019 Kasim-Jomart Tokayev.
1981 – Soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, distinguished himself during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine Mykola Tsyurik.
Town and church holidays
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyr Pelagia of Tarsia.
The future saint was born in the 3rd century in the city of Tarsus of Cilicia (Asia Minor) and was the son of noble pagans. When he heard a sermon about Christ from Christian friends, he believed in him and wanted to devote his life to the Lord.
The young woman was very beautiful and captured the heart of Emperor Diocletian’s adopted son. However, he was baptized and refused to marry. It hit the young man so he stabbed himself with the sword.
Pelagia’s mother, fearing the wrath of the emperor, bound her daughter and brought her to Diocletian’s court as a Christian and the alleged perpetrator of the death of the heir to the throne.
The emperor was struck by the girl’s extraordinary beauty and tried to dissuade her from her faith, promising benefits and offering to be his wife. But Pelagia rejected all proposals.
Diocletian then sentenced him to be burned in a hot bronze testament. The suffering and death of the holiday lasted 290.
In ancient times, clouds were observed on this day.
Traditions and rituals
Saint Pelagia is considered the patroness of birds, innocent girls and all those unjustly harmed
In the evening of that day, the farmers took out a very broken pot in the garden, put the nettles that had been plucked in it and placed the dishes in the middle of the garden. It is believed to scare away evil spirits and garden pests.
The day of St. Pelagia is also called the day of the lazy. It was at this time that they cut trees for making spoons and made blanks – knick-knacks.
What not to do on May 17
On the day of Pelagia, it is forbidden to cut roosters and chickens – it is believed that the bird will cease to be found. For the same reason, they refuse to eat chicken dishes.
It is not recommended to cut the nails, because well-being and prosperity can go with them.
Signs
- Many May beetles – in the dry season.
- If the viburnum blooms, you can sow cucumbers, corn, squash and beans.
- Earrings appeared on a blooming maple – it’s time to plant beets.
- The cuckoo forges – for good weather.
- If it rains heavily, there will be a good harvest.
- Cumulus clouds are floating – hot weather will last for several days.
- Noisy sparrows predict a strong wind.
Who has a birthday today?
Name days on May 17 are celebrated by: Clement (Clement), Cyril, Nikita, Pelageya.
Source: korrespondent
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