Museum Day, the Pink Panther holiday and a university diploma at 102 are the most interesting events on May 18 at Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, May 18 is the 138th day of 2023. There are 227 days left in the year.
- International Museum Day – is designed to draw public attention to the importance and role of museums in the life of an individual and society as a whole.
- World Harmony Day
- Vyshyvanka Day
- International Dinosaur Day (celebrated every third Tuesday of May)
- World AIDS Vaccine Day is a reminder of the urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
- Day of reservists of Ukraine
- The Day of the Struggle for the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People and the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People are memorable dates in Ukraine, celebrated on the day the deportation of the Crimean Tatars began in 1944 . .
- Constitution Day and State Flag of Turkmenistan
- Flag Day and Universities Day in Haiti
- There is no Dirty Dish Day, Visiting Family Day, and Speech Pathologist Day in the USA
- Pink Panther Day is an unusual holiday based on creative thinking that aims to change the world around us for the better. It was founded in the Kingdom of Love, a virtual community state created by Israeli journalist and human rights activist Milana Gorenstein in 2010.
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1152 – Europe’s richest heiress, Eleanor of Aquitaine, is declared the bride of the Duke of Normandy, Henry Plantagenet.
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1830 – The first lawn mowers were commercialized in the USA.
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1888 – the first gramophone record was presented in the USA.
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1899 – The first peace conference begins in The Hague.
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1915 – the world’s first all-terrain vehicle passes the test.
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1917 – the First All-Ukrainian Military Congress began in Kyiv.
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1944 – deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea to Central Asia begins.
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1953 – American pilot Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman in the world to break the sound barrier in an airplane.
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1958 – The Palme d’Or at the 11th Cannes Film Festival was awarded to the Soviet film The Cranes Are Flying.
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1997 – Irish Bridget Dirro received a university degree with honors at the age of 102, setting a world record.
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1048 – Persian poet, mathematician, philosopher Omar Khayyam.
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1868 – the last emperor of the Russian Empire (1894-1917) Nicholas II.
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1872 – English philosopher, scientist and public figure Bertrand Russell.
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1889 – Romanian, Austrian and American psychiatrist, psychologist and sociologist Jacob Levi Moreno.
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1914 – Romanian, Soviet and Russian singer, composer, “queen” of romance Alla Bayanova (Levitskaya).
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1920 – 264th Pope (1978-2005) John Paul II (Karol Josef Wojtyla)
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1962 – German pop singer Sandra (Sandra Ann Lauer).
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1993 – Ukrainian singer Alekseev (Nikita Alekseev).
The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Great Martyr Irene of Macedon, who became the first woman to be venerated as a great martyr.
Irina lived in the 1st century and before baptism she bore the name Penelope. He was born into the family of the pagan Licinius, the ruler of one of the regions of Macedonia. His teacher was Apellian, who was a Christian.
Subsequently, the girl converted to Christianity. When his father left his position, another leader took his place – Zedekiah, who began a persecution against Christians.
Irina was repeatedly tortured and tortured, but remained unharmed. He lived a long life, became famous for his ability to heal the sick. Thanks to the miracles that happened to Irina, many pagans converted to Christianity.
People on this day called Irina nursery, Irina, Arina, Irina, cabbage, nursery, spatula.
In Irina, most of the cabbage and cucumbers are planted in the beds. It is believed that only women should do it and in complete solitude, so that no one jinxes it.
When planting seedlings, they do not eat bread so that the chickens do not tempt the cabbage. Nettles are sown on the sides of the beds, which are supposed to scare away evil spirits and harmful insects.
It is believed that if the seedlings take a lot of water, then the mowing will be dry, and if the seedlings do not absorb water, the mowing will be wet.
Other agricultural work is performed on this day, for example, mowing is burned to remove old, dry grass. There is a saying: “In Irina, thin grass from the field is far away.”
Run over fallen trees near fields and vegetable gardens. According to popular belief, Saint Irina protected people from evil spirits with fallen tree trunks.
Unmarried women on the day of Irina the Kapustnitsa do not go to visit women who have lost their husbands. Visiting a widow is considered a bad omen. People believe that after such a visit the girl will not marry.
- If the spruce buds bloom, then sowing can be delayed.
- The bird cherry blossoms – soon it will be cold.
- The earlier the bird cherry blossoms, the hotter the summer will be.
- If there are many colors in the bird cherry, then the summer will be rainy.
May 18 name days are celebrated by: Ephraim, Irina, Yakov.
Source: korrespondent
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