You cannot visit today.
What happened today:
Today, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Theodosius of Chernigov. He revived the Kiev-Vydubytsky monastery destroyed by the Uniates, restored the Yelets Assumption Monastery in Chernigov, founded the Pechenik monastery and built the temple of the Domnitsky monastery.
Things not to do on February 18:
- do heavy physical labor
- overeating, drinking alcohol
- visit
- lend and borrow money
Folk signs and beliefs:
- cold weather – warm to early spring
- rain today – to a dry summer
- warm weather – towards the end of winter
Angel Day is celebrated:
Agafia, Alexandra, Anthony, Vasilisa, Voif, Evagrius, Elladius, Macarius, Michael, Polievkt, Theodosius, Theodulia
Born today:
1898 – Enzo Ferrari (d. 1988), Italian designer and automaker, founder of Ferrari
1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese and American artist, singer, musician, widow of John Lennon
1954 – John Travolta, American actor, dancer, and singer, Golden Globe and Emmy winner
Also on this day:
1930 – American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system – Pluto
1979 – The Sahara Desert snowed for the first time in centuries
2021 – The Perseverance rover lands on planet Mars and takes its first pictures
Source: Focus
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