You can’t take out the trash after sunset today.
What happened today:
Today the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyrs Eutropius, Kleonicus, Basilisk. They refused to renounce their beliefs, for which they were tortured. The brothers Cleonikos and Eutropius were crucified. The basilisk was stabbed to death with a sword.
People called March 16 “Bear Awakening”. They thought about the real arrival of spring that day, they believed that the bears were starting to wake up in the forest.
On March 16, Ukraine and the world celebrate the Day of Knowledge.
Things not to do on March 16:
- walk in the woods
- lend and borrow money
- take out the trash after sunset
Folk signs and beliefs:
- starlings flew – to a good grain harvest
- the snow melts and goes again – to a long spring
- sparrows bathe in puddles – in sunny weather
Angel Day is celebrated:
Basilisk, Eutropius, Zinon, Zoilus, Cleonik, Martha, Michael, Piama
Born today:
1959 – Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian politician and statesman, Secretary General of NATO (since 2014)
Also on this day:
1521 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe for the first time, reaching the shores of the Philippines.
1831 – Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame Cathedral is published in Paris.
1917 – Maybelline launches mascara, “the first modern eye make-up for every day”.
Source: Focus
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