Today it is better to refrain from impulsive promises that you cannot keep.
What happened on this day:
Today the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Leo, Bishop of Catania. For a good heart and unconditional love, the Lord rewarded him with the gift of healing and miracles.
March 5 is also celebrated as International Open Data Day.
What not to do on March 5:
start new deeds, lie, cheat, condemn people, make promises, swear, sort things out
Folk signs and beliefs:
snowfall – for a bad harvest, clear weather – for a good harvest, snow with rain – for an early thaw
Born today:
1871 – Rosa Luxemburg (killed in 1919), German politician, Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist, publicist
1958 – Volodymyr Bessonov, Ukrainian football player and coach
Angel Day is celebrated:
Vasily, David, Ivan, Leo, Luka, Nikolai, Sergey, Sylvester, Tikhon, Fedor, Philip, Yaroslav
Also on this day:
1558 – Physician Francisco Fernandez was sent by King Philip II of Spain to Mexico to study plants and foodstuffs unknown to Europeans. This date is considered the day of the appearance of tobacco in Europe.
1844 – Capital of Upper and Lower Canada moved from Kingston to Montreal
1868 Stapler patented in England
1929 – Zaporozhye Drama Theater was founded.
1943 – the first flight was made by an English jet aircraft Gloster Meteor
