Today you can not get acquainted with girls and women.
What happened on this day:
Today the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Porfiry of Gaza. For more than 20 years, he was zealously engaged in the salvation of human souls, glorifying faith in Christ. The people called this day Porfiry the Late.
Also today is the parental Saturday of the second week of Great Lent.
What not to do on March 11:
get acquainted with girls and women eat meat, dairy products, eggs and fish commemorate the dead with alcohol take offense, quarrel leave empty checkers on the table
Folk signs and beliefs:
if on this day birds build nests on the sunny side of houses and trees, then the summer will be cold; if migratory birds have returned from warm lands by this day, it means there will be a rich harvest of bread
Angel Day is celebrated:
Anna, Ivan, Peter, Porfiry, Sevastian, Sergey
Also on this day:
1941 – The US Congress passed the “Lend-Lease Act” – on the transfer on loan or lease of weapons and military materials
1967 – To date, 446 different versions of “Yesterday” by The Beatles, released two years earlier, have been recorded.
1967 – The first single from Pink Floyd was released, including two tracks: “Arnold Layne” and “Candy and a Currant Bun”
1970 – Pablo Picasso donated 800 of his works to a museum in Barcelona
2006 – Michelle Bachelet becomes the first woman elected to the presidency of Chile
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic
