Today you can not be offended and envious.
What happened on this day:
Today the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Holy Martyr Evdokia. She was a very beautiful and frivolous girl. But after meeting with the rector of the male and female monasteries Herman, she was baptized and became a zealous Christian. She died a martyr’s death for her faith in Christ. The people called this day “Evdokia Plyushchikha” or “Evdoha”.
In Ukraine, March 14 is the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer.
What not to do on March 14:
swear, envy, be offended, commemorate deceased relatives with alcohol, be sad
Folk signs and beliefs:
clear weather – snow goes to a good harvest – to cold spring sparrows drink from a puddle – to early spring fog in the morning – to warm summer
Angel Day is celebrated:
Anton, David, Nicephorus, Evdokia, Antonina, Maryana
Also on this day:
1489 – Queen of Cyprus Catherine Cornaro was forced to sell her kingdom to Venice
1839 – Speaking to colleagues, John Herschel first uses the term “photography”
1900 – US law establishes gold as the sole redemption standard for paper money, fixing the value of the dollar at 1.5046 grams of pure gold
1956 – Ampex introduces the first practical VRX-1000 to Chicago
1958 – the first gold disc in the music industry is certified
1990 – in the Lviv region in Stryi, the first of the Ukrainian cities, they raise the national symbol – the flag of Ukraine
1994 – Linux 1.0.0 released
