Today you can not drink alcohol and quarrel.
What happened on this day:
Today, the memory of 42 martyrs from the city of Amorite, in particular Constantine, is venerated in the Orthodox Church. Saint Constantine lived in the 9th century and was a priest. But Constantine left his rank in order to protect his city of Ammorea from the Saracens. Together with 41 other defenders, he was captured and taken to Syria. There, Muslims forced the soldiers to renounce the Christian faith and convert to Islam. But Constantine remained faithful to God, for which he was thrown into the Euphrates River.
What not to do on March 19:
drink alcohol; slander and quarrel; leave doors open; eat meat and fish.
Folk signs and beliefs:
morning frosts mean frosts in the near future; ice is sinking – there will be a lean year; frost – by an early winter and dry summer; the sound of a woodpecker – to lingering cold.
Angel Day is celebrated:
Arkady, Konstantin, Maxim, Fedor, Julian, Alena, Elena, Ilona.
Born today:
1895 – Maxim Rylsky (d. 1964), Ukrainian poet, classic of Ukrainian poetry of the XX century. 1930 – Ukrainian poetess Lina Kostenko; 1955 – Bruce Willis, American film actor, producer, musician, winner of the Golden Globe and two Emmys.
Also on this day:
721 BC e. – the first described solar eclipse was seen from Babylon; 1953 – for the first time on television they showed the Oscar ceremony.
