On Monday, May 12, Ukrainians celebrate several holidays at once. The main one is the Nurse and Medbrat's Day. It is a professional holiday dedicated to those who are on the guard of health and life of patients. It is on May 12 in the world that the memory of the English nurse Florence Nightingale - the reformers of the nurse.
Church holidays on May 12
According to the new calendar of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, today they honor St. Epiphany of Cyprus and Patriarch Herman Constantinople. Old style is Memnon's Wonderworker and the Kizitsky martyrs, who are addressed with prayers for healing.
Day in the folk calendar
In the people on May 12, known as the epiphany of the roar - it is during this period that the flowering of rowan. People believed that a branch of viburnum or rowan in the house brings well -being and unity in the family. At the same time, they were not advised to fish or repair this day - these cases were considered unsuccessful.
Also on May 12 were observed by natural signs:
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A lot of cartilage - to the arid of June
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Gedz flies - there will be a crop on cucumbers
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Warm and clearly - summer will be early
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Cats hide - wait for a cold
Who celebrates the birthday of May 12
The new style is welcome today: Anton, Herman, Denis, Ivan, Peter, Semen, Fyodor and Philip. According to the old calendar - Arsenia, Artem, Bogdan and Basil.
Famous Ukrainians born on May 12
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Sofia Okunevskaya is the first Ukrainian doctor, feminist
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Ivan Marchuk - artist, laureate of the Shevchenko Prize
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Fedor Morgun - Agrarian, politician, economist
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Yuriy Semeniuk - a player of the national team for volleyball
Events in Ukraine and the world
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In 1954, Ukraine officially joined UNESCO
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In the world - Buddha's birthday, Andrew's Day in Georgia, Mathematics Day in Colombia, Finnish Culture Day in Finland, Creamy Pupping Day with nuts in the United States
Therefore, on May 12, it is of particular importance to both spiritual and professional and cultural memory.
