May 21: John the Evangelist Memorial Day, Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repressions, and More.

May 21, 2023 is Sunday. 452nd day of the war in Ukraine.

What is today, May 21, a church holiday

May 21st in the church calendar Memorial Day of John the Evangelist. This holiday in the church calendar is considered one of the most mysterious. Honors the Church of John the Evangelist for all those divine revelations that he brought to mankind.

It was on May 21 that John gathered his disciples around him, climbed into the grave, gave the order to cover it with earth. He was then a hundred years old. A few days later, the students dug up the grave, but there was no one there. According to the chronicles, John the Evangelist lived at the end of the 1st century.

What is forbidden to do on this day

• Do not quarrel and do not slander.
• Do not complain about your fate on this day.
• You don’t lie.
• Don’t lend because the money won’t come back to you.

Folk signs and traditions for May 21

Among our ancestors there were many interesting signs on this day:

• we looked at what day it was: it was raining, there would be a good harvest of mushrooms;
• clouds huddled together – expect bad weather;
• bird cherry blooms profusely – it will be a wet summer;
• the moon is covered with haze – the weather will soon worsen;
• in the evening we saw a rainbow – until a fine next day;
• In the evening the sky is red, so the weather will be good.

Believers believe that if you pray to John the Theologian on this day, you can be saved from poisoning. And all because when the Roman emperor wanted to poison him, the poison did not work and he remained unharmed. And the peasants used to make pies from wheat flour, and then went out into the street and handed them out to neighbors or just passers-by.

Weather on May 21

Today, May 21, it is clear without precipitation in Kyiv. In Lviv, the weather will be clear, without precipitation. In Kharkiv it is cloudy with clearings, no precipitation. In Odessa it is clear in the morning, and then the sky will be covered with clouds, without precipitation.

The air temperature in Kyiv is +22 during the day and +14 at night. In Lviv +20 during the day and +13 at night. In Kharkov +19 during the day and +15 at night. In Odessa +23 during the day and +16 at night.

Memorable dates May 21

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for May 21:

• 1502 – Spanish navigator Juan da Nova, who was in the service of the Portuguese, discovers the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic;
• 1503 – Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands;
• 1809 – near Aspern near Vienna, Napoleon suffers the first defeat in his life on the battlefield from the Austrian Archduke Charles;
• 1831 – the first almanac in Ukraine appeared in Kharkov – “Ukrainian Almanac”;
• 1840 – New Zealand becomes a British colony;
• 1892 – in Milan, the opera “Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo is staged;
• 1904 – The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) is established in Paris;
• 1916 – in the UK, for the first time in world practice, “summer” time is introduced;
• 1918 – in Kyiv, representatives of different parties form the Ukrainian National-State Union;
• 1918 – the All-Ukrainian Council of Trade Unions is created;
• 1928 – Walt Disney receives a patent for the exclusive use of the image of Mickey Mouse;
• 1937 – the first drifting expedition called “North Pole” begins work;
• 1944 – at the plebiscite in Iceland, the inhabitants support the decision of the parliament to secede from Denmark;
• 1968 – the American nuclear submarine “Scorpion” with 99 crew members disappears;
• 1991 – Ethiopian President Mengyst Haile Mariam resigns and then flees the country;
• 1992 – The Crimean Parliament cancels the referendum on the independence of the Crimea, which was planned for August;
• 2000 – in a referendum in Switzerland, the majority of residents vote for expanding relations with the European Union;
• 2006 – in a referendum, the population of Montenegro votes for independence from Serbia.

Name days: how to name a child born on May 21

What are the birthdays today? Arsen, Ivan.

The talisman of a person born on May 21 is emerald. This stone was known even under Cleopatra. The Egyptians loved to decorate their mummies with it. It has long been believed that the emerald helps to escape from insomnia and even opens the future.

Born on this day:

• 427 – Greek idealist philosopher, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle Plato;
• 1857 – outstanding Ukrainian scientist, theoretical physicist, experimenter Mykola Pilchikov;
• 1895 – Ukrainian primitive artist of Lemko origin Nikifor Drovnyak;
• 1929 – Ukrainian sculptor Emmanuil Misko;
• 1952 – Ukrainian poetess, translator Lesya Stepovichka;
• 1969 – Ukrainian journalist and public figure Georgy Gongadze.

What day is it today in Ukraine and the world

May 21 in Ukraine and the world celebrate international tea day. The holiday was officially approved by the UN initiative on December 21, 2019. On this day, be sure to enjoy delicious tea. Today there are many types of this drink. Therefore, each person can choose the one that he likes best.

Also May 21 Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repressions. It falls every year on the third Sunday in May. On the territory of the Soviet Union in 1937, the “great terror” was launched on the initiative of Stalin and the entire leadership elite. On the territory of modern Ukraine at that time, representatives of the intelligentsia were exterminated, and anti-nationalist ideas spread. The memorable date was created by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in May 2007.

Also May 21st world meditation day. Although the holiday is unofficial, it is quite relevant today, when the fast pace of life is common. Meditation has been around for a very long time. As early as 1500 BC, the people of India recorded information about this interesting practice. At that time and now, meditation is considered an integral part of Eastern religions.

May 21st is celebrated World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The United Nations opened the holiday in 2002. The main purpose of this holiday is to raise public awareness of the need and importance of cultural diversity.

Also May 21 Day of Remembrance for those who died of AIDS. The event was launched by the World Health Organization. Its main goal is to remind about the seriousness of this disease, to involve the society in the timely treatment of HIV infection, to emphasize the importance of paying attention to preventive measures of the human immunodeficiency virus.

May 21st is also celebrated International Space Day. The idea of ​​creating the holiday belongs to the American cosmonaut Andy Thomas, and its uniqueness lies in the fact that it was created not on earth, but in outer space.