Holidays July 6
World Kiss Day
Still, there are such holidays in the world that are able to maximize the mood and charge with positive energy for the whole day. One can safely include World Kiss Day. It is especially pleasant that this holiday falls on the most beautiful and flourishing period of the year - summer! Great Britain Kiss Day appeared. It was here, at the end of the nineteenth century, that it was first discussed that a kiss, as one of the manifestations of a warm relationship and love, should have its own holiday.
Kiss Day is perhaps the most unusual holiday in the world calendar, established at the initiative of the UN. In Russia, they learned about him recently, and now Russian citizens also bow before this day and celebrate it with great pleasure. In many parts of our country, various kissing contests and other entertainment events are organized on this day, associated with this pleasant activity, as well as the traditional mass kiss that has become very popular, when many, many people (or couples) immediately merge into one grandiose "kiss of the year" "
I would also like to add: according to one of the legends, ancient people believed that breathing is "life", "soul". That is why they came up with a kiss, because the "intertwined" breaths of two kissing lovers are a kind of "wedding of souls."
July 6th in the folk calendar
Agrippina Swimsuit
On July 6, the Orthodox Church honors the holy martyr Agrippina, who from her youth decided not to marry and devote herself entirely to the service of God. The martyr died for faith, and at her tomb, according to legend, many miracles happened.
In Russia, Agrippina was called the Swimsuit, because on this day the people arranged mass evening bathing. Without exception, all the villagers - from young to old - today traditionally bathed in the river, and after a day they were necessarily rinsed in the bathhouse. Also on Agrippina it was customary to use various herbal teas and fees, which strengthen health and immunity.
In the afternoon, young unmarried beauties dressed up in their best dresses and, pacing around the hut, asked their fathers for gifts. Married women also asked beloved husbands to please their novelty. In the evening, the girls gathered in the house of one of her friends and crushed barley. In the morning porridge was cooked from this cereal, which, according to legend, strengthened women's health and contributed to the birth of healthy offspring. In addition, today in the morning the peasant women were engaged in sowing turnips. In general, this vegetable was very popular among the people, they tried to use it at every opportunity.
Historical events of July 6
July 6, 1785 - By the decree of the US Congress, the American currency became known as the dollar
With independence, the Americans considered it necessary to introduce their own currency, because the use of English shillings and pounds has become irrelevant, and it was considered bad form in America. And in 1785, at the initiative of Thomas Jefferson, the Continental US Congress announced the "birth" of the American dollar. The United States was the first country to introduce the word "dollar" as the name of the currency. Soon, the Philadelphia Mint was founded in the United States, where the production of the first dollars began. Over time, the appearance of the American banknote was constantly changing, only in 1928 did it get the look that Americans are still content with.
July 6, 1885 - Scientist Louis Pasteur for the first time tested a rabies vaccine on a man that saved a boy’s life
Rabies is an extremely serious disease characterized by damage to the nervous system, and if it develops, then in 99.9% of cases, a fatal outcome is guaranteed. Moreover, in the world there are only three people who managed to defeat a terrible disease with the help of highly qualified specialists. At present, the rabies virus that enters the body through the bite of an infected animal is easily stopped by the vaccine (but only if you act immediately), but it was not always so. Until 1885, there was simply no salvation from this disease. And the creation of the vaccine, humanity owes the well-known chemist-microbiologist Louis Pasteur. In 1885, he saved the life of a nine-year-old boy, Joseph Meister, who was bitten by a rabid dog. Prior to this, Pasteur successfully conducted experiments on animals, and the vaccine showed its high efficiency. Thus, Meister became the first person to survive a rabies infection. All his life, the guy helped his savior, and after his death he courted the grave of Pasteur.
Born on July 6
Nicholas I (1796 - 1855) - from 1825 the Russian emperor. The third son of Paul the First. Nicholas ascended the throne after the death of his elder brother and the overthrow of the middle. The future emperor was brought up in excessive severity - his mother almost never caressed him, and for the slightest offense Nicholas was punished or put in solitary confinement. Growing up, he gained exemplary endurance, became an excellent corporal and became famous as a creative person (he was an excellent drummer and writer of military marches). Nikolay was fluent in four languages, loved exact sciences, and was especially interested in the engineering and construction field. After all, it was not without reason that during his reign in Russia, the construction of railroads intensified, the Grand Kremlin Palace, the Pulkovo Observatory were built, the laying on of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior began, etc.
Tencin Gyatso (born in 1935) - the fourteenth Dalai Lama - the spiritual ruler of Tibet, the high priest of the Buddhist church. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Prize. The Dalai Lama has ruled Tibet since ancient times. With great respect and honor, they lived in Lhasa in the Potala Palace. With the death of another llama, his soul, according to legend, passed into the body of a newborn boy. A delegation of monks was looking for a child throughout the country. The search for the chosen boy was a very long and painstaking task, but, as a rule, with the help of God, the monks found him, and therefore, Tencin was found in the same way. He was the son of a shepherd. When he was 15 years old, the Chinese army captured Tibet. The Chinese massively burned monasteries and killed monks, and Tibetan revolts were brutally suppressed. The Dalai Lama, along with his subjects, had to flee their native lands. Since then, living in exile, he has been actively fighting for the independence of Tibet. Tenzin is sure that he will achieve his cherished goal, even if not in the present, but in the next life.
Sylvester Stallone (born in 1946) - American film actor, director. Stallone was a very difficult child and often “gave heat” to both parents and teachers. At the age of fifteen, he was sent to a special school for difficult teenagers, where teachers began to introduce Sylvester to the theater. Thanks to the special school and its teachers, the young man corrected himself and decided to follow the acting path. At first, he only got episodic roles, but he soon gave the producers the story of boxer Rocky that he wrote, which seemed very interesting to them, and in 1976 the first "serious" starring with Stallone was released - the film "Rocky", which was a stunning success .
July 6th Birthday
Celebrate: Artem, Alexey, Peter, Alexander, German, Agrippina, Mitrofan, Teresa, Maria, Maxim, Vasily, Joseph, Anton, Korniliy, Svyatoslav, Fedor.
