César Chávez Day Is Celebrated in USA on March 31
“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.” – Cesar Chavez
Do you and your gorgeous Russian lady know who César Estrada Chávez is? César Estrada Chávez was born on March 31, 1927 and was a Mexican American farm worker, who became the best known Latin labor leader and civil rights activist at the same time. He, together with Dolores Huerta, started the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. In the United States there is a special holiday dedicated to honor this man. It is annually observed on March 31 in order to celebrate the birthday of César Estrada Chávez and to honor his commitment to social honesty and respect for human dignity. Read more
March 30 Is the National Doctor’s Day in the USA
In the USA the National Doctor’s Day is the professional holiday to honor this necessary job. In 1990, the United States senate and the congress officially established this “new” holiday on March 30 and the next year it was celebrated all over the country. But really Doctor’s Day was feasted long before George signed the official permission. National Doctors’ Day was originated in 1933 as local holiday in Georgia that commemorated the day, when Doctor Crawford W. Long used the general anesthesia for surgery on 30th March, 1842. Read more
Happy Birthday Coca-Cola!!!
“The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life’s most delightful elixirs, which studies prove will heal the sick and occasionally raise the dead, is to put rum or bourbon in it.” – Lewis Grizzard
All over the world people enjoy a wonderful drink. Can you imagine that Coca-Cola is 125 years old? In March 1886, in Atlanta, Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, tried to find a new palliative for headaches. On March 29, he created very sweet and thick syrup that contained decoction of coca leaves, sugar and caffeine. Read more
You Should Invite Your Nice Russian Lady to the Theatre on March 27
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” – Oscar Wilde
After the invention of cinema and television, theatre has lost its first place among the sources of entertainment people. But still it is very popular and has the ability to unite various cultures, nations and even ages. Moreover theatre gives opportunities to study. In 1961 the International Theatre Institute created the World Theatre Day that is celebrated annually on March 27. Read more
March 25 Is the Day of Workers in the Arts and Culture in Russia
“Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved” – Andre Malraux
Russian culture is one of the most rich and colorful and is well-liked all over the world. There are a lot of Russian professional holidays connected with culture and its workers – the Day of Museums, the Day of Russian Printing, the Day of Russian Cinema, the Russian Day of Libraries, etc. But in 2007 Russian president decided to establish a new festival – the Day of Workers in the Arts and Culture on March 25. This holiday is dedicated to professionals working in all forms of art and culture: cinema, theatre, printing industry, book publishing industry, mass media, sport and tourism. Read more
March 24 Is the World Tuberculosis Day
Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most usually involves the lungs. All across the globe the World Tuberculosis Day is annually held on March 24 to attract people’s attention to the problem of tuberculosis and to encourage the development of new ways to prevent and treat this awful disease. This observance marks the day in 1882, when Dr. Robert Koch finished studying the cause of anthrax and was able to isolate the cause of tuberculosis known as the TB bacillus. Read more
Do You and Your Russian girl Know that March 23 Is the Birthday of the Term O.K.?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY O.K.!!!
I think nowadays there is no person who has never used this functional and useful abbreviation O.K. But have you ever thought where from did the O.K. come? Does your wonderful Russian woman know the history of this term?
March 23 can be called the birthday of this magnificent word. In 1839, on this day the initials “O.K.” were published in The Boston Morning Post for the first time and meant “all correct”. Of course you can be filled with indignation and say that there is no any visible connection between OK and “all correct”, but the late 1830s, there was a very popular slang of misspelling many often used words in the USA. It was a much loved practice to misspell words purposely among young, educated people. Read more
March 23 Is the World Meteorological Day
Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? – Edward Lorenz
In 1873 at the first International Meteorological Congress in Vienna, Austria, was created the International Meteorological Organization that expected to set up meteorological station networks. All the meteorological stations were linked by telegraph and improved weather forecasts. Later, on March 23, 1950, it became the World Meteorological Organization, expert agency for meteorology, operational hydrology and linked geophysical sciences. To commemorate this event was established the World Meteorological Day that is observed annually on March 23, since 1961. This day are organized various activities and events to remind people that meteorology plays a vital role in supplying people’s security and welfare. Read more
World Water Day Is Observed on March 22
“Water is life’s mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” – Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
There can be no life without water. Can you imagine that over a billion people are without access to safe water for drinking? That is one of the most pressing problems of the XXI century. In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly confirmed March 22 as the World Day for Water or the World Water Day. It was established in order to attract public attention to the critical water problem of our time. Numerous countries all across the globe devote March 22 to realizing UN advices and promoting real actions to save the world’s water resources. Read more
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to Everyone!!!
“St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time – a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic.” – Adrienne Cook
On March 17 in many cities of the world you can see people wearing green clothes. Why is it so? What does it mean? On March 17 is celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish religious holiday observed for over a thousand years. Saint Patrick (c. AD 387–461) is known as the patron saint of Ireland. He brought Christianity to the pagan island. He is also believed to run snakes out of there. St. Patrick’s Day originated as a Catholic holiday and developed into an official holiday in the 17th century. Read more
