International Epilepsy Day or “Purple Day” is an important date for people suffering from this serious illness. The holiday is celebrated at the beginning of spring - March 26. Drawing the attention of people around to the problem and providing support to the sick became possible thanks to a Canadian child. In 2008, 9-year-old Cassidy Megan, who herself suffered from an illness, came up with a holiday called “Purple Day”. With this, the girl wanted to tell her family and friends that she was no different from other children. For the child, this was a cry from the heart and an opportunity to tell the whole world that she was not crazy, like other people suffering from a neurological illness. The child's initiative was supported by the Epilepsy Association in Nova Scotia, and after a while by other international organizations. At the same time, the idea was supported by thousands of students, hundreds of public associations and political figures. The whole world heard about the desire of the little Canadian and since then, celebrating “Purple Day” has become an annual tradition in many countries. Concerts, fairs and auctions are organized to raise funds to help epileptics with congenital or acquired pathology. In addition to the charitable purpose, the holiday also has an informational purpose - lectures are given where they talk about the characteristics of the disease and how to provide the necessary first aid. Anyone can receive information about a chronic neurological disease such as epilepsy. A clear manifestation of the disease is unexpected attacks. An epileptic should not be confused with a crazy person, because the disease does not affect the psyche and intellect of the patient. “Purple Day” has such a name for a reason, because the color of lavender is a symbol of the holiday around the world. This cool shade has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and reduces anxiety. Thanks to Epilepsy Day, it was possible to raise people's awareness of the disease and dispel all sorts of myths. Epilepsy is not contagious and is not inherited (in most cases). The risk of transmission, of course, remains, but it is insignificant - no more than 8%. Epileptics may well be parents of healthy and beautiful children.

Man is a social creature, but despite this, even the most sociable people and extroverts sometimes need to be alone. Solitude will allow you to restore internal harmony and balance, replenish energy reserves, which are spent a lot on communicating with others. Being left alone with yourself is also necessary in order to stop the endless internal monologue, increase concentration and clarity of thinking. March 26 is the Day of Loneliness - a holiday of self-discovery and reboot. Solitude Day encourages you to dive into the depths of your own “I”, to think about what you don’t have enough time and desire for in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. These can be either deep philosophical questions about the meaning of existence, the eternal conflict of good and evil, or more mundane things - difficulties in relationships with parents, the problem of career growth, etc. The characters in the novel by Colombian writer G.G. Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude", several generations of the Buendia family, for various reasons, were doomed to live in solitude, being rejected by their loved ones. Solitude Day does not have such a tragic connotation; it only calls for temporarily renouncing pressing problems and consciously limiting oneself in communicating with people. The following recommendations will help you spend Solitude Day fruitfully: • get up in the morning earlier than other household members, have a meditation session or just think about life over a cup of coffee; • turn off your mobile devices for a day, stop responding to emails, social networks and instant messengers; • dive into the depths subconscious mind in order to solve the problems that you have encountered at this stage of life;• take a walk in nature - in a city park, by a pond, in the forest;• go to the dacha to work in the garden, go fishing or take up another hobby;• start leading diary, writing down thoughts about life there; • study fiction books or popular science articles on loneliness. Solitude Day can be used for self-realization and development of creative skills - painting, playing a musical instrument or learning carpentry. These activities and other hobbies require inner focus and solitude, making them ideal for Singles Day. Immersion within oneself, relaxed concentration and non-judgmental observation of what is happening around is the goal of meditation. It is recommended to devote March 26 to this spiritual, religious and health practice, which helps to get rid of thoughts and emotions that depress a person. Meditation helps improve brain function and harmonize the psychological state, which in the future will have a positive impact on interaction with society. Celebrating Solitude Day is similar to the behavior of a snail, which only temporarily hides in its shell to sleep, wanting to hide from predators or just be in solitude. Try to hide in an invisible shell for just one day, so that, having celebrated the Day of Solitude, you will feel renewed, full of strength and energy.

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On March 26 (the date according to the old calendar style is March 13), people celebrate Nikiforov Day. The holiday took its name from the name of St. Nikephoros of Constantinople, the iconoclast patriarch. The Orthodox Church celebrates this date as the day of the discovery of the relics of the saint. Nikephoros was born into a Christian family in the 8th century and received an excellent education. In his youth he served at court as a royal adviser. But the bustle of worldly life burdened him, he went into solitude. Nikephoros prayed a lot, fasted and studied the Holy Scriptures, and years later he built a monastery near the Bosphorus. When Nicephorus was offered the rank of patriarch, he took monastic vows. The saint defended against iconoclasm and supported Orthodox believers. For this he was imprisoned for 13 years, where he died. The relics of the saint were found and sent to Constantinople only two decades later. There was a popular belief that on Nikiforov's day bears woke up in their den. They left their dens and wandered through the forest in search of food. From the middle of winter, the bears gave birth to babies, and just in time for spring they reached three months of age and became acquainted with the world. On this day, the peasants avoided going into the forest so as not to come across club-footed predators. On the day of Nikifor, residents watched migratory birds, looking out for the return of geese from warmer climes. If they were noticed, it means that the year promised to be rich in harvest. The low flight of geese was observed to low water in the rivers, and the high flight - on the contrary, to the water overflowing the banks. The return of the obese birds meant that the spring would be long and cool. But geese swimming in the pond foreshadowed a sharp warming. The day was considered good for fishing. The ice had already melted from the rivers and lakes, so perch, roach, pike and pike perch were caught well. Housewives baked pies and cooked fish soup from the catch they brought. The peasants observed the signs on Nikiforov's day and determined what awaited them in the future. If the sun was bright, an excellent grain harvest was expected in the summer. Daytime fog foreshadowed a cloudy summer with frequent precipitation. A warm wind during a thunderstorm predicted a good spring. If poultry tucked its paws under itself, frost was expected at night.

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Among the Orthodox Church holidays there are dates associated with the discovery or transfer of holy relics. Such days include March 26 - the Day of Remembrance (transfer of relics) of St. Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Nikephoros was a prominent Christian figure in Byzantium in the second half of the 8th and early 9th centuries. During the period of iconoclasm, the Patriarch of Constantinople defended the truth of faith and the holiness of Orthodox icons, for which he fell into disgrace with the ruler Leo the Armenian. Not wanting to part with his beliefs, Nikephoros was exiled from Constantinople. After 13 mournful years, the patriarch died in exile. Despite the sad death of the patriarch, the just cause for which he suffered triumphed. The spiritual heritage and feat of Nikephoros were not forgotten, and after 19 years, Patriarch Methodius turned to the pious ruler Theodora with a request to transfer the relics of the saint to the capital of Byzantium. The Empress reacted with inspiration to Methodius's proposal; it was decided to rebury the patriarch's remains in the Hagia Sophia, where Nikephoros had previously been in charge of the church department. Methodius personally went to the island of Prokonnis, where the righteous saint rested in the monastery of the martyr Theodore. When the grave was opened, everyone saw that the relics of Nicephorus remained incorrupt, and a fragrance spread around the body. The holy relics of the patriarch were loaded onto a ship and transported to Constantinople, where Theodora and her retinue awaited the procession. On March 26, the relics were solemnly brought into the walls of the Constantinople Sophia, and after an all-night vigil they were laid to rest in the Church of the Holy Apostles. In popular belief, the Day of St. Nikephoros was the beginning of the awakening of the bear from hibernation and the final onset of spring. It was considered dangerous to appear in the forest, where one could encounter a hungry, emaciated animal. There were also special natural signs that made it possible to predict the weather: - thick fogs promised a stormy summer; - abundant flow of birch sap indicated frequent summer rains; - a sunny day foreshadowed a rich grain harvest; - the north wind blew towards late spring and cold summer, the south wind towards warmth; - the arrival of swans predicted snowfall, and the paws of domestic geese are frosty.

Little is known about the life of St. John. He was born around the 570s to the Christian family of Xenophon and Mary. God rewarded John with the abilities of foresight and miracles. Once he saved his disciple Moses when he lived in the desert. But John’s main merit is the writing of a work called “Ladder,” which was translated as “Ladder.” In his work, John described the ways of becoming on the righteous path in order to get to heaven “by the steps of the ladder.”

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