Funny holidays - Day of Indomitable Passion

There are many funny holidays on the calendar, invented for different occasions. Some of them are dedicated to feelings and their manifestations: International Day of Endearment, Valentine's Day, National Kissing Day in England, Thanksgiving Day in the USA. But one of the holidays glorifies a feeling that the mind has difficulty coping with, namely, unbridled passion. Not every person can control this fireworks of emotions and spiritual impulses. June 11 is the Day of Indomitable Passion. The first thing that comes to mind about this unusual holiday is exciting love stories from women's novels. “This passion, indomitable and burning, raged in his blood and was torn out,” wrote Heinze N.E. in the book "Hero of the End of the Century" (1896). The narrative of the best examples of romance novels - “Dangerous Liaisons” (1782) by P.Sh. - is based on plots about attraction that excites the mind and blood of people. de Laclos and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928) by D. Lawrence. However, ardor and uncontrollable passion are not always directed towards another person. It takes possession of the soul of a collector who dreams of getting some ancient artifact, modern work of art or other exhibit into his treasury. A passionate collector can be so obsessed with finding the coveted specimen that he is even ready to break the law. Therefore, the holiday, which is celebrated on June 11, applies not only to people who are passionately in love, but also to collectors. You can feel an unbridled passion for a city, such as Paris, Rome or Venice, or even for a landmark. Sometimes this indomitable feeling takes comic and even grotesque forms. So, in 2007, an avid objectophile (a person who is attracted to inanimate objects) Erica La Bree married the Eiffel Tower. And a certain Jodie Rose married Le Pont du Diable, the Devil's Bridge, located in the south of France. Wedding ceremony with a stone arched structure of the 14th century. took place in 2013 Climbers and surfers have an indomitable passion for conquering mountain peaks and ocean waves. Indescribable emotions are given to fans of alpine skiing by descending from steep slopes, and by jumping from an airplane and a breathtaking flight to the ground for paratroopers. Due to the stress experienced, extreme sports cause the release of adrenaline into the blood, followed by endorphin, the hormone of joy. This explains the unbridled attraction of skateboarders, rock climbers and caving tourists to overcome natural or artificially created obstacles. There are no special traditions for celebrating the Day of Indomitable Passion. In honor of the holiday, it is customary to express one’s feelings to the object of worship and pay tribute to a hobby that excites the blood and gives unsurpassed emotions and sensations. “Without passions and contradictions there is no life, no poetry,” wrote V.G. Belinsky. Everyone who agrees with this wise saying of the famous publicist and literary critic celebrates June 11 as the Day of Indomitable Passion.