Funny Holidays - Giving Day
Celebrated on 17 JulyPeople share their warmth and good mood with others, showing sympathy in various ways.
Some give gifts for no reason, some pat a friend on the shoulder in a friendly manner, and some simply smile at people they meet along the way. You can share love and a piece of your soul while calling a loved one on the phone, treating your colleagues to a personally prepared pie, and even petting your neighbors’ pet. A gift is a sign of special attention and affection. It is presented both on birthdays, housewarmings, weddings and other occasions, and without. An unusual holiday is celebrated on July 17 - Gift Giving Day.
The celebration is dedicated not so much to the tradition of exchanging various material values, but to the ability to choose gifts and make surprises. In honor of the holiday, people put off important things and reschedule meetings in order to give gifts to those they care about. For elderly parents who rarely see their always busy children, a long-awaited visit from their son or daughter with their grandchildren will be a surprise. For an old friend living on the other side of the world, the best gift would be an email or even a call from a childhood friend. A girl in love will rejoice at the note left by the guy, in which, after confessing his sincere feelings, he will draw a broken heart below.
Giving sweets, paintings, jewelry and other things is just as pleasant as receiving them. The process of choosing flowers to create a floral arrangement brings as many positive emotions as presenting a bouquet. People usually do not make spontaneous purchases, but do it consciously, using their imagination and putting special meaning into the choice of a gift. If the donor guessed correctly, a fountain of emotions and sincere gratitude awaits him from the person to whom the beautifully packaged offering was intended.
In honor of the holiday, lovers and friends exchange cute trinkets, men give gifts to women, parents give gifts to children and vice versa. July 17 provides an opportunity to show your interest in a relationship, to show sympathy, both in words and in deeds. Giving Day encourages you to exchange smiles, calls and letters, cute cards and likes on social networks with those you care about.
In honor of the holiday, they treat unfamiliar children with sweets, joke with old ladies sitting on a bench near the house, and pay compliments to people walking towards them. Gifts are a symbol of friendship and love, which in the hustle and bustle of modern life is not superfluous to remind others of. Therefore, gifts are given not only for the New Year, anniversary and other special occasions, but also just like that. For those who are embarrassed or do not want to make another person obligated, there is an excellent reason to cast aside all doubts and timidity - the celebration of Gift Giving Day.
Other holidays on 17 July
- International holidays - World Emoji Day
- Russian Holidays - Foundation Day of Naval Aviation of the Russian Navy
- Russian Holidays - Ethnographer's Day
- Funny Holidays - Day of Rooted Traditions
- International holidays - World Day for International Criminal Justice (World Day for International Justice)
- Fun Holidays - Global Hug Your Kids Day
- Japanese Holidays - Sea Day (Umi no hi, Umi no hi)
- Funny Holidays - Disneyland's Birthday
- According to the folk calendar - Andrey Naliva
- South Korean Holidays - Constitution Day (Jeheonjeol)
- Memorial Day of the Holy Royal Martyrs
- Feast of the Galata Icon of the Mother of God
- Memorial Day of St. Andrei Rublev