Day of the Sanded

In Arab culture, throwing a shoe at an opponent as a sign of displeasure is considered a great humiliation. This is explained by the fact that Islam places great emphasis on spiritual and physical cleanliness. It is believed that with the feet you walk on the ground, you can get into a puddle or slop. Therefore, throwing a shoe at a person means the same thing as throwing mud at him. This degrading act is fraught with serious offense. However, most often shoes are used for entertainment, throwing them as a projectile against wires, trees or fences. In New Zealand, rubber boot throwing competitions have been regularly held since 1985. In Finland, throwing shoes at a distance began in 1976, after which the tradition was picked up by residents of Austria and Germany. The owner of a naughty dog ​​can sometimes exclaim in anger: “Haven’t you received a slipper in a long time?!” This is due to the use of house shoes as a way to express negative emotions. "Just don't throw slippers at me!" - the girl coquettishly asks her friends, voicing a point of view that diverges from generally accepted opinion. In minor brawls and skirmishes, sandals are used (from the Greek sandalia - wooden shoes). The name of this lightweight open-toed shoe easily turns into a colloquial verb. According to the principle of jargon, “ukontropupit” in the mid-twentieth century. began to use "sandalit". This word is used in a figurative sense. For example, punch someone in the nose or eye. The verb is present in V.I.’s explanatory dictionary. Dahl, which the Russian writer, lexicographer and ethnographer began publishing in 1819. In this fundamental scientific work, to sandalize means either to “paint with sandal,” with red paint, or to get drunk. In modern explanatory dictionaries, the verb has the meaning “to do something quickly, quickly.” Actions taken in a hurry are characteristic of procrastinators, who put off doing things until the last minute and then mess up the project in a short time. Whatever action the verb means, an unusual holiday has been invented in its honor. December 10th is a funny Day of the Sanded. People who have a sense of humor and self-irony congratulate each other with triumph. Therefore, on December 10, on social networks and instant messengers, there are postcards with a baseball player throwing a slap instead of a ball with the wish: “Catch the sandal of good luck!” There are also pictures with neutral congratulations. "Soft sandals! Smooth paths!" - wishes the recipient an athlete dressed as an ancient Greek marathon runner. In honor of the holiday, they organize pranks for friends and acquaintances, and hold noisy parties where jokes and laughter reign.