World Braille Day is celebrated annually in all countries on January 4th. On this day, the famous French teacher Louis Braille was born, who created a special raised dot font for blind people. For an ordinary person, mastering the technique of reading by touch will be quite difficult, but for blind people it is not difficult. To date, millions of different texts have been printed using Braille.

January 4 is a special date in the scientific community. Every year at this time the day of an outstanding scientist of the 17th century is celebrated, a personality who made many discoveries in various fields. It was on this day in 1642 that Isaac Newton was born - a British mathematician, physicist, mechanic and astronomer, author of classical physics, president and member of the English Royal Society. One of the founders of modern mechanics, who formulated various theories.

This holiday was introduced in 2006 to commemorate the death of Dr. Jack Gibson. The famous Irish hypnotherapist devoted almost his entire career to treating psychosomatic disorders using hypnotic influence. He died on January 4, 2005, and a year later his colleagues proposed holding an annual holiday, the main purpose of which was to debunk the legends and myths surrounding hypnosis.

In Soviet times, Vzletnye sweets were considered one of the symbols of Aeroflot. Lemon-flavored lollipops could be purchased at the airport terminal store or received from the flight attendant at the beginning of the flight. Thanks to the refreshing sourness of candies with an airplane painted on the wrapper, passengers were able to more easily endure bouts of nausea.

In winter, they bake gingerbread cookies and make gingerbread houses, cook honey-herbal sbitni, and open jars of cherry and raspberry jam. An unusual holiday has been established in honor of traditional delicacies that create a comfortable atmosphere, despite snow drifts and blizzards outside the window.

The origin of the holiday comes from a church holiday in honor of Saint Anastasia, called the Pattern Maker for her help to Christian prisoners. Anastasia was considered the patroness of expectant mothers. On Nastasya's Day, there was a belief to refrain from beating domestic animals, so as not to cripple your legs. Signs of the weather for this day: clouds moving in the opposite direction from the wind meant an approaching snowstorm, and an abundance of icicles on the roof foreshadowed a good harvest.

In the USA, spaghetti is eaten with minced meat or meatballs, Parmesan or cheddar, and topped with ketchup and other types of sauce. Residents of the Apennine Peninsula cannot imagine their life without penne, rotini, pappardelle, bucatini, mafalde and tortellini. In honor of the favorite dish, the Spaghetti Museum is opened, located near Genoa.

Orthodox holidays on January 4:

Memorial Day of Saint Anastasia the Pattern Maker