On May 4, Star Wars fans rewatch their favorite film, organize costumed performances and all kinds of flash mobs, re-read comics and magazine reviews dedicated to the characters of the epic, and spend the whole day playing computer games.
Today, most Japanese people do not focus on the origin of this event, as well as its exact date, but simply enjoy it. This is not surprising, because Green Day falls right in the middle of the “golden week” of holidays in Japan.
For the first time, Youth Day began to be celebrated on May 4 in the province of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia. This was the decision of local youth organizations, which found support from the Kuomintang (the ruling party of China at that time).
The folding umbrella was invented more than three centuries ago. The umbrella itself has a history of more than a thousand years. On May 4, 1715, the French entrepreneur Marius invented a new, compact model of an umbrella, with an awning made of thick fabric.
Human neglect of these domestic birds, the number of which on the planet exceeds 25 billion individuals, is in no way justified. Scientists say that the expression “dumb as a chicken” is not true. In fact, the intelligence of these birds is very developed.
The name of the day was received in honor of the holy martyr Proculus of Puteoli, revered among Orthodox Christians on this date. On Proklov Day, peasants worked little. Most of the day was devoted to rituals against the evil eye and protective spells. The day of Proclus was also called Lyalnik. It was associated with celebrating the wonderful spring season.