Fun Holidays - World Home Economics Day

In the Soviet school there was a lesson in which girls were taught how to cook, sew and mend clothes, and were taught the basics of washing clothes and cleaning the house Future housewives knitted, cut aprons and nightgowns, basted details and smoothed out folds Long before this, in the 1850s, home economics courses began to be taught to women in Switzerland, and in the USA at the beginning of the twentieth century In America, the science of family was originally called “home economics” The discipline is still taught today in various educational institutions as an elective or compulsory course in the secondary education system Managing a home and running a household is both an art and a science In order to popularize it, the International Federation of Home Economics organization was founded in Switzerland in 1908 as a platform for the exchange of experience On her initiative, World Housekeeping Day has been celebrated on March 21 since 1982 In honor of the holiday, conferences, seminars and other events are held Housekeeping has long ceased to be an exclusively female prerogative Thus, in Italy in 2003, an organization of male householders was created In the Scandinavian countries, representatives of the stronger sex were among the first to take leave to care for children after their birth, every day taking care of not only the child, but also the household It includes both raising the younger generation and creating a daily routine, as well as planning the family budget, cooking and cleaning, and home interior design The diverse activities and their significance prompted the organizers of the holiday in 2002 to hold ceremonial events dedicated to a new theme each year In 2018, for example, it was “Economic Literacy: Healthy and Sustainable Cooking Skills,” a year later it was “Creativity and Innovation in Home Economics for Sustainable Development” The idea of ​​the holiday is indicated in a press release published in September by the International Federation of Home Economics In countries and regions, professionals, if necessary, modify the theme, giving additional meaning to the World Day Thanks to the feminism movement, the roles and responsibilities of men and women in the twentieth century have undergone transformation Paying tribute to the fulfillment of responsibilities by one of the members in organizing the daily life of the family, June 8th is celebrated throughout the world as the International Day of the Housewife and Housewife Just 100 years ago, this activity was not considered particularly honorable Today, the social and economic importance of housekeeping is unquestioned World Home Economics Day, which falls on March 21, calls for a change in attitude towards people who have dedicated their lives to caring for children, arranging their homes, and creating an atmosphere of comfort and coziness