Funny holidays - Alcohol Tree Day

With the ban on the sale of alcohol at the state level, people are forced to prepare strong drinks at home Moonshine is made from almost any product: potatoes, sugar, grain, molasses, old fermented jam, yeast, honey, peas, watermelons, other berries and even wood glue The last method is mentioned in one of the chapters by the hero of “The Twelve Chairs” Ostap Bender: “Some people like a stool” The low quality of homemade alcoholic drinks led to poisoning and even death Some craftsmen added diphenhydramine to moonshine for strength A person could remain permanently disabled, losing his sight, or die, because It was dangerous to consume pervach without thorough cleaning Therefore, in the USSR during the time of Gorbachev and his Prohibition Law, they actively fought against moonshine Braga was also made from waste from the wood processing industry, most often from sawdust They were used as raw materials for the production of alcohol at home The shavings were available free of charge and were available at any woodworking plant The drink, already ready and pure as a tear, was infused with oak chips to add aroma and color According to legend, an unusual holiday was established in honor of the unusual method of preparing mash Alcohol Tree Day is celebrated annually on July 29th According to another version, Alcohol Tree Day is dedicated to manchinella This tree, which grows in the US state of Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean islands, is known for its poisonous milky sap containing the toxin phorbol, which is contained in the leaves, bark and fruits similar to the Ranet apple Even dew dripping onto the skin from manchinella is deadly When set on fire, wood emits acrid smoke If it gets on the mucous membrane of the eyes, you can go blind The plant is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most dangerous in the world The Incas and Mayan Indians made a potion from manchinella that intoxicated a person and caused euphoria, comparable to that which occurs after drinking alcoholic beverages A similar effect is observed from taking the berries, roots and juice of belladonna vulgaris (veha) and angelica, which are better known as belladonna and hemlock These plants contain several types of alkaloids Hemlock is infamous for the fact that Socrates was poisoned by it Cicuta with white umbrellas of inflorescences on the broken branches of the bush releases thick milky sap It contains unsaturated alcohol and smells like carrots Once in the human body, belladonna and hemlock juice cause hallucinations, tremors of the limbs and central nervous system disorder Therefore, some fans of the unusual celebration remember July 29th of manchinella and other types of dangerous bushes and trees, jokingly renaming the holiday the Day of the Deadly Tree