International holidays - World Voice Day

April 16 is World Voice Day The first celebrations on this occasion were held in 1999 in Brazil In Russia, the tradition of celebrating Voice Day appeared in 2006 Both professionals (phoniatricians, otorhinolaryngologists, speech therapists, etc) and ordinary people take part in the events The holiday is dedicated to the phenomenon of the human voice and its significance in human life Scientific symposiums and conferences are held all over the world on April 16, programs are broadcast that talk about the dangers of smoking and other factors that negatively affect the speech apparatus These include working in dusty rooms, hypothermia, stress and frequent colds It is known that long-term ignored hoarseness leads to damage to the upper respiratory tract, chronic laryngitis and surgical interventions Problems of disease prevention and vocal hygiene concern singers, announcers, presenters, actors, tour guides, interpreters and representatives of other professions This is interesting: Women who are planning to start a family often speak in a high-pitched voice In this way, they attract potential partners to themselves on a subconscious level The cultivation of high-pitched female voices is practiced on UK radio But US television and radio broadcasts give preference to low voices with overtones The voice is a communication tool, a way of transmitting the state of a person’s inner world and communicating with God Yogis claim that the world originated from the sound “AUM” - the sacred “word of power” Vocal practices and breathing exercises help to reveal the capabilities of your voice, make it deeper and softer Singing mantras harmonizes the chakra system, removes internal pressures, and causes vibrations in the brain and endocrine glands People who engage in meditative practices are calm, balanced and practically not susceptible to voice problems Regular repetition of mantras, according to scientific observations, relieves stress, promotes relaxation and lowers blood pressure This is interesting: A person’s voice and strong charisma, even negative, can have a powerful effect on people Eyewitnesses claim that during A Hitler’s speeches, the ladies fell into euphoria and ecstasy The Fuhrer was such a powerful speaker that he could bring women to orgasm with his voice Myths about sirens are widely known These demonic creatures possessed divine voices with which they charmed people, after which they attacked and killed The story of Orpheus and Eurydice tells of a legendary singer who saved his beloved by singing His wondrous voice charmed the gods - Hades and Persephone That's why they allowed Orpheus to descend into the kingdom of the dead and take Eurydice from there This is interesting: Cuban leader Fidel Castro had a masterful voice The Comandante could give speeches for hours on end His longest speech to his party colleagues lasted 7 hours and 10 minutes The fiery revolutionary owns another record As an orator, Castro distinguished himself with the longest speech ever given at the UN The commander's speech lasted 4 hours and 29 minutes The transformation of flower girl Eliza Doolittle from B Shaw's play "Pygmalion" into a society lady was accompanied by classes with professor of phonetics Higgins He believed that a person can be radically transformed by learning to speak correctly Thanks to him, Eliza’s speech, which had previously spoken in Cockney, becomes measured and smooth, like that of a real lady In 1959, the Italian writer Gianni Rodari wrote the fairy tale “Gelsomino in the Land of Liars” Its main character has an amazing voice, the sound of which makes glass break, fruits fall from trees, buildings collapse and drawings come to life Gelsomino's magical voice became a real weapon in the fight against evil and injustice in the person of King Giacomone The “Hour of Silence” helps to understand the value of being able to share information out loud British experts suggest that patients remain silent for 60 minutes in everyday life, while trying to solve problems and problems that arise without using their voice The experiment proves that the speech apparatus is not inferior in importance to hearing and vision These and other factors explain the appropriateness of the annual celebration of World Voice Day on April 16