Modern life moves very quickly It is full of holidays and everyday life, travel, incidents, exams, congresses, tournaments, and all kinds of events Behind all this, old friends, classmates, fellow students, former neighbors, childhood friends are forgotten In order to remember the old days, a holiday was created - Meeting Day It is celebrated annually on the same date – August 13th This is an unofficial, but warm, popular holiday, which is celebrated by adults and children not only in Russia, but throughout the world Meeting Day does not have an exact history and its founders have not been identified One thing is clear: the people who came up with such a date are friendly and sociable They realized life's transience and irrevocability Therefore, it became customary on August 13 to meet old friends, former lovers, schoolmates, former employees, distant and close relatives, and childhood friends for no reason A new acquaintance on this day can be the beginning of friendship, love, life together, or a starting point for a future business, professional activity, or career growth We must understand that meetings are given to a person for something important, which must be accepted with gratitude August is one of the months that falls during the next vacation for most citizens At this time it is warm and clear, it gets dark late In August weather, you can gather outdoors, near a river or lake, in the forest An acceptable alternative would be an outdoor cafe, or if it is very hot, then an establishment with air conditioning The number “13” is associated with mythical events, terrible stories about evil spirits that crawl out of their corners on the 13th, and on top of everything else, on Friday But the number “13” also symbolizes a strong craving for Love (in different manifestations) Some people who want to get married choose the number “13” to register their wedding day They plan to make their marriage happy with an insidious number Probably because of these features, August 13 was chosen as Meeting Day Or maybe it was on this day that some important meeting took place, which marked the fateful beginning, or something extremely important happened No matter how trite it sounds, Meeting Day predicts a meeting At the same time, it can be a date, a walk, a vacation, a feast, solitude, an occasion, or even a new acquaintance Any pleasant, but not business, meetings are scheduled for this day If there is a business meeting, it will be accompanied by a banquet or other feast Classmates schedule a meeting on August 13 to remember their school years and learn about the successes and achievements of their schoolmates Graduates of institutes and other universities gather on this day in a convenient place: in an educational institution, outdoors, in a restaurant They have something to remember from their best years of studying together within the same institution Former lovers can afford a date alone or in a group A round table for former employees of the teams is planned for this date If you haven’t seen your distant relatives for a long time, you can see them on August 13th The arrival of the mother-in-law, mother-in-law, and other relatives is meekly scheduled for this date And the other half, who does not experience great joy from such a date, should not resist this because it is a general holiday In our lives, overflowing with communication on the Internet, mobile phones, and social networks, real meetings play an important role Contact with a living person gives more emotions, feelings, passion, and sincerity than online communication During a live meeting, a consciousness of mutual involvement arises That’s why you need to meet people with whom you had such a good time together And the reason for this is Meeting Day on August 13th!