World Naked Gardening Day

In the late 80s and early 90s, the word “hacienda” appeared in the vocabulary of citizens of Russia and former Soviet republics It was used to designate an area on the land of which the African slaves from the Brazilian TV series were not working Gardeners and gardeners “plowed” every weekend and during vacations in their garden beds half-dressed, as a result of which they acquired a “country tan” - a black back and arms that contrasted sharply with the white legs and belly American social activist and editor-in-chief of Nude & Nature magazine Mark Story and proponent of permaculutrism Jacob Gabriel (a method of farming taking into account natural ecosystems) went further In order to popularize human life in harmony with nature, they invited gardeners and gardeners to work on the land in the nude, establishing an unusual holiday From 2005 to 2007 World Naked Gardening Day was celebrated on September 10th Today, World Naked Gardening Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of May Spring is the time to begin active work on personal plots, which consists of cleaning the territory, weeding, pruning bushes and trees, and preparing the soil for planting Therefore, moving the date of the funny holiday to May is quite justified However, the New Zealand Naturist Federation in 2018 decided, taking into account the climate of the Southern Hemisphere, to celebrate World Naked Gardening Day on the last weekend of October In Canada, due to cold spring weather, the holiday was moved to the first Saturday in June Such a scatter of dates does not prevent the movement of naturalism - a way of life in unity with nature - from spreading throughout the world In honor of World Naked Gardening Day, naked gardeners are not only planting plants in their own gardens, but also working naked in public gardens and parks Information support for the holiday is provided by the Naturist Society, based in the USA in the state of Wisconsin The organization, which encourages people to accept their bodies and practice nudity in society, was founded in 1980 A year later, the Naturist Society began publishing a magazine, Dressed by the Sun, promoting tanning and skinny dipping The initiators of World Naked Gardening Day claim that gardening and skinny dipping are two activities that people are happy to do without clothes Clothes Free International and other organizations are also promoting the celebration The first country whose citizens began to celebrate World Naked Gardener Day was Australia It was followed by New Zealand, Canada and the USA Today, the greatest support for the holiday is provided by residents of the American cities of Atlanta, Austin, Portland and Seattle Gardeners and vegetable gardeners in Russia are still keeping an eye on the funny celebration and are in no hurry to start working on the plots as they were born Moreover, in city parks and gardens, appearing naked is regarded as a violation of public order The future will tell whether this unusual holiday will take root in the vastness of Russia, where dachas with gardening and gardening are very popular in the summer