International Day of Rest from Celebrations: When the Only Way to Celebrate Is to Do Nothing Every day of the world calendar is marked by some celebration. International, professional, ecological, religious, folk, funny — there are hundreds, if not thousands of them. Birthdays, anniversaries, anniversaries, festivals, corporate events. We live in an era of total celebration, where there is a reason for a celebration under every corner of the calendar. And that's great, until the moment comes when you just want to breathe out. When celebrations tire you more than work. When the soul needs not fireworks and champagne, but silence, solitude, and idleness. It is for such cases that the International Day of Rest from Celebrations was invented. The paradox is that this is also a celebration. But the only way to celebrate it is not to celebrate it at all. Anticelebration: How the Day of Not Celebrating Came About The exact date of birth of this unusual day is unknown. As is often the case with the best ideas, it was born out of exhaustion and, possibly, out of despair. It is believed that the "founders" of the Day are the residents of the United Kingdom. According to one version, it was the employees of a London event organization company in the early 1990s who first celebrated it as a humorous flash mob to rest from their professional activities. Event industry employees, who create celebrations for others every day, decided to take a day off from "daily festive worries". They proposed to spend the day at home, in front of the TV, on a walk, or with a book — without guests, without fireworks, without reasons. The idea turned out to be so viable that the tradition was continued in the following years. In the 2000s, thanks to the Internet and social networks, it went far beyond London and the United Kingdom. The date of celebration is most often on July 4th. The choice of this date is not accidental: on this day, the whole world watches the grand celebrations in honor ... Read more