Today, December 26, is the unofficial International Croupier's Day, UNN reports.
Event is a professional holiday for casino employees who run the game.
Today, there are there are several varieties of this profession depending on the functions performed: a chipper sorts chips and cards, dealer - conducts the game, explains the rules, monitors their implementation, inspector - observes the work of the staff, solves problematic situations. Specialization does not exist; one person can change all three roles during a working day.
Interesting, that during the hiring process, many casinos ask a future employee to to hold a stack of 20 chips in his hand. If he manages to do it, it means that he has the right he has the right length of fingers, and he can claim to be a croupier.
Even today, many countries around the world celebrate the Day of of Gifts. The event originated in England on the day after Christmas.
Boxing Day in English sounds like Boxing Day, which means Boxing Day. We are talking about boxes with gifts.
The fact is that on December 25, most Christians celebrate Christmas. On this day, churches set up collection boxes to raise money, and the next day, on the Day of Gifts, the boxes are opened and the money is distributed to the poor.
According to the church calendar, December 26 is the feast of the of the Most Holy Theotokos.
The event is dedicated to the flight of the Virgin Mary with the newborn Jesus to Egypt, after King Herod ordered all babies to be killed.
Today, Maria, Joseph, and Alexander celebrate their name days, Vasily, Dmitry, Efim, and Konstantin.