August 2: Birthday of the mailbox, Sandwich Ice Cream Day
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It is believed that on August 2, 1858, special letterboxes began to be placed centrally on the streets of London. Although prototypes of mailboxes existed earlier.
Today, on August 2, people who like to write and receive letters, as well as postmen in many countries of the world, can celebrate the birthday of the mailbox, UNN reports.
It is believed that on August 2, 1858, special letterboxes began to be placed centrally on the streets of London.
Although prototypes of mailboxes existed earlier. In particular, in Florence in the early sixteenth century, wooden boxes with a slit in the top were installed in churches, where everyone could drop anonymous denunciations of the country's enemies.
And the first mailbox, similar to the current designs, with the image of a letter and a postal horn, which is still an emblem of communication, was installed in Vienna in 1785.
Today, ice cream lovers can join the celebration of Ice Cream Day in the form of a sandwich. The event was launched in the United States and quickly became popular in many countries around the world.
In 1945, an enterprising American from Pittsburgh, Jerry Newberg, came up with the idea of placing ice cream pieces between two cookies and began selling such sweet sandwiches during baseball games.
Since 2007, on the first Friday of August, beer lovers have been able to join an event dedicated to this intoxicating drink - International Beer Day, which was founded by American Jess Avshalomov.
Interestingly, for the first five years, International Beer Day was celebrated on August 5, but later it was decided to tie the celebration to the Friday before the weekend.
Until 2017, Ukraine, like many countries of the Soviet Union, celebrated Paratrooper Day on August 2. This holiday was abolished, so now on August 2, an unofficial Day of Remembrance for fallen paratroopers of different times and generations is celebrated.
Also today, many countries around the world are holding events dedicated to the International Roma Genocide Day.
On the night of August 2, 1944, in the gas chambers of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the Nazis murdered more than three thousand Roma men, women, and children. In total, more than 23 thousand Roma were sent to this concentration camp alone during World War II. About 20 thousand of them died within the walls of the concentration camp.
According to the church calendar, today is the feast of the first martyr Stephen.
According to legend, Stephen was the first to be martyred for his faith in Jesus Christ.
After the crucifixion and Ascension of Jesus Christ, Stephen became one of the priests in Jerusalem by the decision of the apostles. He converted many people to Christianity through his sermons. Because of this, Stephen was hated by local religious leaders, who had him arrested. Stefan was sentenced to death, taken to the outskirts of the city, and stoned to death. He was buried in a nearby village.
The relics of St. Stephen were transferred to Jerusalem in 428, and later to Constantinople.
On August 2, Stepan, Taras, Platon, and Roman celebrate their name days.
