Today, January 3, is called the birthday of the
straws for cocktails, writes UNN.
In general, it is believed that the prototypes of cocktail straws
They were made of wood or hollow plant stems.
At the excavations of Sumerian tombs, tubes for drinking drinks made of gold
and silver.
The modern history of cocktail straws begins
at the end of the nineteenth century. The first straw made of ordinary paper with glue
was made by the American Marvin Stone.
Experimenting with materials, Stone came to the conclusion that
that manila paper made the best straws.
It was on January 3, 1888, that Stone patented his
invention and began commercial production of cocktail straws.
In the 1930s, another American, Joseph
Friedman invented the corrugated part of the straw for greater convenience.
And in the second half of the twentieth century, Otto Deifenbach
suggested making cocktail straws from transparent cellophane.
In 2016, France became the first country to introduce
a ban on the production and use of plastic cutlery, including
including straws. The transition period lasted until 2020. In the same year
plastic straws were banned in the UK.
January 3 is also the International Day of
of Healthy Body and Mind.
The connection between mind, body and soul plays an important role in
health and well-being. Emotions, goals, spiritual experiences, beliefs, actions
and habits affect the harmony of mind and body.
The concept of harmony between body and soul has existed for centuries. Є
many ways in which it can be achieved, improving health and
to achieve well-being.
According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of St.
Martyr Gordius, who lived on the territory of modern Turkey in the third century.
Gordias was a military commander, but he believed in the Lord,
he left his military service and retired to the desert.
When the persecution of Christians intensified, the proud man returned,
to support the people. They captured him and demanded that he deny the Lord.
Hordii refused. He was brutally tortured and then
executed.
On January 3, Hordii and Iryna celebrate their name days.