July 24: International Day of Self-Care, Cousins Day

Today, on July 24, everyone on our planet can join the International Day of Self-Care, UNN reports.

The event was launched in 2011 and is dedicated to the fact that a person can maintain his or her health by exercising, eating healthy, avoiding bad habits, and moderating the use of non-prescription drugs and preventing the development of serious diseases.

The medical concept of self-care was launched in the 60s of the last century at the Esalen Institute in California. There, this concept emphasized alternative medicine and yoga.

In the 1960s, this institution became an intellectual center for discussing new approaches to health care, with an emphasis on alternative medicine and yoga.

In 1977, the concept was supported by the World Health Organization.

First of all, it was about people with mental disorders, the elderly, and people with disabilities. For them, taking care of themselves became a manifestation of a certain independence, which in turn improved their psycho-emotional state.

The concept has also become appropriate for overcoming post-traumatic psychological disorders of people whose work is accompanied by a serious emotional burden.

Also today, you can join Cousin Day. The event was launched in the United States but quickly became popular in many countries around the world.

Cousins often become our first friends, forming bonds in childhood that can last a lifetime.

Fans of extreme erotic entertainment are celebrating BDSM Day today. The event was first celebrated at the famous BDSM club in Barcelona, Rosas Cinco Club, on the initiative of the club's founder, Kurt Walter Fischer.

July 24 is also considered the birthday of instant coffee. It was on this day in 1938 that Nestle began large-scale production of this drink.

In 1909, the American chemist George Louis Washington was the first to propose the technology of instant coffee, and even began to produce it in small volumes.

In Ukraine, since 2021, financial sector employees have been celebrating their professional holiday on July 24.

According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of the Holy Martyrs Borys and Hlib.

Borys and Hlib were the younger sons of Prince Volodymyr of Kyivan Rus. After his death, his other son Sviatopolk  seized the throne of Kyiv. It is believed that it was he who ordered the murder of his half-brothers Boris and Glib.

A few years later Sviatopolk was deposed by Yaroslav the Wise. Borys and Hlib were canonized in 1071.

Today Boris, Gleb, Nikolai, Roman, and Kristina celebrate their name days.