World Home Economics Day and Vermouth Day: What else is celebrated on March 21
Kyiv • UNN
March 21 is World Home Economics Day, Vermouth Day, Vintage Music Day, Color Day, Tattoo Day, and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Today, March 21, the World Home Economics Day is celebrated around the world. The holiday provides a unique opportunity to recognize the work that is done within the walls of the house, writes UNN.
World Home Economics Day
This international holiday aims to emphasize the importance of the role of housewives and householders and to recognize their contribution and work. The holiday has been celebrated since 1982 on the initiative of the International Federation of Home Economics. The purpose of the holiday is to promote knowledge of effective methods of home management and its economy.
World Vermouth Day
Vermouth is a blended aromatized wine made with the addition of various herbs, flowers, fruits and seeds. In particular, ginger, mint, cardamom, saffron, vanilla, nutmeg, etc.
This spring wine holiday has only been around for 4 years. It was first celebrated only in 2021. This initiative was introduced by the famous bartender and vermouth producer Giancarlo Mancino to promote the culture of vermouth in the world.
Early Music Day
This holiday, which coincides with the birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, aims to honor more than a thousand years of musical heritage. The celebration of Early Music Day was initiated by Peter Pontvik, the founder of the Stockholm Early Music Festival (SEMF). In 2025, the 13th event will be held, bringing together communities of early music lovers and promoting it to the general public.
International Colour Day
This holiday emphasizes the importance of color in our lives, culture and environment. The proposal to celebrate it was first put forward in 2008 by the Portuguese Color Association. The International Colour Association (AIC) adopted the proposal in 2009, establishing a day dedicated to celebrating the universal language of color.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
In 1966, the UN General Assembly established this Day to commemorate the people killed by police during a peaceful demonstration in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa. Its participants wanted to protest against the laws that required mandatory identification of local Africans. Then the police shot the protesters. 69 people died. This event shocked the world community. Then the UN began to actively fight against racial discrimination in the world.
Day of St. James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania
On this day, the Holy Church (of the Eastern rite, which uses the Julian calendar) honors the memory of St. James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania.
The saint led an ascetic life from his youth, became a monk and wrote Divine books. During the years of the iconoclasts (during the reign of Kopronymos), the monk was forced to renounce the worship of icons, but he did not obey, for which he suffered from exile and hunger, which caused him to die.
World Tattoo Day
This day unites fans of artistic tattoos, artists and craftsmen to pay tribute to the ancient form of body art, which has become a way of self-expression. The holiday also aims to strengthen ties within the global tattoo and body art community. The choice of the day for the celebration is also not accidental. It coincides with the International Color Day, which plays a significant role in the art of tattooing.
