Vegetarianism Day is an international holiday, celebrated on October 1 among people who do not eat meat and animal products. These people justify their position by not wanting to hurt the living being. There are more serious schools, which are ardent opponents, including, and exploitation of animals in principle. Let us turn a little to history.
A bit of history
It is believed that vegetarianism has its history in ancient times. The ground for the emergence of this trend was the religious views of Buddhism and Hinduism, from which it can be concluded that it was born territorially in Asian countries. In 1977, the North American vegetarian society became the founder of the International Day for Vegetarianism. And in 1978, this holiday was adopted and the international vegetarian union. All October for people who consider themselves vegetarians, starting from the first day, is filled with various activities, thematic days and is called the "month of vegetarian awareness".
The closure of such a peculiar season, as a rule, is celebrated on November 1 by the International Vegan Day. Veganism is an even more orthodox current, which consists of people who do not eat meat products in addition to products of animal origin: eggs, milk and even honey.
Vegetarianism and medicine
To date, it has been established that 11-12% of people who live on October 1 mark the World Vegetarian Day and do not eat meat.
Representatives of medicine have not yet come to a common opinion, what impact on the human body has a general lack of protein, but one voice says that this is not good. They argue that the daily diet of a healthy organism must necessarily include a variety of products, including. and meat. Studies in the US have shown that if a man does not eat meat for a long time, this negatively affects the quality of his sperm.
How is today celebrating the International Day of Vegetarianism?
Today, there are many associations and associations that celebrate the day of vegetarianism at their discretion, as history has not established clearly defined customs for this holiday. It is on October 1, on the World Vegetarian Day, that societies usually plan various mass events that can include entertainment and thematic contests, food fairs, culinary master classes and the like.
Vegetarianism is not a common holiday, so not many people know about it. Those who are knowledgeable are preferably those people who are related to this way of life and its active propaganda. However, especially outstanding celebrations can not do without the attention of newspapers and TV channels.