World Day Of Cats And Cats: When They Celebrate (August 8 Or March 1) In Russia And The World, History And Description Of The International Holiday

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World Cat Day: history and description of the holiday

The cat is one of the most popular pets. This man's companion even received its own holiday, which is celebrated by all cat lovers in many countries.

History of the Day of cats

In the Russian Federation, Cats Day is celebrated on March 1. This date was proposed by the Moscow Cat Museum in cooperation with the publication for animals "Cat and Dog". The organizers of the holiday got the idea of allocating a separate day for honoring pets and not only animals from the readers of the magazine. The main purpose of creating a holiday is to draw public attention to the problems of stray cats and find ways to solve them.

For the first time, Cats Day in our country was celebrated in 2004. Various events were organized throughout Russia on this day: cat shows, cat fairs, etc.

The first day of cats in Russia was celebrated in 2004

Cat Day in other countries

Since Cats Day is an unofficial holiday, various states have chosen the dates that were convenient for them to celebrate.

Most foreign countries (UK, Germany, etc.) celebrate World Cat Day on August 8th. This date was initiated by the international Animal Welfare Foundation and is considered the official date of World Cat Day. On this day, all cats receive gifts - various goodies, toys, bedding and cozy houses.

Japan honors its pets on February 22. This date was not chosen by chance: the fact is that in Japanese the cat's meow sounds like "nyan-nyan". This is very similar to the pronunciation of the number two, so the chosen date (22.02) turned out to be symbolic. On this day, a large festival-exhibition is organized in Japan, at which special judges choose the most beautiful cat.

The cat's meow "nyan-nyan" resembles the number 2, and the date of the holiday was chosen

Video: Cat Day in Japan

The United States celebrates Cats Day on October 29th. This date was selected in 2005 by the Animal Welfare Organization. Americans wear on this day clothes with cat symbols, ears and jewelry with the image of cats. But the main message of the holiday in the United States is to pick up as many animals as possible from the shelter.

How to celebrate Cat Day

In all countries, the celebration of the Day of cats is held in different ways. In European countries, people gather in the squares and arrange festivities, honoring their pets.

On Cat Day in European countries, everyone dresses up as cats and goes out to the square

In China, they decided to support the smaller brothers at the legislative level. Previously, cats were a delicacy for the Chinese (that is, the inhabitants of the country used them for food), but now for such actions they face a large fine and even imprisonment.

There are no special events on this day in Russia, so cat lovers can celebrate the date like this:

• go to the shelter, taking with you food, bedding and other things necessary for the animals and arrange a holiday for the homeless, but even if there is no financial opportunity to help the shelter, you can offer physical assistance - to clean the enclosures, feed, play with the animals;

  

  The cats from the shelter will always be glad to receive attention and care

• invite your cat friends together with your pets and arrange a "cat party", prepare treats and gifts for pets;
• go to a cat show and once again appreciate the beauty and grace of these amazing animals.

Holiday attributes

In European countries, various attributes with feline symbols are used on Cats Day. These can be T-shirts with cat images, jewelry with mustache faces, face painting, or just a headband with ears. All this is put on in order to emphasize the atmosphere of the holiday.

On holiday, you can wear cat attributes.

In Russia, these traditions began to appear only recently, and although it is not difficult to acquire the necessary attributes, there is no pleasure in walking like this alone. On this day, cat lovers give each other postcards of their own making, in which they wish each other and pets all the best.

Homemade postcard is the best gift for a cat friend and his pet

Amazing facts about cats

According to research by zoologists, cats appeared on the planet about 9 thousand years ago. How and when the domestication of the cat began is still unknown. According to most scientists, the Egyptians first began to tame the wild representatives of the feline family. Well, the fact that the cat breed spread throughout the world, the animals owe to the Phoenicians, who took them on their merchant ships.

The first cats were domesticated by the inhabitants of Ancient Egypt

Cats appeared in Russia 1,500 years ago thanks to foreign merchants. The animals were very expensive and only very rich people could afford to have a cat. It was only in the 16th century that ordinary people could buy such an au pair.

Champion cats

Some representatives of felines amaze people with their unusual achievements:

• a cat named Colonel Meow has the longest wool in the world - 23 cm;

  

  Colonel Meow - World's Longest Cat - Recorded in the Book of Records

• long-lived cat Puffy lived a full 38 years;
• the longest cat in the world, Scarlett, is 144 cm long;
• the loudest cat in the world named Smokey makes sounds equal to 67.7 decibels;
• the smallest cat, Tinker Toy, lived in America and weighed only 680 g with a height of 7 cm.

Photo gallery: unusual cats

The American Curl has a soft character and curled ears

Cornish Rex has an elongated body and curly coat.

Egyptian Mau is a leopard-colored cat with spots not only on the coat, but also on the skin

Manx is a tailless cat that appeared on the Isle of Man

Sphynx - a cat that, as a result of mutation, has no hair at all

Video: March 1 - Cat Day

Recently, more and more cats are thrown out into the street by indifferent and cruel owners. World Cat Day is not just a day when you can walk in a cat costume, it is another reason for a person to remember about our smaller brothers and take care of them.