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apple Day October 21 or the next weekend to this date in England to spend the day Apple (Apple Day) - an annual event dedicated to apples, orchards and local attractions, which is arranged on the initiative of the charity Common Ground in 1990. Source: http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/2655/ © Calend.ru

Day of the Spanish Language Day of the Spanish Language (Spanish. Día E), celebrated today, was in the international calendar of dates on the initiative of the United Nations Department of Public Relations. In 2010, this division has proposed the establishment of holidays for each of the six official UN languages. Source: http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/2808/ © Calend.ru

International Day of the Girl Child October 11 is the International Day of girls (International Day of the Girl Child). This date is declared, the UN General Assembly in recognition of the rights of girls and the unique challenges they face around the world. The first day of the girls was celebrated in 2012 and was devoted to the actual problem for many countries in the world - children's marriages. According to statistics, almost one in three women in the world aged 20 to 24 years old the first time she married before reaching 18 years. A third of them were married earlier than it was 15 years old. Especially this trend looks alarmingly in developing countries: 90 per cent of children who are born in the 15-19-year-olds - children girls already married. At the same time, child marriage is a violation of basic human rights and a negative impact on all aspects of the lives of girls. Early marriage deprives girls childhood. They are forced to interrupt education, the possibility of such girls are very limited, and the risk of being subjected to violence and harassment increases several times. Source: http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/3076/ © Calend.ru

It turned out photo and video app Instagram Instagram (Instagram) - free application for sharing photos and videos, allowing users to take pictures and video, apply filters to them, and distribute them through its service and a number of social networks. The application is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch on iOS 4.3 and above, as well as phones on Android 2.2 and above with OpenGL ES 2. Developing an application Instagram began in San Francisco, when students Kevin Systrom (Kevin Systrom) and Michael Krieger (Michel Krieger) decided to refocus its Burbn project to mobile photography. The app appeared in the app store Apple's App Store October 6, 2010. Source: http://www.calend.ru/event/7296/ © Calend.ru

World Animal Day World Animal Day (World Animal Day), or the World Animal Protection Day is celebrated worldwide every year on 4 October was set up at the International Congress of supporters of the movement to protect nature, held in 1931 in Florence (Italy), and is intended to draw the attention of mankind to problems of the other inhabitants of the planet. Date October 4 was chosen for the reason that this day is known as the day of remembrance of the Catholic St. Francis of Assisi (Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, 1181/1182 - 1226), who is considered the patron saint of animals. Church service in many countries spend on World Animal Day, or 4 October, or a day close to this date. SPCA of many countries of the world annually organize various public events and events to mark the Day. In Russia, this date is celebrated since 2000 on the initiative of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Source: http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/81/ © Calend.ru

Birthday bubblegum September 23, 1848 is considered the birthday of the chewing gum, because that's when the American John Curtis at home made the first chewing gum. Chewing gum - type of candy, which is composed of inedible flexible framework and various flavoring and aromatic additives. The earliest dates from chewing gum to 7-2. BC. It was found during excavations in northern Europe and was a prehistoric resin pieces with prints of human teeth. The ancient Greeks chewed mastic tree resin. And the Mayans about a thousand years ago to cleanse the teeth and fresh breath using frozen juice sapodilla tree. In South America, the Indians, the Maya contemporaries, chewed resin of coniferous trees. This habit took over their white settlers, and created its own version of chewing gum - from the resin of coniferous trees and beeswax. In 1848, American John Curtis came up with the idea to open a manufacturing chewing gum from pine resin. Later, Curtis began to add to their products paraffin flavors. Gradually expanding their production, but sales were low due to the presence of impurities in the gum, which was difficult to remove from the resin. Source: http://www.calend.ru/event/4564/ © Calend.ru

International Day of Peace For most people, the planet Earth world - it is a daily reality. On our streets safely, our kids go to school. Where the fabric of society are strong, the priceless gift the world can anyone especially not seen. However, for too many people in the modern world, this gift - no more than a myth. They live in chains, in an atmosphere of insecurity and fear. To them, it is mainly the day exists. In 1981, by its resolution 36/67, the General Assembly proclaimed the International Day of Peace (International Day of Peace) and established its celebration on the third Tuesday in September. By establishing this day, the General Assembly has devoted his commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within nations and peoples, and between them. Source: http://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/74/ © Calend.ru