Umbrella Day - February 10

Umbrella Day, which falls on February 10, is meant to celebrate the invention of the umbrella, the plastic fabric parasol that protects us from the rain.

We all know that it is impossible to get by in the winter without a good umbrella. A good umbrella is an umbrella that does not break easily and does not overturn when there is heavy rain and some wind.

The Umbrella Day is a great time to say thank you to the umbrella that serves us during the season or to say goodbye to the umbrella / umbrellas that were lost or destroyed and are now late.

The word Umbrella in English comes from the Latin word Umbro, which means "shadow".

The history of the umbrella

The first use of the umbrella was against the sun, 3000-4000 years ago, in ancient Egypt and Assyria. The umbrellas were made at that time from palm leaves.

Ancient China began to use the umbrella 3,000 years ago, but not as a means of protection from the rain but as a status symbol for the social status of the umbrella owner. The umbrellas were a fashionable accessory made from a wooden frame covered with leaves or skins and decorated with symbols.

From 1000 BC to 400 AD, in ancient Greece and Rome began to use small folding umbrellas (in a 1design almost identical to modern umbrellas) as feminine fashion accessories.

In France, women began using the umbrella as a rain shield around 1730. Men avoided using umbrellas during this period because it was considered a disrespectful thing.

The first man to dare to use an umbrella in public was an Englishman named Jonas Navy, founder of Magdalen Hospital in London about 1750. For 30 years, until his death in 1786, he walked boldly with an umbrella over him and suffered ridicule and criticism. It was not until 1788 that more men in England adopted the custom of using an umbrella and then men all over the world began to do so.

The first production of umbrellas for the masses was in 1852, according to a patent of Samuel Fox, a resident of England. In 1928, a company was established in Germany that began distributing the folding umbrellas of Hans Haupt.

In 1934, the book Mary Poppins, by Pamela Lyndon Travers, was published about a nanny who flies with an umbrella in the skies of London.

In 1969 Bradford produced an island. Phillips from Ohio the first folding umbrellas easily.

In 2007, Rihanna's song "Umbrella" was released (from the album Good Girl Gone Bad).

Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Club Remix) - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

Weatherman's Day - 5 February

We'll see you get along one day without the weather forecast. How will you know what to wear? Where can I go? What to take with you on the trip?

We may not be aware of it, but forecasters have a huge impact on our lives. Thanks to them we know when to go on trips and when not. Farmers know how to care for their crops. It is possible to plan cruises and flights. Know whether to wear long or short clothes and whether to take an umbrella and a coat. Without them it is simply impossible.

It is true that sometimes there are mistakes, but most of the time they are right and we depend on them and the origin of their mouths to get along.

Weatherman's Day was created to honor the meteorological workers and say thank you to them.

Man did not always know how to predict the weather as accurately as he does today.

Ancient cultures would have predicted the weather through signs in nature.

The spiders were the first to herald the coming of winter, as they weave their webs in front of the wind, in anticipation of insects being flown towards them.

The swallows announce that the rain is near and it is time to plant and sow when they fly higher than usual in the sky.

The Luo people in Nyanza County, Kenya, knew the rain was coming a week after the emeralds (roses) bloomed. White flowers marked a very rainy season and orange flowers marked a poor rainy season.

The Abasaba fishermen in Kenya saw swirls over the lake as a sign of rain.

Today there are more reliable ways to gather information about the expected weather. There is a cloud radar, climograph and synoptic map.

February 5 is also Nutella Day and Chocolate Fondue Day

Fall Coloring Pages​

Drawings of fall season for coloring. Coloring pages for autumn, one of the four seasons. Autumn is the transition season between summer and winter. Not so hot anymore, but still not very cold. One of the things that characterizes autumn is the shedding, in which the trees shed their leaves. It also rains here and there and the birds migrate to the warm countries. Here are coloring pages of fall. Printable coloring sheets for free you can come back to print and color again and again. Below you will find fall coloring pages which you can paint for your enjoyment. Choose the coloring page of fall you want to paint, print and paint for your enjoyment. To print the page you would like to color, click on page and then click Ctrl+P. Have fun!