Now information with instant speed is transferred via electronic communication channels, even from the States to Europe and Russia, and once the messenger needed to drive horses a day in order to convey to his sovereign important messages from the border. It happened that the emperors changed, coups took place, and on the backyard of the country the people sang prayers to the glory of the formerly long dead tsar. Gradually the transfer of information accelerated, people first used optical telegraph, and then invented electrical apparatus, it has become much easier to manage the vast countries. The era of the Internet has come, and with the help of a pocket smartphone people solve their problems, almost without visiting the city's liaison office. So maybe you should not celebrate such events as World Post Day? Do you need this service in times of gradual liquidation of traditional paper newspapers, wire telephones and telegraphs?
The importance of the postal service in our time
Even a quick acquaintance with the statistics can show you how important the postal offices work for a modern person. Agree that 350 billion parcels, parcels and other processed correspondence per year is an impressive amount. By the way, online trade also can not do without the help of post offices. Only in the US such sales are estimated at trillions of dollars, so e-commerce is a huge source of revenue for this service. Especially important is its work for remote regions of the country and the states of the third world, where there are still great problems with electronic communications.
History of the holiday World Post Day
This international holiday was established in 1969 and soon firmly occupied a niche in the system of world days, which are celebrated under the auspices of the United Nations. They celebrate it on October 9 for the reason that it was on this day of 1874 that an important international body, the Universal Postal Union, was established. The date when the World Post Day is celebrated was established in 1969. Initially, the annual International Week of Writing was held, and then a separate celebration of the Day of the Postal Union was dedicated to it. In 1984, this date received a slightly different, more understandable to every inhabitant of the planet name - World Post Day.
How is World Post Day celebrated?
Knowing the number of the World Post Day, you can prepare well for this event. It is clear that it is very important on this day to somehow thank the most hard-working postmen, noting them with valuable gifts and a good bonus. The townsfolk can be attracted to this celebration by interesting exhibitions of postage stamps or envelopes, as well as by concerts of creative teams. Traditionally on this day, people are agitating to write ordinary paper letters with the best heartfelt wishes, sending them to family and best friends. Believe me, they are perceived much better by mean SMS on the phone.
In many countries, such events are widely attracted to the younger generation, inventing a lot of contests for this topic. For example, let the youngest participants in the holiday compete for knowledge of the history of postal service in your country and arrange a costume scene, depicting the hard work of the messengers who transported urgent messages in the Middle Ages. Invite the guys to come up with a sketch of the original stamp or stamp, and the most resourceful children organize a quiz on deciphering the speed of an important letter with information about the hidden treasure. You can see that World Post Day, even for young children, can be a very interesting event if you prepare creatively for its organization.