World Milk Day (01/06)

«Drink, children, milk, you will be healthy!» — this phrase fully applies to June 1, the — date when the whole world celebrates not only International Children's Day, but also World Milk Day.

This holiday was first celebrated in 2001 at the suggestion of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Since then, the tradition has become widespread in many countries around the world.

The purpose of the — holiday is to popularize milk and dairy products among people, as well as inform the population about activities related to milk and dairy production.

According to scientists, milk contains calcium, magnesium, selenium, riboflavin, vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) necessary for the body. Children are advised to drink (if there are no medical contraindications) at least one glass of cow's milk per day, which gives 21% proteins, 8% calories and basic microelements.

Breakfast porridge and thin classic pancakes, milkshake and cottage cheese dishes — milk is an indispensable ingredient in many healthy and tasty recipes.

Why is World Milk Day celebrated on June 1st? The fact is that in some countries that supported the good idea of the UN, there was already a tradition of celebrating National Milk Day. By coincidence, in almost all countries this holiday fell on June 1 or days close to this date. Therefore, it was decided to set an official milk day for the first day of summer.

By 2008, 40 different countries around the world took part in the celebration of Milk Day at the same time, in most of them the holiday was celebrated on a fairly large scale and enchantingly. Thus, in Argentina, an association of farmers organized a major campaign to promote milk consumption under the motto «Country, where milk and honey flow like a river». A national holiday was held in Germany under the slogan «Faster, stronger, smarter. All this is — thanks to milk!», which was supported by 11 federal states. In Norway, the National Dairy Council held an online competition for the best milk story, the author of which received a cash prize.

The holiday also did not bypass Russia. Also in 2008, the «Tetra Pack» company, together with the «ALL» group of companies, organized the celebration of World Milk Day in the Rostov region, timed to coincide with Children's Day. The holiday, in which about 500 children and their parents took part, took place in the central park of the city. On this day, a free milk distribution was held, as well as various dairy-themed performances with fairy-tale characters, games and sports competitions.

By the way, despite the «world» holiday status, some countries decided to celebrate their own separate Milk Day. For example, in Australia it falls on September 26, in Finland — on June 3, in Malaysia — on June 11.

And the close « relative» milk — condensed milk — appeared thanks to the diligence of the American Gail Borden, who spent more than one year developing long-term milk storage technology.

Prepare a dairy dish today (unless, of course, you have restrictions on dairy products for health reasons). For example, cottage cheese casserole according to a proven recipe. It’s very good to rip it off with sour cream, because it’s also a dairy product!



Infographics – poster «World Milk Day»

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