A very fun holiday is celebrated on July 1 – International Day of Jokes and Jokes. Such an interesting date is characterized by a huge number of funny activities. Jokes lift the mood and give many positive emotions.

The history of the International Day of Jokes and Jokes

The idea of ​​celebrating International Joke Day belongs to the American writer and graphic designer Wayne Reinagel. This outstanding person is known in the world for his fantastic novels. The holiday was started in 1994 and has gained popularity in various countries, because no one will refuse jokes and fun.

At first, the festive events were aimed at increasing sales of Reinagel’s two-volume collection of office jokes, which included 250 funny jokes in each book. The writer chose July 1, because this day marks the end of half of the year, and the International Joke Contest started on the same date.

How to have fun this day?

On this day, you can laugh a lot, listen to jokes or tell them yourself. They celebrate A joke day in different ways – they organize a comedy club in the city, learn jokes and hold contests for the funniest joke, watch old and new comedies with a group of friends, etc. Laughter, according to scientific research, prolongs life and relieves negative emotions.