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Skip work, have sex: Russians celebrate 'day of conception'
[INDEPENDENT.CO.UK] Russia is celebrating its eighth annual 'day of conception' as couples in the eastern region of Ulyanovsk are being advised to stay at home to procreate.Governor of the region Sergey Morozov has urged bosses to allow men and women the 12th of September off work in order to try and reproduce. Lends a new dimension to "hump day," doesn't it? In past years prizes have been awarded to couples who give birth in exactly nine months from the unofficial public holiday. In 2012 the winning pair were presented with a jeep, while in 2011 the award was a jeep. I wonder what they'll give away this year? And wouldn't a minivan be more appropriate? The regional celebration is part of a gesture to increase Russia's struggling birth rate. In 2006, during his televised State of the Nation address, President Vladimir Putin said the most urgent crisis facing Russia was its demographic crisis. At the time, the country's population was declining by at least 700,000 people a year. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-13 |
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