International Day of Older Persons

We do not pay attention to many official holidays, we have only a formal attitude towards them. Often they are celebrated only at enterprises or in educational institutions, on orders from above. But all the same, on the day of the elderly people, which we must follow the UN order, celebrate on October 1, take more seriously. Sooner or later, most of us will grow old, and will face many new challenges. Now you try not to notice them, but time flies and they are getting closer. Health in the elderly often begins to malfunction, you begin to begin to move with difficulty, young people can easily rude to grandparents, and personal incomes in old age are not the same.

What is the purpose of celebrating the day of the elderly person?

Still in Western Europe, the problems of the older generation are treated differently, with greater understanding. It was Scandinavia, and then the United States, that first began to celebrate this event. Official events were to draw the attention of the common people to how their elderly neighbors, relatives, other old people live, which they constantly have to face in their everyday life. In many countries, the aging of the population is associated with a decrease in the birth rate, and this problem becomes especially urgent.

Day of the elderly person for children

It is very important that today the old people support the young people and honor them with their attention. Children can read poetry to them or sing their favorite song. It's good, if a lonely old people are invited to a noisy holiday. This will help them to brighten up the boring everyday life and remind that they gave their best years to the Motherland. But you can make a small holiday not only in school or kindergarten or other official event, but also at home. Your grandmother or grandfather will be pleasantly surprised by their grandchildren, who will come to them with unexpected gifts.

Gift for the day of the elderly:

1. No woman, even at a venerable age will not refuse a bouquet of flowers, love of beauty, remains alive at any age.
2. A warm sweater, blanket or plaid is sure to please an elderly person.
3. If your grandmother or grandfather likes to mess around in the garden or the garden, then they will get a good tool, which they have long dreamed of, but refuse to buy because of savings.
4. The medal "To the best grandfather", especially made by the hands of his grandson, will certainly take an honorable place at his house on the wall.
5. If the old people love tea drinking, then you can pick up a beautiful gift set, making a gift inscription.
6. Many are dusting old photographs. Now you can fine-tune them or make a picture, such a gift will delight your old people and cause a lot of pleasant memories.
7. Many of the elderly are already poorly moving and spend a lot of time watching TV . A package with paid channels or a set of satellite broadcasts for them will become a new wide window into the big world.

Cake, sweets, soft embroidered pillow - this is not important for them, but your attention and understanding of their problems. Try, find a thing that would be most useful to them or ask about what they would buy for themselves, but postpone this purchase because of the constant shortage of funds.

For many people, retirement is associated with stress and a sharp change in lifestyle. At the celebration of the Day of the Elder, they should be explained that age is a conditional concept. Although you can not escape from it, but you should try to lead an active life to the last. If some old age feel as early as 50, then there are those who will give young men a head start in the 80s. Everyone can and in old age find an application to their experience, abilities, to try to realize their old dreams.