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Politeness has been valued at all times, and every person is well aware of the importance of good manners and their need in everyday life, although we express most of our thanks without thinking about their meaning, as if by chance.

Words of gratitude have magical power, as people with their help convey positive emotions, joy, their attention to each other. Therefore, psychologists recommend as often as possible to pronounce expressions of gratitude from the bottom of your heart with a smile on your lips.

History and traditions

World Thank You Day, which is designed to remind the inhabitants of the planet of the value of good manners, courtesy, the ability to thank others for good deeds, was established at the initiative of UNESCO and the UN.

For the first time, the expression "thank you" was recorded in a phrasebook published in Paris in 1586.

The Russian analogue of the way of expressing gratitude appeared at about the same time - the word "thank you", a well-established abbreviation for the phrase "God save", which was expressed in Rus' thanks.

This suggests that, like the Russian "thank you", and "thank you", pronounced in almost all languages of the world, have been and are extremely important for the culture of any people.

The most "grateful" day of the year is celebrated by many on a grand scale and with great pleasure. In many cities, fairs, educational events, competitions and many other recreational activities are held on World Thank You Day.

In educational institutions they talk about the importance of gratitude - activists talk about cultural traditions, ethics, good manners. Young people hold street actions dedicated to the holiday, in which many are ready to take part.

On World Thank You Day, charity events are held to raise funds for those in need. On this day, people say warm words to each other, exchange cards with the inscription: "Thank you!", that is, in general, they try to be extremely polite and express gratitude.

magical properties

The word "thank you", according to psychologists, has magical properties, it can calm and warm with its warmth. The word "thank you" is a kind of verbal "stroking", so necessary both in childhood and in adulthood. That is why politeness should be taught from childhood.

Expressing gratitude, according to experts, improves the health of everyone - both the one to whom they are addressed and the one who pronounces them. But it should be remembered that true gratitude, which can be beneficial, is only that which comes from a pure heart, hence the expression - "thank you."

In particular, words of gratitude, especially "thank you", have a positive effect on the emotional state and mental activity of a person. The expression "thank you" is easy to apply in life, it is very simple and sincere and is a guide to establishing warm friendly relations.

The famous American psychologist Virginia Satir wrote that people need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for support, and twelve hugs a day for growth.

So say the magic word "thank you" more often and give people a particle of your spiritual warmth, and it will definitely return to you like a "boomerang".

When saying "thank you", you need to look the person in the eye, since gratitude should not be conditional.

It is impossible to thank people in a state of irritation, since gratitude will not achieve its goal and will not bring joy to anyone.

The Old Believers do not use the word "thank you", avoiding it in their speech, as they believe that the word was born from the phrase "save Bai". Bai is the name of one of the pagan gods.

Of the major cities in the world, New York is considered the most polite - "thank you" is most often pronounced here. In the courtesy rating, Moscow ranked 30th among 42 major cities.

Words of gratitude are rarely heard in Mumbai, the most populated city in India.

Remember that words of gratitude have magical properties - people with their help give joy to each other, express attention and convey positive emotions, something without which our life would become gloomy and meager.

Therefore, do not skimp on kind and warm words, thank on this day everyone who is close to you, everyone you love and appreciate.

Saying "thank you", you thank Destiny itself, God, penetrating with light and warmth not only the one to whom the words are addressed, but also your own aura.

The word "thank you", according to its etymology, carries a sign of birth, a symbol of good luck, a connection between earth and sky, as well as male and female essence. And the word, uttered with sincere intonation, will activate the meaning inherent in it, and will give an abyss of positive and good.

Every year, along with World Thank You Day, we celebrate World Gratitude Day on September 21st.

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MOSCOW, January 11 - RIA Novosti. The most "polite" holiday International Thank You Day is celebrated all over the world on January 11th. Experts told RIA Novosti how to pronounce "magic" words correctly and why. The emergence of this word is attributed to the 16th century from the phrase "God save" and carries the idea of gratitude.

Etiquette

Gratitude should not be conditional, and when saying "thank you", you need to look the person in the eye, historian, etiquette expert Eleonora Basmanova told RIA Novosti on the eve of the international day of Thank you.

“Just like a greeting, when saying words of gratitude, it is recommended to keep eye contact. Not to say “thank you” at all, but it is desirable to see the person’s face and his eyes. Eye contact allows you to personify your attitude and not make it so conditional, - Basmanova said.

According to her, the more often a person says "thank you", the richer intonation he does it. At the same time, like the words of greeting, the words of gratitude are not present in abundance in everyday speech. "Especially thanks," Basmanova added.

"You have to understand that gratitude is the least of the virtues. While ingratitude is one of the worst vices. Therefore, the ability to say "thank you", for example, to children, to mother for breakfast, for any service rendered, any attention paid to whom -or, even if it concerns the usual current work: postmen, a concierge or a housemate who opened the door - these are actions that are aimed, as they say in psychology, at creating social unions, that is, at consolidation, at unification, and not separation," the expert explained.

Story

As rhetoric professor Vladimir Annushkin said, "thank you" is of Russian origin. "And it comes from the traditional Russian expression" Save God. "That is, a person who has done something good, you must say" Save you Lord. And by the way, today's Orthodox people very often say instead of "thank you" - "God save you," the professor explained.

According to Annushkin, "thank you" carries the idea of gratitude to fate, God, all the best, and this idea "should permeate the life of every person."

"As an example, I can cite the life of St. John Chrysostom, whose last words were these: he is being led by the arms of the soldiers who captured him and they hear that the old man says something "to himself." And he says "thank God for everything," Annushkin said.

According to the professor, it is these words - "thank God for everything", "thank you", "God save", "God save" that is the main idea for the existence of every person.

January 11 is the day on which it is customary to be polite and remember good manners more often. "Why?" - you ask. The fact is that on this day one of the international holidays is celebrated, which is called World Thank You Day(International Thank You Day).

Everyone knows from childhood that "thank you" is the word "magic". And what is the magic of this word?

Together with the words “please”, “give” and “mom”, we pronounce it first and continue to pronounce it throughout our lives. And, if, for example, the English analogue - "thank you" - is just a "naked" gratitude, then the Russian "thank you" is much deeper. The word "thank you" is a well-established abbreviation for the phrase "God save." This phrase in Rus' expressed gratitude.

ALEXANDER BALYBERDIN, PRIEST: “Thank you is a wonderful word, because with this word we express our gratitude to the person who did good to us. This word can be approved, consoled. If you think about the meaning of the word, Orthodox people most often say not “thank you,” but “God save you,” “God save you,” thank you, that is, thank you.”

Interestingly, the Old Believers do not use the word "thank you", they avoid it in their speech, because they believe that this word was born from the phrase "save Bai". "Bai" is the name of one of the pagan gods.

VERA LYSKOVA, PSYCHOLOGIST: “Any word spoken to a person does work in his body for up to 30 days. If you sincerely thank, then it is kept in his mind for a month. And this provides him with a good mood, good luck, peace of mind in life.

World Thank You Day holiday history

The holiday was initiated by UNESCO and the United Nations. The purpose of the event is to remind the inhabitants of the planet of the high value of politeness, good manners and the ability to thank others for good deeds.

We all are well aware of the importance of good manners, their necessity in everyday life, but most of the thanks we express, as if by chance, without thinking about their meaning. However, words of gratitude have magical properties - with their help people give joy to each other, express attention and convey positive emotions - something without which our life would become meager and gloomy.

For the first time the word "thank you" was recorded in 1586, in a phrase book published in Paris.

Around the same time, our Russian analogue of the way of expressing gratitude in a new way appeared, originating from the Proto-Slavic language. Archpriest Avvakum tried to introduce him into philistine speech, instead of the usual "thank you" using "God save". But this step did not manage to supplant the old form of politeness in the blink of an eye: three centuries passed before the word “thank you” took root in modern society, becoming one of the rules of etiquette.

It is interesting that the roots of the English analogue - Thank you - also go much deeper than simple gratitude. This suggests that both the Russian “thank you” and “thank you”, pronounced in almost all languages of the world, have been and are extremely important for the culture of any people. Therefore, on January 11, it is necessary to celebrate "World Thank You Day" or "International Thank You Day"

New York is considered the most polite of the major cities in the world - “thank you” is most often said here. Moscow took 30th place in the courtesy rating among 42 "big" cities. And it is very rare to hear a word of gratitude in the most populated city of India - Mumbai.

Today thank everyone who is close to you, everyone you love and appreciate. And remember: “thank you” is a firefly word, so warm your loved ones today!

Congratulations on Thank You Day in verse

Happy World Day THANK YOU
We decided to congratulate you
And wish to THANK YOU
You were told any hour.

We wish you a lot of happiness
And we give this poem
So say THANK YOU
Everyone on this wonderful day.

Thank you for your acquaintance
Thank you for the warmth
Thank you for the gift
For laughter and a smile - FOR EVERYTHING!
Thank you for your attention
Thank you for your eyes
Thank you for your wish
Make me happier.
I hope that our acquaintance
You brought something
Thank you for your concern.
Thanks again for everything!
© http://www.inpearls.ru/1941

A short "thank you"
It hides a big secret:
Christ our Great Savior,
Mental wounds heal!
A short "thank you"
For us - a talisman from adversity.
When we say "Thank you"
We wish you health and happiness!

Congratulations on Thanks Day in prose

World Thank You Day encourages everyone to pay attention to how seemingly clichés, words of gratitude and courtesy can cheer up, bring a smile, dispel a gloomy state. Psychologists are sure that kind words create exactly all positive “strokes”, returning a person to a comfortable state and warmth, but only if the words were spoken sincerely. Let's thank our loved ones for being with us. Thank God for giving us this wonderful life.

Today I want to thank you! You know, you can say it at least a thousand times ... For the way you look and your heart skip a beat, for how you don’t leave alone when it’s not easy, for how you keep company in any adventure! And today is World Thank You Day. Happy holiday to you, from the bottom of my heart! And I want to wish you the fulfillment of desires and the ability to perform only those actions that are in your soul and that will lead you to happiness!
© http://bestgreets.ru/gratters_thanks_day.html

Today, on World Thank You Day, I thank you for everything - for the joy, for the radiance of smiles! Thank you!" I also say. Thank you, just for the fact that you are, that you are in my life and that with every day we live, you make it more amazing, brighter and more interesting. There are practically no people like you, and it is a great happiness to have such a sympathetic, kind, understanding and sensitive person in your environment. Thank you for your help, your endless faith in me and in all my undertakings, thank you for your patience and support, in those very difficult moments when I literally lacked air from emotions, but with you we were able to overcome everything.
© http://s-dnem-rozhdenija.ru/slova-blagodarnosti-spasibo/slova-v-proze

Happy Thanks Day greetings on the phone you can listen to and send what you like to the recipient as a musical or voice greeting on a mobile or smartphone. You can order and send congratulations on the World Thank You Day to your phone either immediately or by specifying the date and time of delivery of the audio postcard. Sound congratulations on the Day of "Thank you" on the phone will be guaranteed to be delivered to your mobile, smartphone or landline phone, which you can personally verify by tracking the status of receiving the congratulations by clicking on the received link in the SMS message after payment.

Cool congratulations on Thanks Day

Know everything around, both adults and children,
What a Thank You Day today!
And people are all in the world
Behave politely today.
Happy Thanks Day congratulations!
I want to tell you a huge "Thank you!"
For friendship, for love and for support.
Yes, just for your warm smile!
© http://pozdravitel.ru/prazdniki/megdunarodnyj-deny-spasibo

I want to say "Thank you!", I thank you, I give you. Thank you, Vielen Dank, grazie, merci In English, German, Italian, French, and Ukrainian... I will say THANK YOU a million times! And maybe I'll get a tattoo with the word THANK YOU! Listen to me! THANKS! My gratitude knows no bounds!.. Happy World Thank You Day!

Happy Thank You Day, congratulations
And I want "Thank you!" to tell
For my insidious thoughts that I dream
I hug you tightly!

Give you passion, no hack
And the radiance of the eyes in silence,
And all the tenderness of his nature,
And the excitement of my soul.

Wishes on a magical holiday
Let's give you a little more hope.
To some extent, he is serviceable,
Although there is no such profession.

Congratulations! Warm in winter
No calories in drinks selection.
You say "Thank you!" quicker,
Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be discord.

How to celebrate World Thank You Day?

World Day "Thank You" in a children's institution

For children on this day, it is imperative to arrange an event, the purpose of which is to cultivate politeness. For kids who are just learning to read, you can make the game "Collect THANK YOU". In advance, in the room where the event will take place, hide a lot of cards with letters that make up the word “thank you”. At the command of the host, the guys begin to search for letters. You need to collect only different letters, so that in the end there are 7 cards from which you can add the word "THANK YOU". The one who collects the word first wins.

Etymological problem. Divide the kids into two groups and ask them to prepare a detailed answer to the question about the origin of Russian polite words. Let one group think about the word "thank you", the other - about "thank you". (thank you - God save me, thank you - I give good, good)

Quest. For older children on this day, you can arrange a quest game. A group (or two groups) of children are given envelopes with a route (stops are indicated in it) and boxes (baskets, packages, etc.), in which all the "thank you" found will need to be added. You should look for "thank you" at the stops indicated in the route. The team that reaches the finish line first wins. The game is played in the school building after school or on the street.

What are the "riddles"? For example, one of the stops is some room in which there is no one. The guys carefully look around and understand that they need to find something. As a result, somewhere on the windowsill behind the curtain they find a sign with the inscription "Merci" and put it in their basket, after which they go on.

At one of the stops, for example, a teacher or a high school student with an empty glass in his hands may be waiting for them. He does not say anything, but the children must think that they need to fill the glass with water, that is, to help the person. When this is done, he will give the guys, for example, a badge with the word "thank you".

At another stop, the student asks the guys to help him solve the problem (here it is advisable to prepare an entertaining riddle problem). When the guys solve it, the student will thank them and hand them, for example, a ribbon on which the word “thank you” is painted with paint.

So that the quest does not last very long, but at the same time does not end too quickly, you need to come up with about 10 riddles, that is, include 10 stops in the route.

Tasks can be not only search-intellectual (collect puzzles, solve riddles, etc.), but also sports. For example: stop - gym, you need to help carry the kids across the stream, that is, take one baby on your back and walk along the log. When all the little ones are on the shore, one of them will give the team of players a toy with a postcard tied to it with the inscription "Thank you!" - the basket of players will be replenished.

At the end of the route, the organizers check whether all the hidden "thanks" are collected in a basket and award the prize to the winning team. The second team, which will come to the finish line later, must also be awarded. After that, you can invite the guys to a tea party and a disco.

You can arrange a game "Thank you" on the globe. The host pronounces the word "thank you" in any foreign language, and the children must name the country where they say so, or the language. The game can be made more interesting if you add visibility. These can be pictures, clips from films shown without sound, or silent scenes played out by the guys.

For example, a picture showing a chef in a hat serving pizza to a woman might imply the word "Grazie" ("Grace").

In a silent scene in which a boy in a musketeer's hat picks up a handkerchief dropped by a girl and gives it to her, the word "Merci" ("Merci") is encrypted, because it takes place in France.

Children can come up with plots for scenes on their own. It is only necessary a few days before the event to break them into groups of 2-3 people and explain the task. Since the variant of the game with visibility requires linguistic erudition, this entertainment is only worth doing with high school students.

World Thank You Day for Adults

World Thank You Day - why not a fun party for young people? You can arrange a standard party a la feast and disco, but it is better to organize a themed party.

Since this is a day of politeness and good manners, such concepts as “intellectuals”, “culture”, “correctness”, etc. can be taken as the basis of the party. Party themes can also be appropriate, such as "Intelligent Party" or something like "Culture-multur-party". Or maybe you like the idea of "The Right Party" or "Pie Party" (from "Pie Girl").

Here you can also play with the festive dress code: let all the participants look like a caricature of an intellectual of the 70-80s era: a suit, suspenders, a bow tie, a hat, a cane, a briefcase, glasses, etc. Girls can transform into a kind of "sexy blue stockings" with slicked hair and gray dresses (by the way, the most fashionable color of dresses in 2010), glasses and purses.

If a "Right Party" is arranged, then the style of clothing is similar, but reminiscent not so much of the intelligentsia, but of the tribe of modern nerds.

With a table for a banquet, you can also get creative by placing books under the plates instead of coasters, and placing a bronze bust of some famous poet in the center of the table.

What kind of entertainment can be arranged at a thank you party?

"Secret gallantry". At the beginning of the party, each participant is invited to draw lots to find out who will be his "protégé" today. Accordingly, in advance you need to prepare pieces of paper with the names of everyone who will be at the party.

Having learned the name of your "protégé", you need to keep this information secret. Task: during the evening, try to do good deeds aimed at your protégé (give something, move a chair, help with something, etc.). Thus, each participant in the party will have his own protégé, but no one will know his patron.

After a couple of hours, you can "reveal the cards": ask everyone if he knows who his patron is. If the patrons are unraveled, it means that they did their job well and were really polite, courteous and responsive to their protégés. Each exposed patron can be given a small prize.

Intellectuals and the right "nerds" love intellectual board games. You can make such a game yourself, but it will be not so much intellectual as fun.

Board game "You can't put a thank you in your pocket"

Making a game.

On any sheet of cardboard or plywood, draw 30 cells of equal size. You will need two dice and chips - one for each participant. In the cells, randomly “scatter” (write with a marker) the letters that make up the word “thank you”, with each letter twice. In total, 14 cells will be occupied by letters, and in the remaining 16 you can enter certain tasks, for example:
Skip a move
Fulfill the command's wish
Do a good deed to the neighbor on the right
Kiss the neighbor on the left
Compliment the neighbor on the right
Say the word "thank you" in a foreign language
Say 5 polite words with 5 candies in your mouth
Name 5 bad words and tap your lips.

Tasks depend only on your imagination and the level of emancipation of the company. If desired, this game can be turned into at least a game of "undressing".

In addition to the playing field, you need to prepare jokers. Jokers can be any cards - for example, paper squares with the word "thank you" or ordinary playing cards. In addition, you will need letters from the word “thank you” - a set of seven letters that make up the word “thank you” for each player (that is, if there are seven players, then 7 sets of letters are needed - a total of 49). Letters can be cut out of newspapers and magazines and folded into a box.

Game progress.

Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their chips to a number of squares equal to the number rolled on the dice. If a player gets on a cell with a letter, then he takes the same letter from the box and gets an extra move. If he already has this letter, then he does not take the second (except for the letter c), but receives an additional move.

If it hits a cell not with a letter, but with a task, then it completes it. If you do not want to complete the task, you can pay off with a joker (at the beginning of the game, everyone receives 3 jokers). Having reached the last cell, continue with the first. The game goes on until one of the participants collects all the letters from the word "thank you". He becomes the winner. It will take no more than an hour to make game "prichindals", and the game can drag on for several hours, because friends will want to play more, especially if the tasks in the game are interesting and spicy.

International Thank You Day in the Office

Make small cards in a graphics editor (let's call them "thank you") with a smiling emoticon and the inscription "Thank you". Each card should also have the name of one of the employees. Have 5-10 name cards for everyone who works in your office. Print the cards, cut and laminate if possible. On the morning of January 11, each employee will receive a set of cards with their name. Accompany the distribution of the kits with instructions: during the day, you need to give one of your personal “thank you” along with verbal gratitude. That is, if, for example, the system administrator Kostya helped the economist Anya with the installation of the program, then she, having thanked him, handed over a card with her name. Sysadmin Kostya asked the head. Iru's office to give him a set of pens, thanked him and handed her a card with his name on it.

Your cards should be handed out as a token of gratitude, and those received from others should be kept. At the end of the day, the remaining own and received other people's cards are counted. Those who run out of cards with their names are declared the most polite (thanks were most often said).

Well, those who have the largest number of other people's cards receive the title of "The Kindest" (necessary, irreplaceable, trouble-free, sympathetic, Samaritan, etc.). It is desirable, of course, to give prizes to distinguished employees. In such a simple way, you can celebrate a world holiday, and entertain employees a little, and remind them of the need for good manners. In addition, this event is another tool for team building.

Don't forget to send to colleagues, friends and family congratulations on the day thank you in verse or prose for the world holiday, which is celebrated annually on January 11th.

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Everyone knows from childhood that "thank you" is the word "magic". And what is the magic of this word?

World Thank You Day holiday history

For the first time the word "thank you" was recorded in 1586, in a phrase book published in Paris.

Today thank everyone who is close to you, everyone you love and appreciate. And remember: “thank you” is a firefly word, so warm your loved ones today!

Congratulations on Thank You Day in verse

Happy World Day THANK YOU
We decided to congratulate you
And wish to THANK YOU
You were told any hour.

We wish you a lot of happiness
And we give this poem
So say THANK YOU
Everyone on this wonderful day.

Congratulations on Thanks Day in prose

Congratulations on the World Thank You Day "Thank you" is a magical kind word that should be familiar from childhood. … Happy International Day THANK YOU, I want to congratulate you! "Thank you for being you, buddy!"

Happy Birthday SMS Thank You

Short congratulations on Thank You Day

I say "thank you" to you
For kind words.
Let on earth from kind words
More goodness!
Let it be good every day
Also, every hour
And the sun shines on the earth
For each of us!

I am writing to you sweet as honey, warm as the sun and sincere as the sound of a stream, the word "THANK YOU"!

Thank you for your acquaintance
Thank you for the warmth
Thank you for the gift
For laughter and a smile - FOR EVERYTHING!

Happy World Thank You Day! And let this word in your life sound as often as possible!

Happy Thanks Day congratulations
I wish you more often to hear "thank you"
Show care, attention
Then you will find understanding in everything!

Thanks for the friendship, thanks for the world
Thank God for creating us!
May the sky save you from worries
Thank you! And God save you!
© http://hdays.ru/pozdravleniya/11622

Thanks Day Voice Greetings

Congratulations on the World Day "Thank you" on the phone. Send

Cool congratulations on Thanks Day

I want to say “Thank you!”, I thank you, I give you. Thank you, Vielen Dank, grazie, merci. In English, German, Italian, French, and Ukrainian... I will say a million times THANK YOU! And maybe I'll get a tattoo with the word THANK YOU! Listen to me! THANKS! My gratitude knows no bounds!.. Happy World Thank You Day!

Happy Thank You Day, congratulations
And I want "Thank you!" to tell
For my insidious thoughts that I dream
I hug you tightly!

Give you passion, no hack
And the radiance of the eyes in silence,
And all the tenderness of his nature,
And the excitement of my soul.

Wishes on a magical holiday
Let's give you a little more hope.
To some extent, he is serviceable,
Although there is no such profession.

Congratulations! Warm in winter
No calories in drinks selection.
You say "Thank you!" quicker,
Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be discord.

How to celebrate World Thank You Day?

World Day "Thank You" in a children's institution

So that the quest does not last very long, but at the same time does not end too quickly, you need to come up with about 10 riddles, that is, include 10 stops in the route.

For example, a picture showing a chef in a hat serving pizza to a woman might imply the word "Grazie" ("Grace").

In a silent scene in which a boy in a musketeer's hat picks up a handkerchief dropped by a girl and gives it to her, the word "Merci" ("Merci") is encrypted, because it takes place in France.

World Thank You Day for Adults

World Thank You Day - why not a fun party for young people? You can arrange a standard party a la feast and disco, but it is better to organize a themed party.

If a "Right Party" is arranged, then the style of clothing is similar, but reminiscent not so much of the intelligentsia, but of the tribe of modern nerds.

With a table for a banquet, you can also get creative by placing books under the plates instead of coasters, and placing a bronze bust of some famous poet in the center of the table.

What kind of entertainment can be arranged at a thank you party?

Intellectuals and the right "nerds" love intellectual board games. You can make such a game yourself, but it will be not so much intellectual as fun.

Board game "You can't put a thank you in your pocket"

Making a game.

Tasks depend only on your imagination and the level of emancipation of the company. If desired, this game can be turned into at least a game of "undressing".

Game progress.

International Thank You Day in the Office

January 11 - World Thank You Day- the day of the most polite word in any language - the word "thank you". By the way, September 21st is World Gratitude Day.

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Today is January 11, a holiday: World Thank You Day.

January 11 is the most "polite" date of the year. This day marks World Thank You Day (not to be confused with the American Thanksgiving Day, which is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Sunday of November).

Regardless of citizenship, nationality and religious beliefs, people thank each other with the magic word "thank you". Everyone knows from childhood that "thank you" is the word "magic". Together with the words “please”, “give” and “mom”, we pronounce it first and continue to pronounce it throughout our lives.

The word "thank you" is a well-established abbreviation for the phrase "God save" - this phrase in Rus' expressed gratitude. For the first time the word "thank you" was recorded in 1586, in a phrase book published in Paris.

We are well aware of the importance of good manners, their necessity in everyday life, but most of the thanks we express, as if casually, without thinking about their meaning. Meanwhile, the words of gratitude “thank you” and even “please” have magical properties, but they cannot be pronounced when a person is irritated. Some may say, "Well, thank you!" and so on, but no! This is not allowed, this is not an etiquette rule!

Psychologists believe that words of gratitude are signs of attention, they are verbal "strokes" and are able to warm with their warmth. Every day we say “thank you” to each other, so it is very important to remember that true gratitude is only that which comes only from a pure heart!

Today thank everyone who is close to you, everyone you love and appreciate. Let on this day the word "thank you" be not just a manifestation of good manners and good breeding, but a manifestation of sincere gratitude (I give blessings), uttered with kindness, love and attention to the person. And the world will become a little kinder, brighter, happier!!!

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can be called without exaggeration one of the most "polite" dates of the year - today is celebrated

International Day of "thank you"

(International Thank You Day).

It is not for nothing that in many tourist guides and instructions to tourists it is often indicated that the word "thank you", even with an accent in the language of the host country, increases speed, quality of service and helps to establish a calm and pleasant vacation.

It is believed that the Russian word "thank you" was born in the 16th century from the often pronounced phrase "God save."

It is known that the Old Believers do not use the word "thank you", they avoid it in their speech, because they believe that this word was born from the phrase "save Bai". Bai is the name of one of the pagan gods.

Psychologists are sure that words of gratitude are “verbal strokes” that can soothe and warm with their warmth. The main thing is that the words of gratitude are pronounced from the heart!

It is no coincidence that for a long time there was a very wise belief among the people - do not say words of gratitude in a state of irritation.

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January 11 in the calendar of the whole world has recently been an unusual date. This winter day is filled with light and warmth of open hearts, imbued with sincerity of wishes. And that's all, because at the suggestion of international peacekeeping organizations, a tradition was established to celebrate the presence in our lives of a meaningful and infinitely kind word - the word "thank you". Every day, every person on planet Earth pronounces this symbol of gratitude many times, but do you think about how it appeared in our speech, what it means and how powerful energy it has? The piggy bank of your knowledge will be significantly replenished thanks to our article on the holiday of January 11 - International Thank You Day.

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The word "thank you" is more than four centuries old. An important starting point in the history of its colloquial use was 1586, when the gesture of gratitude, concluded in three syllables, first appeared in the Parisian dictionary. Around the same time, our Russian analogue of the way of expressing gratitude in a new way appeared, originating from the Proto-Slavic language. Archpriest Avvakum tried to introduce him into philistine speech, instead of the usual "thank you" using "God save". But this step did not manage to supplant the old form of politeness in the blink of an eye: three centuries passed before the word “thank you” took root in modern society, becoming one of the rules of etiquette.

Meaning of the word

Despite the fact that the Russian dictionary confirms the “divine” origin of our usual way of expressing gratitude, not everyone thinks the same way. For example, the Old Believers believe that the progenitor of the word "thank you" is the combination "save Bai", where the latter is one of the pantheon of pagan gods. Thus, the pronunciation of this expression is equated by them with a sinful act committed against the Creator. In the Christian religion, “thank you” is often replaced by “God save”, “God save” or “Christ save”, but not because the former is considered bad or insulting the Higher Powers, but because of the partially lost original meaning.

If we turn to the deeper past, an interesting circumstance will become clear: it turns out that at the head of the historical chain of words of gratitude is not at all the predecessor of today's "thank you" - "thank you", but the Ukrainian "dakaya". Initially, it was a typical Russian expression and served as an impetus for the emergence of similar colloquial forms in other languages: for example, in Polish - dziękuję, Bulgarian - dzyakui, etc. The roots of this ancestor word go back to ancient times BC, as evidenced by its mention in the annals of the Rus under the name "Book of Veles".

Considering the polite response “thank you” from the point of view of etymology makes the following information available: this thoughtful expression of gratitude has life-giving energy, as it is the personification of the threefold essence of human being in the Universe. Look: “pass” is a sign of birth and at the same time a feminine, earthly principle; “bo” is a symbol of development and, at the same time, a masculine, heavenly principle; "and" - characterizes the totality of male and female essences, the unification of earth and sky. I think it is now clear that the pronunciation of the word "thank you" out loud should be accompanied by a grateful intonation. Indeed, as a result, the meaning inherent in it will be activated, and both - the speaker and the addressee - will receive a portion of positive.

"Thank you" plays more than one role ...

We are taught to speak polite words from an early age. Those who do not want to, forget, are not adapted to use this expression in everyday life, are considered ill-mannered people who dishonor themselves and their parents. In fact, the word "thank you" is not only a sign of good taste. It has other meanings that take effect depending on the purpose for which the expression was used by the subject.

Taking into account the original meaning of the word "thank you", we can conclude that this way of gratitude and showing favor to others is, first of all, a kind of amulet, whose task is to ward off evil from its owner. How it works? There is nothing simpler: the boomerang principle is at the heart of the action of the word.

Let's say a person wished you harm by saying something like "Fuck you! ..", or "May you be empty!". What is your reaction? Of course, respond in the same spirit and thus ignite the conflict. And a quarrel is a source of negative emotions, from which no one has ever benefited. The correct decision is to say a kind word “thank you” when you receive rudeness or outright aggression in your address. At the same time, the protection mechanism will turn on, and the negative message directed at you will return to the person who wishes it without harming you. As a result of a negative retaliatory strike, holes are formed in the energy shell, through which it will not be difficult for a rude person to attack you. Therefore, after mutual insults, the participants in the conflict have headaches, a feeling of weakness.

However, the magic word "thank you" can also cause emotional discomfort. This happens when a person expresses gratitude not for a good deed, but as a sarcastic reaction to an impartial remark, a disservice, etc. things. In this case, "thank you" is pronounced with a certain intonation, colored in various semantic shades: from ironic to ominously poisonous. And sometimes with tears in his voice, which are also by no means a sign of gratitude.

The key application of the symbol of gratitude is a sincere wish to a person for the protection of the Higher Forces. "Thank you" means "May luck and prosperity be with you." Therefore, when you say this wonderful word aloud, put your whole soul into it.

Public opinion

The current way of expressing gratitude is also reflected in Russian folklore.

Many proverbs contain the word "thank you" as a central semantic load. Thanks to oral folk art, one can trace the attitude of people to a polite gesture, looking through the eyes of society at gratitude in one way or another. For example, such familiar phrases that we use every day, such as “Thank you is ugly”, “Thank you, you won’t put it in your pocket”, “Let the fools work for thanks” formed an ingrained opinion among the majority about the negative connotation of a kind word, personifying an inefficient substitute for money. Proverbs tell about human ingratitude: “Instead of thank you, they beat you in the neck”, “The ant drags the burden uncomfortably, but no one will thank him.”

But the most instructive is the wisdom “Thank you is a great thing.” It shows reverence for a sincere word that carries kindness, with which you can express gratitude to a person and demonstrate your good manners.

Say “thank you” to each other - from the bottom of your heart, with the wish of the powerful patronage of the heavenly forces. Don't limit your use of this wonderful word to January 11th, "International Thank You Day", say it always.

Let the natural sign of respect for others become a habit for life. Then the world will become cleaner, and life will be more beautiful.

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