A new Museum of French Monuments offering a walk through 800 years of history in architecture (from medieval churches to futuristic apartments) opened in Paris on Monday. It’s a $111 million project inaugurated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Making a baby can get you a car. Yes, you’ve read it right! 12th of September can be lucky for some couples in Russia. Family Contact Day dubbed Conception Day is celebrated every year to boost the birthrate in an area where the population has been declining for more than a decade.
Like most developed countries, Russia is facing a demographic crisis. The abortion rate in Russia has increased to great extent which is the main reason of flagging birth rate. The population is shrinking at an ever-increasing rate and is now falling by almost half a percent each year. Demographic experts expect the decline to accelerate, estimating that Russia’s population could fall below 100 million by 2050. Boosting the birthrate is the reason why Russia celebrates Conception Day.
What is Conception Day?
Conception day is a special day started by the governor of Ulyanovsk province, Sergei Morozov three years ago for encouraging procreation. 12th September is declared as a Day of Conception and is giving couples time off from work to procreate. Couples who give birth nine months later on Russia’s national day June 12 receive money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes.
Everyone who has a baby in an Ulyanovsk hospital on Russia Day gets some kind of prize. But the grand prize winners are couples judged to be the fittest parents by a committee that deliberates for two weeks over the selection. Federal program is a broad effort to boost Russia’s birthrate. Under this program women who give birth to a second or subsequent child are to receive certificates worth $10,000, which can be used to pay for education or to improve the family’s living conditions.
Source: Gadling
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