The Russian region of Ulyanovsk has created a new Holiday that will be celebrated every September 12th. The entire region is given the day off of work, but with one stipulation: You have to have sex...
They have declared Sept. 12 the "Day of Conception," and for the third year running they are giving couples time off from work to, well... get it on. The hope is for a baby boom nine months later on Russia's national day, June 12th. Couples who "give birth to a patriot" during Russia Day festivities win money, cars, refrigerators and other prizes.
The reason behind this is because Russia remains one of the most sparsely settled countries in the world and it's getting worse. With a low birthrate and a very high death rate, the population has been shrinking since the early 1990s. It is falling by almost half a percent each year. This is just one way to reverse that trend...
I don't know if it will work, but it sounds like a whole lot of fun to try!
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