Mario Day- March 10

Mario Day is celebrated in honor of the iconic character from the popular video game Super Mario. The reason for choosing the date March 10 is that in English the date is written like this: MAR 10 and it looks like the word Mario.

The character Mario first appeared in a Nintendo game called Donkey Kong in 1981. In the 1981 game Mario was a nameless carpenter, only nicknamed Jumpman. In 1983, Nintendo launched the new game Super Mario in which the protagonist became an Italian plumber rescuing princesses named Mario.

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In the Super Mario game, the two Italian plumber brothers, Mario and Luigi, rescue princesses like Princess Peach from the villain Bauser or Princess Daisy. Sometimes the princesses actually save them. In the first games Mario had to save Pauline, his girlfriend. Mario and Luigi live in the Mushroom Kingdom and go through many adventures and challenges on the way to saving the princess. Mario is wearing a red shirt with a blue overall with yellow buttons, brown shoes, white gloves and a red hat with the letter "M". Luigi on the other hand has the letter "L" on the hat. They both have dark brown hair and a mustache.

Mario's full name is Mario Mario. Because the brothers are called the Mario brothers, it turned out that the character's first name and last name are the same. This is how the creator of the character, Shigeru Miyamoto, discovered in September 2015. In 2005, Miyamoto also discovered that Mario's age is 25.

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How to celebrate Mario Day?

If you already know Mario or you are gamers who have not yet tried the game, this day is for you. Invite friends and family to play the Nintendo game and share the idea on social media using the hashtag #NationalMarioDay.

Other ways to celebrate Mario Day are to eat mushrooms, in honor of the mushrooms in the game that give power and extra life. It is also possible to make a Mario party with a cake shaped in the shape of Super Mario and decorate the room with party accessories designed by characters from the game Super Mario. You can also enjoy the coloring pages of Super Mario.

No matter how you celebrate this day, have a Happy Mario Day!

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March 10 is also Pack Your Lunch Day and International Wig Day

Puzzle Day - January 29

Every year on January 29, the puzzle day is meant to remind us that using our brain to solve puzzles is among its many benefits.

Whether it's a puzzle, crossword puzzle, trivia, bulk, puzzle or sudoku, thinking games force our minds to work. Studies have found that when we work on a puzzle, we use both sides of the brain. Spending time every day working on puzzles improves our memory, cognitive function and problem-solving skills.

The puzzles also help us improve our social skills. When we work on these cerebral stimuli with someone, we enhance our social interactions. Whether we join a group or play with our children, these interactions make us socially active and teach our children social skills as well.

Working quietly on the puzzle also provides the mind with an opportunity to focus the mind in a meditative way that is not forced.

Bottom line, the puzzles stimulate the brain, keep it active and practice its skills which is why they are so important and they deserve a day of their own.

The history of the puzzle

The first puzzle was created around 1760 by the engraver and map maker John Spilsbury. John attached to the tree the world map he had drawn and cut it into pieces, with each part being a country in the world. John's puzzle was used by British students in geography studies.

John Spilsbury's puzzle

Until the 20th century, puzzles that were made of wood were used for educational purposes.

At the beginning of the 20th century, puzzles also began to be made from cardboard. The puzzles are made by stamping (a process in which a metal board to which sharp metal strips are attached in a suitable pattern is pressed into the cardboard by force from above and by this pressure the cut is created).

In the early 20th century, the Parker Brothers, famous game makers, began producing puzzles as an entertaining mind game. The puzzles were so successful that in 1909 they stopped producing other games and their factory started producing only puzzles.

After World War II, wooden puzzles began to disappear because of the high cost and high length of time required to manufacture them.

During this period, the improvement in lithography and the method of cutting made cardboard puzzles more common.

Today puzzles are mainly used as a mind game and are produced with more and more pieces. The largest jigsaw puzzle in the world contains 42,000 pieces.

The biggest puzzle in the world - link

How to celebrate Puzzle Day?

If you do not have a puzzle, it is today to get one and start solving. You can buy in the store and you can also go to online gaming sites and solve online.

How to solve a puzzle? 

First prepare the work surface on which you will place the puzzle. It should be a large enough surface that the whole puzzle picture can be placed on.

Gather the frame parts and separate them from the rest of the parts. The parts of the frame can be identified by having one side completely straight.

Sort the pieces of the puzzle by colors and textures. Once sorted, it will be easier for you to assemble each piece in the puzzle.

Use the puzzle picture to assemble the pieces of the puzzle frame.

Focus on assembling one set of parts at a time. If you get stuck, move on to another area. This is not terrible because the goal is to get rid of as many parts as possible to facilitate the assembly craft later on.

If there are parts that are difficult to assemble, do not try by force. The quality manufacturers create the puzzles when the appropriate pieces fit together easily.

If you have lost a piece of a puzzle, contact the company that makes it and ask for the missing part. Most companies tend to respond to these requests in the affirmative and mail the missing parts.

A puzzle of the Sistine Chapel of the Ravensburger Company 

January 29 is also Curmudgeons Day