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Tuesday, 1 October 2019

World Vegetarian Day - Oct 1




World Vegetarian Day was founded in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978. 

 Being a vegetarian goes back to many cultures thousands of years ago. You will find articles in health journals and magazines that discussed the pros and cons of eating vegetarian in the mid to late 1800s.  Vegetarian Churches and Settlements were established. 


Being a strict vegetarian could be cause for divorce in some countries...
The Courier and Argus, Scotland – 25 Feb 1889, pg.3

Los Angeles Times, 28 May 1903, pg.14



Washington Post- 12 Jul 1911 pg.4
Some people made jokes...
The Clansman, 1917 Vol 1, No.33, pg 5




Relevant links

 International Vegetarian Union

 Vegetarian Messenger, magazine of the Vegetarian Society UK




3 comments:

  1. Laura Hedgecock4 October 2019 at 12:06

    So interesting! Don't you love what you can discover in old documents?

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    1. Dianne Nolin4 October 2019 at 13:12

      I couldn’t resist when I found the divorces haha!

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  2. Diane10 October 2019 at 13:33

    I didn't even know there was a World Vegetarian Day. But, I do love the way in which you celebrated it with this post! My favorite actually was the joke at the end.

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