National Unicorn Day is celebrated on 9th April of every year. Unicorn is a mythological creature resembling a white horse with a single large, pointed, rainbow, spiralling horn in the middle of its forehead. Unicorn also has a horse’s feet and a lion’s tail. It is also the national animal of Scotland. Its horn and blood are said to have the mystical power to change the poisoned water safe and to heal sickness. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was considered as a symbol of purity, innocence, feminine power and grace, which is believed to be captured only by a virgin. Sometimes, the tusk of the narwhal was sold as a horn of the unicorn. But the fact is unicorn never existed scientifically.
Let us just hate hatred, and once give love a play, we will fall in love with a unicorn – Herman Melville
History of National Unicorn Day
National Unicorn Day was first observed on 9th April of 2015. Founder and the reason behind the creation of the National Unicorn Day remain obscure. However, unicorns were found in early Mesopotamian artworks and had also appeared in many stories and myths of India and China. The first found the description about the single-horned animal was in Greek literature made by a historian Ctesias, and it was related to Indian wild ass with resemblances of the horse, white body, blue eyes, longhorn coloured with red, black and white. It is said that people who drank from its horn were protected from poison, stomach troubles and other illness. It is also said that the actual animal mentioned by Ctesias was probably the Indian rhinoceros. Unicorns were also written by the ancient Celts, Persians, and Romans, describing it as a white horse with a single horn and magical power. The Celts considered the unicorn to be a creature that symbolized grace, strength, and freedom. Christians think unicorn to be a normal-sized goat. Unicorn is so fearful to be caught by hunters and said it could be found only by a maiden who goes to the forest alone. It has been a symbol of Scotland since 12th Century when it was used on Scottish coat of arms by William I. Unicorns can be found in Scotland’s historic buildings, in the form of statues and images.
How to celebrate National Unicorn Day
One can make brightly coloured pancakes or cupcakes and celebrate the National Unicorn Day 2020. The cakes can be sprinkled with glitter and sparkles to give them a feel of magic just like a Unicorn does. Cookies in the shape of a unicorn can also be made. Binge-watching of movies which have unicorn can also be done. One can also draw pictures and post pictures on their social media about unicorns.
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