Dentist’s International Day

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DENTIST’S INTERNATIONAL DAY

Panorama.am
14:49 09/02/2008

Today the world celebrates dentist’s international holiday. 9 February
is the day of Apollonia. The sacred protects all the dentists and
all those who suffer from toothache. People started to celebrate this
day from 1984.

There are various stories connected with this holiday.

According to one of them, Apollonia was a Christian protector and
when he was offered to reject his belief he refused. The story says
that calling him a heretic they pulled his teeth. B.C. 300 he was
named a sacred Apollonia.

Since that Apollonia is the protector of all the dentists.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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