The traditions of some countries are sometimes perplexing, but meanwhile, their birth, as a rule, is dictated by rational considerations or everyday necessities. For example, the habit of putting water bottles near the house has a very specific practical meaning in Spain.
The Mediterranean resort, Spain, is a favorite holiday destination for tourists from all over the world. Healing sea water, beautiful tan, velvet beaches, coupled with national identity, color and centuries-old history, make Spain stand out from other European countries. In addition, the country is proud of its rich cultural heritage, architectural ensembles and ancient traditions.
Country of dogs
There are a lot of dogs in Spain, both domestic and homeless. At the same time, poor homeless people are quite friendly towards residents and tourists of Spanish cities. In turn, vacationers often feed stray animals.
As for pets, the owners walk them several times daily. It is noteworthy that the owners everywhere clean up after their dogs, which have done their business on the street. Otherwise, they may even be fined.
One owner in Spain can keep up to 3-5 dogs.
But, of course, you can't keep track of all the dogs, especially the stray ones. At one time, dogs actively marked the corners of Spanish houses, cafes and other public institutions and industrial buildings. And the Spaniards, eager for inventions, figured out how to deal with this problem. After all, no one will like the fetid smell near the house.
So, the Spaniards began to put bottles with water on the corner of houses, cafes and other buildings, as well as near the entrance to them. They thought that in this way they would block the approach to the corners and entrance doors of the premises. And this idea worked. The dogs stopped marking these places. A variety of water bottles can now be seen near every Spanish home, restaurant, and other residential and social infrastructure.
Birth of myths
From here came various myths that, supposedly, dogs, seeing their reflection in a bottle, do not mark this place, since they do not want to go to their own image. Some people believe that dogs are aesthetes in depth and do not mark water bottles. Be that as it may, but this tool turned out to be effective.
Following the residents, this tradition was taken up by the owners of restaurants, as well as the owners of industrial complexes.
Some enthusiasts even tint bottled water to mimic the color of dog feces.
So now the Spaniards can not worry about their homes and public buildings and places, because they have discouraged dogs from their bad habit. Perhaps such an effective defense should be adopted by other European countries as well.
