World Walk on Stilts Day

  On Today 

World Walk on Stilts Day

Date 

27 July 2021

History 

A Stilt is described as a ‘pillar, post, or pole employed to assist a person or structure in standing above the ground’. While most of us, as mentioned previously, have only seen them employed for the purposes of entertainment, they have also been used in many industries, from shepherding to construction. In some cases stilts are actually employed in the construction of a building as part of the permanent structure. 

Meaning 

Walk on Stilts Day gives an excellent opportunity for you to join the august ranks of people who have used the stilts for work and play throughout history. If you’re ready for a new hobby that will take you on adventures to new heights, then you’re ready to try out stilts! You can find them at a local supplier, or look online for ready made ones. The truly adventurous can even try looking online to find kits to make them. 

In the Landes region of France, shepherds would use them to watch their flocks from an elevated position, while those who lived in town often used them to traverse the sodden earth in their normal activities. While they fell out of use for such practical uses for many years, recently there has been a resurgence in those industries where there is a need to work at a height further above ground than the worker can reach, and consistently enough where moving a ladder is at best inconvenient.

Activities  

= Very rare but at-least try to walk on stilts

= The science behind perfect balance

= Walk on High heels

Social Tags 

#walkonstiltsday

#stiltsaregifficult

#circus

#howtousestilts

Final Conclusion 

“It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!”