There’s only one requirement for Bathtub Party Day and that is for you to enjoy a long soak or a little bit of time in your bath. We should forget all about our worries, stress and strains, and enjoy the calming effect of the gently bubbling, warm water on our bodies. There is evidence that baths are very therapeutic.
The therapeutic use of water has been around since the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans civilizations. Egyptian royalty bathed in water scented with essential oils and flowers, and the Romans had communal public baths. Other countries such as China and Japan go back even further, and there is some evidence that Japanese hot springs bathing actually predates the Roman baths. However, the earliest mention of the bathtub comes from Crete in 1700 B.C.
John Michael Kohler II (November 3, 1844 – November 5, 1900) was an Austrian American immigrant, industrialist, and politician and he is said to be the inventor of the 'modern' bathtub. In 1883 he fixed ornamental feet onto a cast-iron horse trough and sold it as a bathtub.
I'd like to thank him, because I am one of those people who does like a long soak in a hot bath (shhh! reading a book).
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