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A sky full of cherry blossoms (in Philadelphia): Just hanging out - does the expression go back to the hammock?
In any case, March 22nd is "Lazy Day".
Those who are very keen will have noticed that August 10th is also considered to be lazy day.
Photo: Matt Rourke/AP
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Break from view (in the scaffolding at Erfurt Mariendom): For many people around the world, a hammock is the only place to sleep.
For us it is the symbol of laziness, the slight swing rocks relaxation - and sleep, like this worker.
Photo: Martin Schutt / picture alliance / dpa
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Holiday happiness (on the Mexican island of Holbox): However, this backdrop is more tempting than a construction site - in the Corona period of suppressed desire to travel, a sight that awakens longing.
Photo: Education Images / Universal Images Group / Getty Images
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Hanging out (in Barcelona): During the past Corona summers, balconies were more popular than Mexico.
But even there, at the refuge in front of your own balcony door, a hammock contributes to happiness.
Photo: Nacho Doce / REUTERS
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Spoiled for choice of mat (facing Mount Merapi in Indonesia): The hammock has more history than meets the eye.
The ancient Greeks are said to have used them a few centuries before the birth of Christ.
The German word and the English term
hammock
go back to
hamáka
,
as
the construct made of cords and fabrics or nets is called in Hawaii.
Photo: Agung Supriyanto / AFP
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Swinging selfie (on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro): Easier than a bed, the hammock can be transported and hung anywhere there are posts or trees.
In shipping, the swaying sleeping arrangements traditionally saved a lot of space below deck and prevented the sailors from falling out of bed in rough seas.
Photo: Fabio Teixeira / NurPhoto / Getty Images
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Sun Time (under a cherry tree on the Golan Heights): Another advantage of hanging mats is that they keep crawling critters at bay.
Christopher Columbus probably introduced the net hammock from Latin America, in Europe apparently only hanging beds made of canvas were previously known.
Photo: Jalaa Marey/AFP
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Boat spotting (on Phi Phi in Thailand): Being lazy is not so easy for many people – otherwise the »Goof-Off-Day« (day of lazing around) would probably not have been introduced, which asks people to do nothing for a day.
Photo: Candida NG / AFP
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Helmeted Rest (on Charlotte Pass, Australia): Sadly, laziness has a bad image - "idleness is the beginning of all vices," they say.
Photo: Bill Blair/Getty Images
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Solo concert (in Annecy in south-eastern France): Even IT billionaire Bill Gates praises laziness.
He would always hire a lazy person to do a difficult job, he reportedly said.
Because lazy people would find an easy way to get things done.
Photo:Jeff Pachoud/AFP
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Schattenmatte (on Coney Island in New York): The researcher and US statesman Benjamin Franklin once flirtated: »I am the laziest person in the world: I only came up with all my inventions to make my life easier.«
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Cuddling with a view (in Spain): Switching off, letting your mind wander, doing nothing - maybe this contributes to mental health, especially in the time of Corona and war news.
Photo: Jordi Boixareu / picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com
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