Many non-public holidays are not tied to specific dates. For them, a day off of any month is allocated, for example, the third Sunday of August. But what date the Day of Happiness will be celebrated in 2024, you can see on the calendar now - this is March 20. Despite the fact that this is not a day off, and falls on Wednesday, you need to set yourself up for positive. The purpose and main idea of the holiday is to pay attention to life satisfaction and understand what prevents you from being happy every day.
History of the holiday
Ministries of countries, to show how successful development is, provide data on the growth of Gross Domestic Product, GDP.And only the Kingdom of Bhutan considers the indicator of Gross Happiness. This small state, located between China and India, cares so much about its citizens that it has organized a Ministry with such an optimistic name. And in 2012, representatives of this country took an initiative at the UN, proposing to calculate the standard of living of the population according to the same parameters.
The initiative was supported, but in a slightly different way. At the 66th General Assembly of the United Nations on June 28, 2012, a resolution was signed to establish the International Day of Happiness. The debate about which date to tie the holiday to was not long. They chose the day of the vernal equinox - equality between the dark and light hours of the day. Thus, they emphasized that all people of the Earth have the same rights.
The essence and objectives of the holiday
Happiness in psychology is a category that characterizes the goals of an individual person (individual). Everyone has their own idea of what is missing. But when calculating the overall index, the following positions are taken into account:
- lifespan;
- psychological climate in the country;
- he alth quality and accessibility;
- possibility of communication (this position includes relationships of any type, including love);
- education.
According to the UN, the basis of everything is social well-being, which, just, is built on the mentioned positions. Only by increasing the economic development of each country, it is possible to ensure the material protection of all sections of the population and get rid of poverty. The essence of the holiday is to remind all states of the need to work on these problems and ensure stability for their citizens.
Already, UN members are marking in their schedule what date the International Day of Happiness will be in 2024 in order to choose a topic for discussion at the next Assembly. During the year, they conduct a survey of the population, which is not enough to feel safe.Based on the answers, the tasks assigned to the international organization change.
But there are fundamental:
- hunger eradication;
- ensure a he althy lifestyle;
- access to education;
- environmental safety;
- sustainability.
Recently, it turned out that people believe that it is impossible to achieve well-being without sustainable gender equality. Perhaps, on the International Day of Happiness in 2024, this very issue will be raised on the agenda.
Traditions
A mandatory event for the international holiday was a conference of UN members, the participants of which discuss the possibilities of improving society and social life, taking into account a survey of the population. And in countries that celebrate the International Day of Happiness, are held:
- seminars and trainings;
- educational activities;
- conferences.
The main issue of discussion is how to achieve universal happiness. Most often, events are held in libraries or assembly halls of educational institutions. Charitable foundations take an active part. And people just rejoice at the opportunity to congratulate each other, say good words, send SMS and postcards with pleasant wishes.
You can celebrate the Day of Happiness in 2024 in a way that it will be remembered:
- Organize a charity fair, concert or gathering, and donate all funds to a society for the disabled or an orphanage.
- Hold a positive flashmob to bring a smile to everyone passing by.
- Make a film about improving the life of an individual family or a person, and make a presentation on March 20, showing that well-being depends not only on external factors, but also on the internal mood.
- Organize an exhibition of drawings by children who were invited to dream up what happiness is for them.
- Give heart-shaped balloons to the kids.
The smiles of others will awaken kindness in their hearts, and people will become at least a few minutes happier. Perhaps all these events will become traditional in the future.
To establish a significant day or a national celebration, the State Duma initiates an appeal to the President, and he, in turn, signs the corresponding decree. So far, the State Duma has not taken the initiative to mark March 20 as a significant date. But there is hope that according to the list of holidays of the Russian Federation, it will be possible to find out what date the Day of Happiness will be celebrated in 2024. After all, so far such a celebration has not been established in the Russian Federation at the state level.
