World Kindness Day

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World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is celebrated across the world on 13 November every year.

Important facts

  • It is a special day, when we celebrate one of the special characteristics of mankind i.e. kindness.

  • The feeling of kindness helps to improve the life of every human being.

  • This year the day is being celebrated with the theme ‘Be kind whenever possible.’

  • World Kindness Day was started in the year 1998 by the World Kindness Movement organisation, which was founded by kindness organisations around the world at the 1997 Tokyo conference.

  • It is celebrated in many countries including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.

  • From the year 1998, this day started being celebrated annually.

  • It is celebrated in many countries including Canada, Japan, Australia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. In the year 2009, Singapore celebrated the day for the first time.

  • Australia started celebrating the day in 2012, France in 2015 and the USA in 2018. As of 2019, the World Kindness Movement had reached 27 different countries.


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