World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year. This date is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828. He was the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.
It is an annual celebration of their principles. The day is celebrated by the Red Cross society across all the countries. It works for the welfare of people. World Red Cross Society provides for food shortages, natural disasters, wars as well as diseases and epidemics.
The theme of World Red Cross Day 2022 was 'BeHumanKind'.
World Thalassaemia Day
World Thalassemia Day is marked on May 8, every year. The event was first organised by the Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) in 1994, in memory of George Englezos, the son of TIF founder Panos Englezos. He had lost his life to the disease. Since then, the event is observed every year.
The World Thalassemia Day event is significant in the sense that it aims to reduce the number of children born with thalassemia. Some people are silent carriers of thalassemia and both of them can pass down the disease to their children. So, proper screening is essential to detect carriers. The event educates the masses on these issues.
The theme for World Thalassemia Day 2022 was "Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community as one to improve Thalassemia knowledge." As the theme mentions, developing and spreading awareness about thalassemia all over the world and caring for those affected by the disease are the key areas of focus for this year's event.
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is celebrated in several countries across the world on the second Sunday of May. This year, on the special occasion, tech giant Google also joined the celebration with a special Doodle.
The modern holiday was first celebrated in 1907, when Anna Jarvis held the first Mother's Day service of worship at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Andrew's Methodist Church now holds the International Mother's Day Shrine. Her campaign to make Mother's Day a recognized holiday in the United States began in 1905.
In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrase "Second Sunday in May, Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, Founder", and created the Mother's Day International Association.
May 07, 2022
World Athletics Day
Every year on May 7, World Athletics Day is commemorated. On this day, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), formerly the International Amateur Athletic Federation, was created as a social responsibility project called 'Athletics for a Better World'.
The IAAF aims to enhance young people's participation in athletics and raise awareness about the benefits of fitness.
World Athletics Day was established in 1996 by then-IAAF President Primo Nebiolo. Since then, the IAAF, the World Athletics Federation and an international governing body for athletics, have organised and sponsored this event every year, with a focus on fitness and health.
May 06, 2022
International No Diet Day
International No Diet Day is observed every year on May 6 to celebrate your natural body type and ditch restrictive diets.
The day aims to encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle irrespective of their body type and shape and raise awareness about the dangers of dieting.
A blue ribbon is used as a symbol for the day which celebrates body diversity and acceptance.
In 1992, English feminist Mary Evans Young started International No Diet Day with the aim of helping people around the world to accept their natural body type.
Evans was a victim of anorexia (an eating disorder), body image issues, and bullying.
May 04, 2022
International Firefighters' Day
International Firefighters' Day is observed every year on 4 May. It was instituted on 4 January 1999 after a proposal via email out across the world due to the deaths of five firefighter's in a bushfire in Australia. Therefore, this day is observed to recognise and honour the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible.
Coal Miners Day
Every year on 4 May, Coal Miners Day is observed to honour the coal miners. Let us tell you that Coal mining is done to extract coal from the ground. Coal Mining is one of India's most dangerous professions. Coal Miners are the men who know that they may not return home back after work when the day is over. Then, also they walk in the coal mines and earn their daily wages.
May 03, 2022
World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May)
The aim World Asthma Day of the day is raising awareness of asthma and how it affects sufferers. The day falls on the first Tuesday in May each year and aims to raise support for sufferers and their families. World Asthma Day 2022 is on May 3rd. World Asthma Day was launched in conjunction with the first World Asthma Meeting in Barcelona, and has grown to become the biggest international asthma event.
GINA chose 'Closing Gaps in Asthma Care' as the theme for the 2022 World Asthma Day.
Press Freedom Day
Every year Press freedom Day or World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3rd May to evaluate press freedom around the world and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
This year's World Press Freedom Day theme "Journalism under digital siege," spotlights the multiple ways in which journalism is endangered by surveillance and digitally-mediated attacks on journalists, and the consequences of all this on public trust in digital communications.
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