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DAYS AND EVENTS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Apr 17, 2019

World Hemophilia Day

World Hemophilia Day is an international awareness day for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. It is held annually on April 17. The date was chosen in honour of the World Federation of Haemophilia founder Frank Schnabel, who was born on that day.

Apr 10, 2019

World Homeopathy Day

Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle of triggering the body's own healing responses. It has been around for more than 200 years, and its popularity shows no signs of waning.
Homeopathy was discovered by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, who himself was a doctor practicing western medicine. Every year April 10, his birth anniversary, World Homeopathy Day is celebrated as a tribute to Hahnemann.

Apr 05, 2019

National Maritime Day

India celebrates National Maritime Day on 5th April, which is dedicated to the country's glorious maritime history. It was on this day in 1919 when SS Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd, set sail for the United Kingdom from Mumbai (then British Bombay).
This marks a crucial step for India shipping history as the sea routes then were controlled by the British. The day is being observed since 1964.
The theme of the National Maritime Day 2019 celebrations is "Indian Ocean-An Ocean of opportunity".

Apr 04, 2019

International Day of Mine Awareness

On 8th December 2005, the General Assembly declared that 4th April of each year shall be observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
It called for continued efforts by States, with the assistance of the United Nations and relevant organisations, to foster the establishment and development of national mine-action capacities in countries where mines and explosive remnants of war constitute a serious threat to the safety, health and lives of the civilian population, or an impediment to social and economic development at the national and local levels.
The theme for the 2019 International Day of Mine Awareness is "United Nations Promotes SDGs – Safe Ground – Safe Home".

Mar 27, 2019

World Theatre Day

World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI).
It is celebrated annually on the 27th March by ITI Centres and the international theatre community. Various national and international theatre events are organised to mark this occasion.
One of the most important of these is the circulation of the World Theatre Day International Message through which at the invitation of ITI, a figure of world stature shares his or her reflections on the theme of Theatre and a Culture of Peace.
The first World Theatre Day International Message was written by Jean Cocteau (France) in 1962.
It was first in Helsinki, and then in Vienna at the 9th World Congress of the ITI in June 1961 that President Arvi Kivimaa proposed on behalf of the Finnish Centre of the International Theatre Institute that a World Theatre Day be instituted.
The proposal, backed by the Scandinavian centres, was carried with acclamation.

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