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The annual celebration recognizes the time-honored snack that has become a fundamental part of our everyday lives all over the world. Celebrate Popcorn Day with a bowl of popcorn and your favorite movie!

Since 2007, World Nutella Day has been celebrated on February 5, and today, this holiday enjoys international recognition.

The Nutella brand, known worldwide and loved by children, secured a place of honor on the list of world holidays almost immediately. In 2007, American Sara Rosso, a blogger living in Italy, claimed February 5 as World Nutella Day. The initiative was taken up by millions of fans of this tasty chocolate-hazelnut spread.

In 2007, the first Nutella Day celebration was held in Italy, the home of the tasty spread. Now, every year, processions and concerts, flash mobs, celebrations, and tastings of various dishes using Nutella (cakes, pastries, buns, cocktails, and more) are organized all over the world. The holiday continues to grow in popularity, and celebrations are held in many cities around the world, including the virtual city of Nutellaville, where you’ll find poems, recipes, and many more things dedicated to Nutella.

On March 10, video game fans around the world celebrate Mario Day. This unofficial holiday is dedicated to one of the most famous video game characters, Mario, who has appeared in over 200 video games.

Mario is more than just a video game character. He is a true pop culture icon. Along with video games, Mario has appeared in television shows, comics, films, commercials, and on various merchandise. Mario even appeared at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Video game fans celebrate Mario Day every year on March 10, which was chosen because, when written as Mar 10, it looks like the word MARIO.

World Health Day (WHD) is celebrated every year on April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. Each year, a theme is selected to highlight a priority area of public health concern around the world. The theme for World Health Day 2022 is “Our Planet, Our Health.” This call from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the WHO, and partners presents a unique opportunity for a green and healthy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that puts the health of individuals and the planet at the center of the action and fosters a movement to create societies focused on well-being.

Every year on the second Sunday of May, many countries in Europe, Africa, North and South America, Australia, China, and Japan celebrate one of the happiest and loveliest holidays — Mother’s Day.

In 1907, a young American, Anna Jarvis of West Virginia, took the initiative to honor mothers in memory of her mother, who had died prematurely. Anna wrote letters to government agencies, legislature, and prominent people with a proposal to devote one day a year to honoring mothers.

Anna’s efforts were crowned with success. In 1910, the state of Virginia was the first to recognize Mother’s Day as an official holiday. In 1912, the International Mother’s Day Association was formed with the aim of promoting a conscious celebration of the day. In 1914, Mother’s Day became an official holiday across the United States. In essence, this holiday spans from generation to generation for all of us because mothers are so important to us all.

On June 21, the world celebrates International Yoga Day, which was established by UN General Assembly Resolution No. 69/131 in 2014 with the aim of raising worldwide awareness of the benefits of yoga and adopting it to our way of life.

International Yoga Day was first celebrated in June 2015 and was initiated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India is the birthplace of yoga, where it has been cultivated since ancient times. The chosen date falls on the longest day of the year for half of the globe. This date, associated with the Sun, is significant to many people and is known as the summer solstice.

The initiative was supported by all 175 states represented in the UN General Assembly, and in December 2014, June 21 was proclaimed International Yoga Day. Unanimous support for the establishment of the holiday is due to the recognition of the benefits yoga brings to the cultivation of physical and psychological health, which plays an important role in the modern world and increased stress on the psycho-emotional nature of a person.

Positive Thinking Day is celebrated every year on September 13 to highlight the rewards of positive thinking. Positive Thinking Day is all about thinking positive thoughts and was first celebrated in 2003. An American entrepreneur came up with the idea of dedicating a day to positivity and positive thinking. The goal is to have a positive attitude all day.

United Nations Day commemorates the anniversary of the UN Charter’s entry into force in 1945. The ratification of this keystone charter resulted in the establishment of the United Nations.

United Nations Day has been celebrated on October 24 since 1948. In 1971, in its resolution, the UN General Assembly recommended that member states celebrate this day as a public holiday. In honor of United Nations Day, a concert is usually held in the General Assembly Hall located at UN headquarters in New York. The 2021 concert was a call for stronger international cooperation for the benefit of countries and peoples alike and for a more peaceful and prosperous future for all as the world recovers from the
Covid-19 pandemic.

World Origami Day is celebrated annually on November 11. This day was established by the Japan Origami Association in 1980 and is associated with an important historical date — the day World War One ended. This war officially ended at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918. It was the first day of peace after a war that lasted four years and three months. The Japanese paper crane is the symbol of this day. The four ones (11 a.m., November 11) are symbolized by the four sides of the square that make up the traditional paper cranes.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared December 5 as World Turkish Coffee Day in 2013. Since then, many events surrounding Turkish coffee culture have been organized throughout the world.

Turkish coffee, a world-renowned Turkish delight, has an important place in Turkish tradition, with its rituals specific to Turkish culture. Turkish coffee, which is offered on special occasions, and which makes other occasions special, signifies friendship. In fact, a Turkish proverb is, “A single cup of coffee is remembered for 40 years.” Yunus Emre Institute organizes activities aimed at introducing Turkish coffee culture that serves as a bridge between hearts and organized a series of events on World Turkish Coffee Day on December 5, 2021 in collaboration with the Republic of Turkey Embassies and the Republic of Turkey Consulate Generals. The events, which were included in UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, attracted a great deal of interest.