The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday established in 1981 by the United Nations with a unanimous resolution. It is observed annually on September 21. Look for Peace Day activities in your own community and around the world. Whatever you choose to do, please pause at 12 Noon local time and join people all across the globe in a Minute of Silence/Moment of Peace. Here's what else you can do annually to celebrate peace:
- Minute of silence at 12 noon (all time zones)
- Peace education events
- Intercultural and interfaith dialogues
- Workshops on the UN Peace Day theme
- Meditation and prayer
- Planting peace poles
- Community gatherings
- Vigils
- Concerts and festivals
- Soccer/football matches in the spirit of peace
- Service to others
- Feasts for peace
- Writing peace poetry
- Yoga
- Marches, parades and flag ceremonies
- Public programs with government officials
- Engaging youth in peace-building activities.
