Celebrating World Peace Day with Shanti annually

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.