World Greetings Day 2021

World Hello Day 2021:

November 21, Sunday

Every year on November 21, the whole world celebrates this bright and friendly holiday - World Greetings Day. It appeared in the calendar thanks to cheerful and positive people who are pleased to greet a new day and the people around them, regardless of their status or social status, age category and gender, with the kind words “Greetings” or “Sunny morning to you.” From such words, any person will feel pleasant and warm in their soul, even on a gloomy gray day under drizzling rain, and a minor mood will instantly transform into a major one. Meeting a joyful and friendly person along the way means you are guaranteed to receive a positive charge of emotions and optimism.

A look into the history of the holiday

The idea of creating a holiday arose in 1973 during the Cold War, as a sign of protest at the rapidly growing tension among the population of different nations. It belongs to two brothers who lived in America, who wrote many letters with the most sincere and friendly greetings, and sent them to different countries. In addition, each letter contained a request to the addressee to forward his greetings and wishes of happiness to the next person. Thus, chain letters began to be transmitted throughout the world. The result was World Greetings Day.

Celebration in Russia

In our country, schools and libraries have become the conductors of the Greetings Day traditions, where thematic meetings are held annually. Typically their participants are children, teenagers and young people. They are the ones who meet, take photographs, shoot short videos and convey greetings to loved ones, acquaintances and even strangers. These greetings are posted on social networks, which allow a huge number of people to join the holiday.

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Thanks to social networks, boundaries in communication are being erased, and there is no need to go out onto the streets to support the ideas of peace and interethnic contacts. In addition, the recipients of your messages may not be 10 people, but much more. To do this, just record a video with good wishes and post it on your page. Almost every person has such an opportunity, which means that becoming a participant in the international tradition is not at all difficult.

The Power of Greetings

Passed along the chain, warm words in greetings began to bring a positive effect and in many cases became salvation in difficult life situations, sometimes preventing the most terrible tragedies. Many people, withdrawing inside their shell, live a joyless and gray life. Some do not pay attention to the small joyful moments or moments of life, rotating in the modern frantic rhythm and tension of the urban jungle. Therefore, hearing a kind greeting, any, even the most serious, person will be distracted from tense thoughts, turning his attention to his opponent, and at the same time receive a positive charge of positivity. An ordinary smile in response and a personal, sincere message in the form of a greeting, but to the next person, will help to consolidate the effect of the emotions received.

Who's celebrating

The celebration affects all segments of the population, without restrictions on professions, ages or social status. When meeting people, they simply say hello, without even thinking that the classic “Hello” has its own, separate story. In short, this means that a person is interested in the health of the person he meets, thereby showing respect and care.

Video. How do townspeople react to greetings from a stranger?

Primary school teachers conduct activities with their students to show the meaning of greetings in the speech of an educated person.

“...I asked one grandfather: “Why are you saying hello?” Do you know me, or what?” And he said to me: “Why should I know you?... I haven’t heard anything bad about you, you haven’t heard anything bad about me either, therefore, you are a kind person, and I am a kind one. So be healthy,” an excerpt from one story.

Teachers explain to children the meaning of greetings. They are trying to convey that this is not a banal phrase, but a wish for a person, spoken from a pure heart.

Regardless of who your greeting is addressed to, its key goal is to show a friendly attitude!

It was from the same principles that the McComack brothers started when they came up with this original holiday. However, most likely, they did not think about the fact that in less than half a century their humorous action would spread throughout the world.

Tradition is timeless

Greeting each other when meeting is the oldest tradition. Each nation has its own customs, which change over the years, acquire a new meaning or lose the old one, turning into an established habit without a purpose or special meaning. But greeting, from the time of prehistoric human ancestors to this day, retains its essence and remains one of the few traditions observed in any society in any country in the world. Although sometimes it takes the most unexpected and strange forms:

in Tibet they will show you their tongue as a sign of greeting! After the death of the evil king, the Tibetans were afraid that his soul would move into one of his many subjects. And since Langa Darma had a black tongue, people began to greet each other, showing the normal color of their own tongue;

In many African tribes, the exchange of saliva symbolizes unity. Local aborigines, when meeting, spit in the direction of an acquaintance or first spit on the palm of their hand, and then seal them together. Or they spit at each other’s feet, or even right in their faces!

In some North African tribes, the greeting ritual means: “I think about you, I talk about you, I respect you.” To tell this with gestures to someone you meet, you need to put your right hand to your head, then to your lips, and then press it to your heart.

Greeting rituals can be included in the holiday script for children. Invite the children to guess in which country people say hello in one way or another. You can show photographs to the participants, or better yet, divide the guys into teams and act out several mini-skits.

The custom of shaking hands dates back to the knightly era - this is how warriors demonstrated that their palms were open (i.e., not holding weapons). In China and Japan, it is customary to bow to someone you meet - the lower the bow, the more respect the person bowing shows. In many Asian countries, instead of greeting, they ask “Did you eat well today?”, “Are your livestock healthy?” An affirmative nod means that everything is fine with the interlocutor.

November 21, 2021 - World Hello Day

Back in 1973, when the Cold War was gaining momentum and the international situation in the world was becoming increasingly tense, two American McComack brothers came up with a new holiday - Greetings Day.
On November 21, they sent letters of greeting to different parts of the Earth, which contained positive information, presented with cordiality and goodwill. And the meaning was extremely simple - they asked their recipients to send the same greeting letters to at least 10 new recipients. Surprisingly, the idea swept the entire planet, so the holiday immediately became worldwide. And now positive, joyful emotions, cheerful emoticons, friendly greetings on World Greetings Day are sent to friends and strangers by people of various nationalities, professions, ages, and material wealth. Even industrial magnates and political leaders are not shying away from this wonderful idea.

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On World Greetings Day, I will shake everyone’s hand, I tell you a glorious holiday, Let’s go for a walk with our friends!

I’ll open the phrasebook, I’ll say “Bonjour!”, “Hello!” to everyone, I’ll greet everyone while standing, Ah, it’s been a wonderful day!

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We got used to the greeting ceremony as children, and therefore we are not too lazy to do it every day.

On World Greetings Day, congratulate everyone in your neighborhood, Remember those who are far away - Your soul will feel lighter!

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“To a friend” Hello, my friend! Today is such a day, Everyone will greet each other in a crowd.

I wholeheartedly want to wish you, To receive greetings from your dear one more often.

So that he gives gifts and brings flowers. So that on this Day of Greetings you become happy.

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Good afternoon to you, hello, hello, how are you? Good evening, so many years, Cool coat!

We give out greetings Cheerfully and tenderly, And we live well like this, Brightly and carefree!

It’s bad for us to live without greetings, And it’s not just bad - it’s terrible, Greetings to you - without a catch, This is the essence of our lives!

Happy Greetings Day, And we greet you all, We wish you a lot of joy, To hear good laughter!

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There is a reason and a consequence, That everyone around is blooming: Today is the Day of Greetings, Hello, bonjour, fireworks!

So be attentive to each other, and then Success will immediately appear for many years.

It’s not difficult to be friendly, after all, to always be in life. Make all your friends happy and don’t forget your loved ones.

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Hello, hello, gudmonen, hai - Go, try - count. Greetings one thousand one hundred three In different parts of the Earth.

Let's be courteous, beautiful in soul, beautiful in mind. We all shouldn’t forget to say “Hello” to a friend.

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Happy Greetings Day, I send you a big greeting, I wish you to live in joy, Without sorrows and without troubles,

And you, just in case, send greetings to everyone, It will be much better and more pleasant for the soul!

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We are “good morning!” we say in the morning, and “good evening” only when it gets dark. And the kids are perplexed: Which greeting is most important?

We will give a simple answer to preschoolers, without any doubt about the result: Any are important - “hello” or “hello”, Just be polite, guys!

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With greetings to the whole world, Let's distribute and collect: To everyone today To-nyat-yeta And today to everyone - Salom.

And to the left and to the right, Hello has been given to everyone today, We will say Hello to the Bulgarians, And to the Bosnians, Dobar has been given.

Hands of adults, hands of children We shake hands as we go And to the vast entire planet Let's say - How do you do.

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To those who know me, With whom I met sunrises, With whom I clinked cognac, With whom I celebrated the New Year,

With whom the brotherhood started, With whom I have not known for a day - I sent everyone today Warm greetings from me!

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Greetings! Say hello to your girlfriends and friends who saved you from all troubles.

Greet everyone around, Giving them positivity, Just one day a year, Let's make our world happy!

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Today is a special day: We welcome everyone, Let people smile, Laughter sounds everywhere.

How great it is to greet acquaintances and friends, and enjoy life, and make people happy!

We greet the sun and peace throughout the entire Earth, and the festive dish on the festive table!

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Hello, dear, mutually - We answer to whom. And we don’t know, naively, Why and why.

Why do we suddenly decide to greet someone. Yes, and what do we know about this except the word itself.

But there is one - a day of greetings, and a world day, by the way. Maybe not, or maybe local, Welcome, don’t be lazy.

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With your head down, don’t pass by, Greet everyone you meet along the way. This is so necessary on Greetings Day! Extend your hand to someone close to you or a stranger!

Let the chain of hands or words “hello” surround our world in a tight ring! And then wars, evil and troubles will go away, And no one on earth will be sad!

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Don't let a person pass without greeting him, tell him hello, shake the hand of a loved one.

You rejoice every time When they wish you health, Find a couple of phrases for those who meet you.

On the day of greetings, I send you friendly greetings, friends, I wish you happiness and goodness, Not just for a day, but forever.

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I always greet people, Even though I don’t know everyone. To whom I say “Hello”, to whom “yes, yes”, To whom I send a nod.

Or maybe I’ll just look and smile, barely, timidly. To whom I love, whom I value, excellent congratulations to him.

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Everywhere you look around, When you meet, people shake hands, And all you can hear is - well, hello friend, Everyone celebrates the day of greetings.

May your hand hurt on this day, And there will be enough kind words for all of you, And you will get a little tired during the day, From friendly handshakes.

A friendly syllable of greetings sounds, The whole world shines with smiles, And let those who wanted to, be able to, And celebrate the holiday with us!

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Letters of welcome were invented in the midst of the Cold War, so that the whole world could weave a fabric with the ornament of a peaceful idea.

How an unfamiliar face encourages, Who did not consider it difficult to give an answer, Not with a burst of lead shots, But with a friendly handshake: “Hello!”

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I’ll tell you “hello”, “God help you” and “grown up”. Let’s communicate, isn’t this happiness? Let's be friendly, friends, I always vote for this.

It’s much better if you can be friends, Respect others and live happier, Let’s smile at passersby from time to time. They won't understand right? Don't be afraid.

Let's celebrate today's holiday with fun and joy, my greetings to you, Happy Greetings to you all, you are my friends, Today we simply cannot quarrel!

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Today you need to change greetings: Hello to you, husband, and hello to your wife, Hello to you, neighbors who knock on the walls, Hello, optimists, hello, grumblers.

Hello, pedestrians, hello, guards, May this greeting bring you good, Hello, dissatisfied, angry, sick, Perhaps this greeting will somehow save you?

And don’t regret cheerful greetings, Give them to your loved ones, acquaintances, friends, even if it’s a little, even if without answers. And I’ll say hello to you now!

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