Day of good deeds of the year. "Day of Good Deeds" will unite everyone who wants to help those in need

29.07.2020

On February 17, 2017, Spontaneous Kindness Day is celebrated around the world. It is an international holiday when all people do good deeds and do good for others.

This holiday has been around for several years now - it was established in the USA on the initiative of charitable organizations and picked up around the world.

In that holiday of kindness everyone has the opportunity to make a donation and participate in charitable activities. In many countries, charity marathons are held with the participation of famous artists and public figures.

Why is Goodness Day needed?

Spontaneous Kindness Day appeared as a reminder that lately we are sometimes indifferent to the problems and misfortunes of others. We concentrate on our worries and move on. But we expect mercy and responsiveness from people during difficult times. On this day, it is important to remember how important kindness, compassion and mutual assistance are.

Kindness is one of the most important human virtues. It is sincere kindness, participation and support that are especially appreciated.

Kindness always goes hand in hand with selflessness; it does not expect gratitude or mutual help. Good deeds should bring pleasure in themselves, without expectation of reward or praise. This is true kindness.

Feelings of anger and resentment that fill your heart worsen your health and do not develop you spiritually. Good deeds bring happiness, lead to better physical health and heal the soul.

Learn to enjoy your good deeds, which come from your heart and are perceived by the hearts of others. This is how the Universe provides the opportunity to be involved in making the world a better place. And of course, according to the law of the Universe, good will definitely return!

Kindness Day - how to spend it

In many countries, on this day of kindness, it is customary to give flowers to passers-by and strangers and pass on the goodness of your heart to people who also have a desire to do something good.

You can help children in need by giving them a piece of your love and what they really need for complete happiness.
Treat a person who is frozen on a winter day with hot tea or feed him in the nearest canteen.
Ask for forgiveness and visit parents and loved ones whom you still remember, but have not seen for a long time.
Pick up a homeless dog or cat and shelter it under your wing.
Make a bird feeder.
Don't refuse to help someone.
A person is happy when he gives. Being kind is the destiny of the strong, not weakness, because good deeds help you become a real person and preserve the best qualities of your character. See how easy it is to support the people around you, take care of your loved ones, and smile at strangers.

Open your heart to the Light and try to maintain this state throughout the year, and not just on this February day. Try starting this one kindness day in February with good deeds and this year will be kind and favorable for you! Happy holiday!

Good Deeds Day

Good Deeds Day is a holiday on March 25, when people all over the world do some good deeds, help each other, and forgive each other’s insults.

Story

According to legend, the Day of Good Deeds arose on March 25 of the 14th-15th centuries. A merchant came to Moscow, which was then developing at an accelerated pace, and began intensively donating his money to charity. He didn’t just throw his money away, but gave it for specific purposes: fixing someone’s roof or for other household needs. In memory of this, the residents of the street where the merchant stopped began to help each other and do various good deeds on this day. Gradually, this holiday acquired wider proportions, then rumors about it began to die down.

Modernity

Currently, the holiday is remembered again. In recent years, Good Deeds Day has been celebrated in different regions of Russia on the initiative of various public organizations. Recently, holiday events on March 25 are also taking place in Israel and Ukraine. There is an alternative version of Kindness Day - “Random Act of Kindness Day”, which is celebrated on February 17 in many countries around the world.

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The most popular feeling in life is goodness. It is difficult to describe it, to give an exact formulation. It is capable of doing great things, reconciling neighbors, taming animals, making the world more beautiful. Such an important word must have its own holiday.

Kindness Day

The history of choosing the date of Spontaneous Acts of Kindness Day is little studied. But what is certain is that the initiators were numerous public and charitable organizations around the world. In November 1998, the first conference of the World Movement for Good took place. Venue: Tokyo. Representatives of leading countries attended the event. Those gathered decided to celebrate World Kindness Day on February 17th.

At first, 7 countries took part in the action: the USA, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, England, Australia and Canada. Later European powers began to join. The Russian Federation has only recently joined the movement. The main goal of the holiday is to encourage people to do good, noble deeds through kindness and positivity. The holiday knows no borders, race or religion. He fights inequality, gives positive energy, and reconciles those who quarrel.

About goodness

Good in our world works according to the “boomerang principle”. It always returns good, only with greater magnitude! Dobro is an active participant in poetry and works of art. This term is included in the titles of many songs and films. Here are phrases we often use:

Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good health.
Welcome.

An excellent example and call for kindness can be this popular song:

The main highlight of goodness is not to demand retaliatory actions, not to seek benefits. You can recall the wonderful Soviet cartoon “Just Like That.” Generous animals gave each other a bouquet of flowers just like that. It was an outburst of soul and heart, a desire to cheer up and lift the spirits of the first creature we met. The cartoon is still loved by children and adults in Russia.

Prospects for 2018

No difficulties or changes in society can eliminate the category of “good” from our lives. In Russian legislation there is no official holiday “Kindness Day”. No ceremonial events will be held in the Kremlin; it is foolish to expect congratulations from the country's top officials on this date. Only in a science fiction movie can the head of state congratulate the people on such a holiday by reducing the price of utilities and raising the salaries of ordinary people. Each person will be able to independently take the initiative and organize a small celebration in their home or work team. And you don’t need much for this: a little creativity, love and imagination. Conveniently, in 2018, February 17 falls on a Sunday.

How to live on February 17?

If you a kind person, then be yourself. If you feel rude and greedy, then you will have to work a little. Do something nice for a colleague who offended you, forgive an insignificant debt to a neighbor, move your grandmother across the street. Better yet, don’t wait for that date to come. Live positively and make little surprises for everyone around you. Remember - even despots gave their victims hot tea before execution. If you work in the field of education, upbringing, culture, be sure to arrange a small celebration the day before.

It is often carried out in kindergarten, at school, university or library. Even in a camp for bandits, you can show the kind and heart-tugging film “White Beam, Black Ear.” Perhaps a string of anger and hatred will break in some dark soul. Kindness, care and attention are very much lacking in our lives. Many people don’t remember what date their mother’s birthday or wedding anniversary is. Kindness Day can be considered a day of mercy, joy and a course for the best.

To the epigraph:

We are always happy to do good, it does not require a reward, give good for nothing, you can’t buy it for a nickel!

OUR DESIGN

In 2007, the first Good Deeds Day was organized by businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison and the non-profit organization Ruach Tova, part of The Ted Arison Family Foundation, a philanthropic offshoot of the Arison Group. “I believe that if people with good thoughts do good things and say good words, there will be more and more good in the world. “Good Deeds Day has become the main day of caring, and this year, individuals, schoolchildren, students, soldiers and employees of various companies will all participate in this annual event by doing good deeds for others,” says Shari Arison.

EVOLUTION OF THE “DAY OF GOOD DEEDS”

“Good Deeds Day” is conquering the world!
Since its inception in 2007, this annual tradition of acts of kindness has grown from 7,000 participants in Israel to nearly 1 million worldwide by 2015. In 2011, the project became international and united people in 10 cities around the world, including many in the USA. In 2012, we reached Europe, and in partnership with MTV Global, we launched a six-week promotional campaign on their websites and TV channels with an audience of 24 million people around the world. In 2013, 16,000 volunteers from 50 countries participated in hundreds of projects, including events with the ABC Network in New York. And then, in 2014, the number of participants in the “Day of Good Deeds” doubled. We partnered with ABC Network NYC for the second year to partner with leading volunteer organizations on a wide-ranging TV, radio and social media campaign. 500,000 people took part in Israel and 35,000 in the rest of the world.

“Day of Good Deeds” continued its march around the world and held its biggest day on April 7, 2019. 3,900,000 members from 108 countries took part in 20,000 projects and contributed 7.8 million hours to good causes.

A person in our rapidly developing world often forgets about valuable moral criteria such as love, support, mutual assistance and kindness. Well, if they are still used, then all intentions and deeds remain for a long time in the hearts of not only those for whom they are intended, but also those who are their bearers.

Therefore, the holiday of goodness is so important, the main task of which is to develop in each of us the need to perform good deeds towards others. Its goal is to form and educate in young people a sense of mercy and compassion, sensitivity and goodwill.

Story

The world will become kinder if each of us does good deeds. It is not for nothing that in Eastern religions since ancient times there have been beliefs that such deeds influence the future fate of a person and the possibility of his new reincarnation. Those who held this opinion united in 1997 to form the World Kindness Movement. Volunteers and volunteers inspired others by doing good deeds. They became the basis of the organization. In 1998, on November 13, the first conference was held. It took place in Tokyo. And representatives of many countries (Japan, Thailand, Australia and others) took part in it. In subsequent years, new states joined the movement.

In 2000, participants who attended the 3rd conference of this organization took the initiative to hold a festival of kindness. This proposal was voiced in Singapore and supported unanimously. The symbol of the holiday was an open heart. His image was created and proposed by an artist from France. And one of the main traditions for many peoples is the presentation of flowers not only to loved ones, but also to all strangers.

In 2009, this holiday was held for the first time in Russia. Everyone was able to write letters with good wishes to elderly people living in boarding schools. By doing so, they performed a selfless act for the benefit of others.

Many scientific studies have proven that those who participate in good deeds live longer and are more likely to be happy. They are not subject to depression and blues like others. This day, like any other, needs to start small - say words of gratitude to your loved ones, give beautiful poems, bouquets of fresh flowers.

Traditions

The future for many people depends on expensive surgeries. On this day, donations are collected for seriously ill children, which give hope for recovery. To do this, they organize the sale of various crafts at charity markets. Usually people do not skimp and spend their money on buying such souvenirs.

In medical institutions, blood is collected, the transfusion of which in many cases determines the further full life of both adults and children. Various auctions and concerts are being prepared, and the proceeds are directed to the necessary regular rehabilitation.

On the pages of websites on the Internet, all sorts of ideas for noble deeds are discussed, and then they are brought to life. Canteens and overnight shelters are opened for the homeless. Famous singers and film actors visit orphanages. They communicate with children and give them gifts. Many theaters host free performances for such children.