Youth Day
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Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country.
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[edit] International Youth Day
International Youth Day is an international observance on August 12 officially recognized by the United Nations.
[edit] Angola
On 14 April Angola celebrates Youth Day.[1] [2] [3]
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[edit] United States of America
On February 28, Americans celebrate Youth Day.
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[edit] China
Youth Day (青年节) in the People's Republic of China is on May 4. It was established in December 1949 by the Government Administration Council[4] to commemorate the beginning of the May Fourth Movement in 1919.
[edit] India
Youth Day in India is celebrated on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
In 1984, the Government of India declared and decided to observe the Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (12 January, according to the English calendar) as National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India's Communication, ‘It was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth.’
Swami Vivekananda's Birthday, according to Indian Almanac (Vishuddha Siddhanta Almanac) is on Pausha Krishna Saptami tithi, which falls on different dates of English Calendar every year. This is observed in various centres of Ramakrishna Math and Mission in a traditional Hindu manner which includes mangalarati, special worship, homa (fire-ritual), meditation, devotional songs, religious discourses, sandhyarati (versper service in the evenings), and so on.
The National Youth Day is observed all over India at schools and colleges—with processions, speeches, recitations, music, youth conventions, seminars, Yogasana presentation, competitions in essay-writing, recitations, speeches, music, sports, and other programs on 12 January every year.
Swami Vivekananda's lectures and writings, deriving their inspiration from the Indian spiritual tradition and the broad outlook of his Master Sri Ramakrishna, are a source of inspiration and have motivated numerous youth organizations, study circles, and service projects involving youth. All his teachings can be found in The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, in nine volumes, published from Advaita Ashrama. (Their website)
[edit] Morocco
Youth Day is celebrated on July 9 in Morocco.[5] [6]
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[edit] Singapore
Youth Day is celebrated on July 1 in Singapore. Youths are given a day off from school on July 1.
[edit] South Africa
Youth Day on 16 June in South Africa commemorates the start of the Soweto riots of 1976, initially sparked by a government edict that all instruction in black schools would be held in Afrikaans. The iconic picture of Hector Pieterson, a black schoolchild shot by the police, brought home to many people within and outside South Africa the brutalities of the Apartheid regime.
[edit] Taiwan
Youth Day (青年節) in the Republic of China is on March 29.[7] This day is known as Literary Day (文藝節) in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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[edit] Turkey
Youth and Sports Day (Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı) on May 19 in Turkey is dedicated to the youth. This day is also Atatürk Day (Atatürk'ü Anma), a day of commemoration of Kemal Atatürk, the "Father of Turkey", and the commemoration of the beginning of the national liberation movement initiated by Atatürk in 1919
The day is celebrated in honor of the arrival of Kemal Atatürk to Samsun on May 19, 1919, when the Turkish War of Independence began.
[edit] Venezuela
Youth Day is celebrated on February 12.[8] The holiday was created to commemorate all the teenagers above 12 years old who fought and died in the Battle of La Victoria, during the Venezuelan War of Independence, on February 12, 1814.[9]
[edit] Yugoslavia
Youth Day was celebrated throughout the former Yugoslavia on May 25. This was also a celebration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday.[10] [11] In the weeks preceding the date youth ran a relay around the country and on his birthday Tito was ceremonially presented with the baton. The baton, which had passed through all major cities, contained a symbolic birthday message, ostensibly from the youth of the whole country. (May 25, 1977: Marica Lojen of Kumrovec passing the baton into Tito's hands: http://www.titoville.com/images/tito-in-stafeta.jpg)
[edit] Iran
Youth Day is celebrated in Iran on 13th Shaban (Hejri Ghamari) on the birthday of Hazrat e Alie Akbar (first son of Imam Hossein).
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[edit] See also
World Youth Day - observed by the Roman Catholic Church
