January
1 - Global Family Day
Nearly
140 nations were poised to respond to the 1997, November declaration of the U.N.(United Nations)
General Assembly that the first year of the new millennium should launch an - International
Decade for the Culture of Peace & Nonviolence for the Children of the World
- which would be ushered in by - One Day of Peace.
It
is suggested that Global Family Day is a day for sharing. Activities can be
fairly modest, but they can be far reaching.
Families
might come together and share food in small and simple food ceremonies where
they can make personal pledges to promote the message of peace throughout the
world.
Another
way to mark the day is to reach out to people in the community & neighbourhood,
especially people who live alone or / people with whom you may have lost touch.
Modern
methods of communication can be used where these are appropriate.
Personal
pledges for the future can be exchanged with loved ones and it should be
remembered that there is always room to take a look at personal achievements
during the past year and to find a little space for some self-congratulation.
There
are countless ways in which Global Family Day can be celebrated.
But,
whichever way we choose to spend the day, it gives us the opportunity to think
about other members of the Global Family.
We
may live thousands of miles away from each other and have vastly different
customs & lifestyles, but it is only by increasing our understanding of our
fellow members of the human race that world peace will ever be assured.
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