International Day of "thank you"

Do we often thank others for doing something good for us? Of course, this happens every day, coming to the store, making a purchase, we thank the seller or the cashier, if someone raised, what fell from our hands, and returned us - we say: "thank you." Without even noticing, we thank each other almost constantly.

Often we forget about the true meaning of pleasant words, good manners, how important it is to be thankful and to carry with these words joy to all who surround us. What number and how do they celebrate the "thank you" day, unfortunately, not many people know these days, that's why we devote our article to this topic.

International Day of "thank you"

Long ago, words of gratitude and courtesy were considered magical and carried a certain meaning. With their help, we show not only our correct upbringing, but also express our gratitude, we give attention and respect to relatives, relatives and friends. It always inspires, tunes in a positive way, encourages new actions and communication.

Therefore, for people around the world to realize how important it is to be polite towards each other, thanks to the initiative of the UN and UNESCO, it was decided to approve the January 11 date as the World Thanksgiving Day. This holiday is equated to the World Thanksgiving Day , which is celebrated on September 21. Since then, every year people all over the world express their respect and recognition to their loved ones with one symbolic word.

In fact, the history of the World Day "thanks" is not exactly known, but there is one funny version, according to which, it was invented by the company that produced greeting cards. In ancient Russia, the word "thank you" appeared only in the sixteenth century and was originally pronounced "save God." But the roots of the English "Thank you" originate not only from gratitude. And this means that in all the languages ​​of the world, the word "thank you" carries in itself something very important, for the culture of all peoples.

What is usually done when celebrating the "thank you" day?

January 11, the inhabitants of the whole planet, express their gratitude for the fact that once someone helped them, did not turn away, thank the parents who gave birth and brought up , loved ones, relatives and friends just for what they are. Similarly, according to tradition, people send each other greeting cards and messages to remind once again how important it is in our world to say "thank you".