Sunday 2 May 2021

World Laughter Day 2021: Date, significance, history and famous quotes

 

World Laughter Day is celebrated every year on the first Sunday of May to raise awareness about laughter and its many healing benefits. More than 70 countries around the world celebrate World Laughter Day on the first Sunday of May.

World Laughter Day 2021: Laughter is good for your health. In fact, it is really one of the best medicines in the world. It strengthens your immune system, boosts your mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use.

Laughter improves your emotional health, strengthens your relationships, and even adds years to your life. So laugh whenever you get the chance, even when people give you funny looks, don't stop laughing.

As per the study, a person who laughs a lot lives longer and has a healthier and happier life. Therefore, to mark the importance of laughter, World laughter day is celebrated every year.

World Laughter Day 2021: Date and history

World Laughter Day is celebrated every year on the first Sunday of May to raise awareness about laughter and its many healing benefits. This year the day falls on May 02, 2021. More than 70 countries around the world celebrate World Laughter Day on the first Sunday of May.

The World Laughter Day was first celebrated on May 10, 1998, in Mumbai, India. The day was arranged by Dr Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement.

Dr Kataria is a family doctor in India who was inspired to start the Laughter Yoga movement in part by the facial feedback hypothesis, which postulates that a person's facial expressions can have an effect on their emotions.

FAMOUS QUOTES ON LAUGHTER

"A smile starts on the lips, a grin spreads to the eyes, a chuckle comes from the belly; but a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, overflows, and bubbles all around." -Carolyn Birmingham
"I have not seen anyone dying of laughter, but I know millions who are dying because they are not laughing." -Madan Kataria
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Don't, and the world laughs at you." -Fakeer Ishavardas
"The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter." -Mark Twain
"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing." -Herman Melville
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." -Voltaire
"Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine." -Lord Byron
"Laughter is America's most important export." -Walt Disney
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." -Charlie Chaplin
Source:https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/world-laughter-day-2021-date-significance-history-and-famous-quotes-1797969-2021-05-02

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