March 20 marks International Day of Happiness. (Renaissance Art / Shutterstock.com)
Smile, Today is International Day of Happiness!
19 Mar 2015 | By Erica Jackson
The UN-backed happy day encourages people around the world to spread some positivity.
In 2011 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which recognized happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and decreed that March 20 will be a day to observe happiness.
Efforts to make this joyful day meaningful have been popping up all over the web – starting with the initiators of the occasion, the United Nations, which wants people to share the song that makes them happiest by going to their website or tweeting #HappySoundsLike. Their growing celebrity roster includes Ban Ki Moon getting his boogy on, and Charlize Theron and musician Ed Sheerhan sharing their favorite happy songs.
