Secular observance
International Day of Peace
A United Nations day for peace and non-violence on 21 September. Established in 1981, its fixed September date was adopted in 2001.
Also known as Peace Day, Peace One Day.
A round of self-kindness and a few minutes of even breath, at noon if you can.
When it falls
Whose reckoning these dates follow
21 September, the date the United Nations General Assembly fixed in 2001.
Why communities differ
A civil observance rather than a religious one, kept on the same date everywhere.
Japa has not independently verified these dates against a published calendar. Check them against the authority your own community keeps.
The practices Japa keeps through it
- Self-kindness 21 a day
- Even breath 12 a day
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