世界微笑日在哪一天?世界微笑日的来由是什么?
在中国,大家习惯上将每年5月8日定为“世界微笑日”,而这一天本身为“世界红十字与红新月日”。事实上,根据外文网站的信息,世界微笑日并不在5月8日这一天。
美国从1999年开始将每年10月的第一个周五定为世界微笑日(World Smile Day),希望在这一天人们不仅面带微笑,更要用真挚善良去对待周围的人。2019年的世界微笑日应该在10月4日。
World Smile Day is a day when people are encouraged to not only put a smile on the faces of their fellow man, but also to treat them to acts of kindness. This day is celebrated on the first Friday in October and has been officially celebrated since 1999. Today, not only do millions of people participate by putting smiles on the faces of their fellow human beings on this day, but there are also many events held all over the United States and the world to celebrate this day.
世界微笑日要追溯到1963年的马萨诸塞州。广告艺术家Harvey Ball创造了笑脸形象(smiley face),并迅速获得了巨大成功,在全球范围内获得了极高的反响。甚至美国电影《阿甘正传》中也戏说了这段历史:当时正在奔跑着横跨美洲的阿甘接受了路人递过来的T恤擦汗,布满粉尘的脸就此印在了白色的T恤上,并给路人带来了启发,自此创造出世界闻名的笑脸形象。
但由于笑脸形象在商业上的巨大成功,其设计者Harvey Ball担心人们忽视笑脸背后的含义,并因此创建了世界微笑日。
The historical roots of this day can be traced to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1963. This is when a commercial artist named Harvey Ball created what would now be known as the smiley face; An image that had instant commercial success and quickly became recognizable all around the world. While Harvey Ball was pleased with the success of the smiley face, he was also concerned that the real meaning behind it was lost on the general public. It was this concern that inspired him to create World Smile Day.
Harvey认为,笑脸不涉及任何政治、宗教、地域限制。他希望创建这么一天提醒认为微笑和善待他人。1999年,世界微笑日第一次被正式庆祝,并从此向全球推广开来。
Harvey believed that the smiley face had no political, religious or geographic limitations placed upon it. He felt that people shouldn’t either, at least for one day of the year. So he created this day as a day that people can be kind to each other and make each other smile. In 1999, he started the first ever World Smile Day in Worcester, Massachusetts and from there it has spread throughout the world.
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