🧘‍♂️ International Day of Yoga

International Day of Yoga is a holiday dedicated to Indian physical, spiritual, and psychological practices. It is celebrated annually on the summer 🌞 Solstice, 🌈 June 21.

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🧘‍♂ Man in Lotus Position emoji was added by Unicode in the 5.0 emoji version in 2017. This emoji is a combination of 🧘 Person in Lotus Position and ♂️ Male sign making it look like one.
🧘 Person in Lotus Position used to be female, but now it appears to be gender-neutral.

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Holiday history of 🧘‍♂️ International Day of Yoga
Traditions and symbols of 🧘‍♂️ International Day of Yoga

1. Holiday history of 🧘‍♂️ International Day of Yoga

The idea of this holiday was born in 2014, thanks to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. He motivated his idea by the fact that yoga helps to feel unity with oneself and the world. Thanks to yoga people will be able to change their usual way of life and move to a new level of consciousness, which will lead to public well-being. In the same year, 175 countries of the world signed the 📜 Resolution of the UN General Assembly No. 69/131 establishing the International Day of Yoga.

Thus, the initiative of Narendra Modi helped the rulers of other countries and the population to understand the benefits of yoga for psychological and physical health, as well as for the psycho-emotional state in modern stressful times.

Interesting fact: When proclaiming this holiday, the UN noted that the main message of yoga is a craving for 🙏 Harmony, which helps 📉 Reduce stress and 🤬 Aggressiveness, and also it teaches mutual respect. By practicing yoga, a person finds peace within himself, and this helps to achieve harmony in the whole society.

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2. Traditions and symbols of 🧘‍♂️ International Day of Yoga

Traditionally, thousands of people gather in large open areas on International Day of Yoga with one common goal: to keep their body and mind in good shape and health. As a rule, this event is held free of charge and anyone can attend it.

The main symbol of International Day of Yoga is the image of a 🧘‍♀️ Person in the lotus position, which reflects the main idea of the holiday. Since 2015, the celebration of Yoga Day has traditionally been held under a specific theme. For example, in 2015, such a topic was Yoga for 😌 Harmony and 🌎 Peace, and in 2020, it was Yoga at 🏠 Home, yoga with 👪 Family due to the 👑🦠 COVID-19 pandemic.