March 20 is a special day. It's the International Day of Happiness! The United Nations (UN) made this day to remind everyone that being happy is important.
Leaders of the country wanted to know how happy its people were. So, they created the Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index ( 国民幸福指数 ) and did its first GNH survey ( 民意调查 ) in2008 to measure the happiness of its people .
Bhutan's interest in happiness caught the world's attention. Then the UN agreed in 2012 to create the International Day of Happiness.
People get joy from many things like friends, family, good health and a clean environment.
Every year on March 20, the World Happiness Report comes out to show what makes people happy and how happy people are in different countries around the world.
Maher Nasser from the UN helped make the International Day of Happiness."I want to make every day an International Day of Happiness," he said.
Nasser thinks that governments can help by making their people happier and healthier. But it's not just up to governments. For- example, helping others can make us feel good about ourselves and that makes us happier.
The International Day of Happiness is more than just a happy day. It's about making a better world together .
A. Each of us can also do things to make ourselves happier. B. It chose March 20 as the date and began celebrating it in 2013. C. The idea for this day came from an Asian country called Bhutan. D. But he doesn't believe people should only celebrate on March 20. E. It's important to remember our happiness doesn't depend on how much you have . |
What else can you do to make yourself happy? (15词以内)
