National Hugging Day
Date: January 21
Date: January 21
National Hug Day or International Hug Day
Celebrations: Offer Hugs
National Hugging Day is an annual event dedicated to hugging. It was created by Kevin Zaborney and occurs annually on January 21
The day was first celebrated on January 21, 1986 in Clio, Michigan, USA.
The holiday is also observed in many other countries. The idea of National Hug Day is to encourage everyone to hug family and friends more often.
The day was first celebrated on January 21, 1986 in Clio, Michigan, USA.
Zaborney cautions to ask first
if one is unsure of the response.
if one is unsure of the response.
Kevin Zaborney is credited with coming up with the idea of National Hugging Day in 1986. It was included in Chase's Calendar of Events;
Zaborney's friend at the time was the granddaughter of the proprietors
of the publication.
He chose January 21st as it fell between the
Christmas and New Year's Holidays and Valentine's Day and birthdays when
he found people are generally in low spirits.
Zaborney considered that "American society is embarrassed to show feelings in public" and hoped that a National Hugging Day would change that, although he thought that his idea would fail.
Zaborney considered that "American society is embarrassed to show feelings in public" and hoped that a National Hugging Day would change that, although he thought that his idea would fail.
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