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Happiness Happens Month
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Year Round Festivals Series 28 – Happiness Happens Month – I’ve got the best _______?

  Year Round Festivals Series 28 – Happiness Happens Month – I’ve got the best _______? Happiness Happens Month is celebrated throughout the month of August each year and was established in 2000 by The Secret Society of Happy People. The now no longer secret organisation was started in 1998 by Pamela Gail Johnson. She wanted to spread joy through the organisation and wanted people to enjoy a more fulfilling life. She believes that positive thinking and joy can be found in any environment if we want it to be. The Secret Society of Happy People began to gain a […]

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Year-round Festival Series 27 – International Forgiveness Day – Who will you forgive today?

Year-round Festival Series 27 – International Forgiveness Day – Who will you forgive today? On the first Sunday of August, the International Forgiveness Day is celebrated. This festival originated in Vancouver, Canada, by a non-profit educational foundation called the Global Forgiveness Alliance. The mission of the organisation is to evoke the spirit of forgiveness. They believe that “Forgiveness Is the Greatest Healer of Them All” and that “Without Forgiveness There Is No Future“. A life of forgiveness and non-violence will reduce violence and conflict, reduce stress, improve health, and create a richer, more empowered life. This organisation conducts forgiveness seminars

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Year-round Festival Series 26 – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – Contemporary slavery?

Year-round Festival Series 26 – World Day Against Trafficking in Persons – Contemporary slavery? World Day against Trafficking in Persons is celebrated on 30 July every year. The criminal exploitation of women, children and men for a variety of purposes, including sexual exploitation and forced labour, is known as human trafficking. Victims are all over the world. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has collected about 225,000 victims of human trafficking worldwide, with women and children being the most common victims. As a human being, how can you think of buying and selling another human being like

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Year-round Festival Series 25 – World Drowning Prevention Day – Why are there so many festivals?

Year-round Festival Series 25 – World Drowning Prevention Day – Why are there so many festivals? Different festivals are set up to commemorate important dates in our history, such as the National Day or the Handover, or to highlight changes in nature, such as the New Year or the Mid-Autumn Festival, or to preserve the heritage of civilisations, such as the Chung Yeung Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival, or to celebrate religious festivals, such as Easter and Christmas. Year after year, people celebrate regular festivals, experience a different atmosphere and enjoy sumptuous feasts with family and friends. These joyful

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Year-round Festival Series 24 – World Youth Skills Day – Why are teenagers becoming more and more unhappy?

Year-round Festival Series 24 – World Youth Skills Day – Why are teenagers becoming more and more unhappy? According to United Nations figures, the total number of unemployed youth globally in 2022 is estimated to be as high as 73 million, 6 million more than the 2019 pre-epidemic level. It is estimated that 600 million new jobs will be needed globally over the next 15 years to meet the demand for youth employment. Between 2021 and 2030, the global youth population is expected to grow by 7,800 million, with nearly half of that growth coming from low-income countries. The proportion

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YEAR-ROUND FESTIVAL SERIES 23 – WORLD POPULATION DAY – WORLD POPULATION REACHES 8 BILLION?

Year-round Festival Series 23 – World Population Day – World Population Reaches 8 Billion? World Population Day is celebrated every year on July 11. This day originated when the United Nations symbolically recognized a baby born in Yugoslavia as the world’s 5 billionth person on July 11, 1987, marking the day when the human population finally surpassed 5 billion. The United Nations Population Fund proposed that this day be designated as World Population Day. Now, July 11 has also been designated as World Population Day, a celebration that draws attention to the development of the world’s population and the important

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Year-round Festival Series 22 – July 1 Reunification Day – To stay or to go?

Year-round Festival Series 22 – July 1 Reunification Day – To stay or to go? Next Saturday, July 1, will be the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong‘s return to China. According to the Hong Kong government, there was a net outflow of more than 130,000 people in the three years from 2019 to 2021. The fifth wave of the epidemic resulted in a net outflow of 140,000 people in the first quarter of 2022, and the immigration expo currently being held in Hong Kong is attracting a large number of people to the event. Some young people want to take

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Year-round Festivals Series 21 – Dragon Boat Festival – Watching dragon boats in the summer heat!

Year-round Festivals Series 21 – Dragon Boat Festival – Watching dragon boats in the summer heat! ????Dragon boat racing returns after epidemic Dragon Boat Races are back this year after the epidemic and today, Thursday, is the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival, so watching them is the perfect way to experience the festive atmosphere! This year’s dragon boat races took place at Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, Stanley Main Beach, Sai Kung Hoi, Shing Mun River, Tolo Harbour and Castle Peak Bay Typhoon Shelter. The Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships, among the six major dragon boat races, saw over 100

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Year-round Festival Series 20 – Father’s Day – 8 Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day!

Year-round Festivals Series 20 – Father’s Day – 8 Ways to Celebrate Father’s Day! This Sunday is Father’s Day, how do you want to celebrate it? Here are a few ways to celebrate for your reference: ???? Personalized gifts: What is the most impressive memory you have with your dad? You can make personalized gifts for your dad with photos of those memories. For example, make your own mug, keychain or water bottle, and put your heartfelt words of appreciation or happy memories on these everyday items to cheer your dad up every day! ???? Plan a day trip: Planning

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Year Round Festival Series 19 – Father’s Day – Don’t Expect a Perfect Father

Year Round Festival Series 19 – Father’s Day – Don’t Expect a Perfect Father Father’s Day is a day celebrated to honour fathers or elders who have a father figure. It is celebrated around the world on the third Sunday of June each year. In 1908, Mother’s Day was established by Anna Jarvis as the second Sunday in May, and the founder of the day, Jarvis, stated that the word “Mother” in “Mother’s Day” should be a singular word, as it was created in memory of each family’s own mother, rather than in memory of all the mothers in the

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