New Delhi . International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on 21 June. Understanding the importance of Yoga, all the countries of the world celebrate Yoga Day. Practice of yoga is beneficial for the health of body and brain. Yoga keeps the body disease free and also gives peace to the mind. Yoga has been practiced in India since the time of sages. Yoga is associated with Indian culture, which has now spread abroad also. The credit for spreading Yoga abroad goes to our Yoga Gurus, who explained the usefulness and importance of Yoga on foreign lands. But do you know when and how the celebration of Yoga Day started every year? On the occasion of International Yoga Day, know about the history of Yoga and how Yoga has become world famous.
beginning of yoga day
Today people all over the world are practicing yoga to stay healthy. The importance of yoga increased further during the Corona period. When people could not come out of their homes during the Covid lockdown. When gyms were closed, people practiced yoga at home to keep their mind calm and body healthy. But celebrating this day at the international level started in the year 2015. When Yoga Day was celebrated together for the first time all over the world.
When was Yoga Day celebrated for the first time
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called for celebrating Yoga Day across the world in the United General Assembly on 27 September 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly. Within just three months, the celebration of International Yoga Day was announced. The very next year in 2015, World Yoga Day was celebrated across the world for the first time.
Why is Yoga Day celebrated only on 21st June?
In the year 2015, it was decided to celebrate Yoga Day on 21st June. The question is why Yoga Day is celebrated only on 21st June? There is a special reason behind this. June 21 is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, also known as the summer solstice. According to Indian tradition, the Sun turns Dakshinayan after the summer solstice. It is believed that the time of Surya Dakshinayan is beneficial for attaining spiritual attainments. For this reason, International Yoga Day started being celebrated on 21st June.
India’s record on Yoga Day
The first International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21 June 2015 after Prime Minister Modi’s proposal was approved in the United Nations General Assembly. This year, more than 35 thousand people did yoga on Rajpath in Delhi. The special thing was that representatives from 84 countries were included and 21 yogasanas were practiced. This was a record in itself. Two records were registered in the Guinness Book for such a big event organized on Yoga Day in India. In which the first record was the participation of 35,985 people together and the second record was the participation of representatives of 84 countries together in this ceremony.
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