New Delhi. International Yoga Day is celebrated every year on 21st June in India and across the world to make people aware about the importance of yoga and to spread yoga all over the world. It was started in the year 2014 by the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously on the initiative of the Government of India. There is a very important reason behind celebrating this important day on 21st June, let us know about it in detail.
How did International Yoga Day start? (History)
World Yoga Day was started when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 27 September 2014, while explaining the benefits of yoga, demanded to celebrate it on 21 June every year.
At that time, most of the members of the United Nations had given their consent to this, this proposal was passed with majority within 3 months on 11 December 2014 and after this 21 June was declared as International Day of Yoga.
Why is Yoga Day celebrated only on 21st June?
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Modi said that June 21 is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, because on this day the sun rises early and sets late. And during this time Summer Solstice is also celebrated in India.
Apart from this, due to Dakshinayan, this day is also considered very beneficial for attaining spiritual attainments. This is the reason due to which June 21 was chosen to celebrate International Yoga Day.
Purpose of celebrating World Yoga Day:
To make people understand the importance of yoga and tell them about the benefits of yoga,
To make people aware of the physical and mental diseases that can be cured by Yoga,
To reduce health problems through yoga,
To connect people with meditation through yoga,
And Yoga Day is celebrated to promote the powers of Yoga across the country and the world.
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