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International Men’s Day is an annual feast celebrated on November 19th of every year. Men and boys from all over the world are celebrated with a special day on the calendar. It is a special day for the fathers, brothers, husbands, and every other male in society. It is indeed an important thing to recognize the hard work, contributions, and sacrifices every man makes for the betterment of his family and society. International Men’s Day is celebrated by focusing on the health of men and boys, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. Celebration Day is a global movement that invites every man, boy, woman, and girl globally to come together and celebrate the men and boys in all their diversity.
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln
History of International Men’s Day
International Men’s Day (IMD) has been celebrated since 1999. Thomas Oaster inaugurated it on 7th February 1992. Later, on November 19, 1999, the project was re-initialized in Trinidad and Tobago. Representatives from the organizations like the UN have expressed their support for this event. However, this day was not made an official UN observance. So, a petition has been called for the UN to make this Day an official UN observance in the interest of equality. The celebration Day primarily focuses on the men’s and boys’ health. The International Day aims to improve gender relations, raise gender equality, and highlight male role models.
International Men’s Day highlights the discrimination against men and boys and celebrates their achievements and contributions to their family, marriage, child care, and community. The Men’s Day looks at addressing issues that men face, like parenting, positive male role models, families, and healthy life choices for men. Promoting basic humanitarian values is the broader and ultimate aim of this Day. More than 80 countries from all over the world are celebrating this international event, and many other countries have been promoting this day very recently. This international event also highlights the inequalities faced by both men and boys.
The IMD history concerns the issues that are primarily considered to be unique to men’s and boys’ experiences. It involves emphasizing the positive role models as the images of males are most often mentioned negatively. According to IMD creators, this Day is a time to highlight the positive aspects of male identity. The positive male role is highlighted by assuming that men of all ages will acknowledge the positive role models than they do the negative gender stereotyping. This International Day is the right time to support the contribution made by men and to create a safer world for everyone. Every year, this Day has been celebrated with a theme. It is listed as follows.
- 2002 – Peace
- 2003 – Men’s Health
- 2007 – Healing and Forgiveness
- 2009 – Positive Male Role Models
- 2010 – Our Children’s Future
- 2011 – Giving Boys The Best Possible Start In Life
- 2012 – Helping Men and Boys Live Longer, Happier and Healthier Lives
- 2013 – Keeping Men and Boys Safe
- 2014 – Working Together For Men and Boys
- 2015 – Working To Expand Reproductive Options for Men
- 2016 – Stop Male Suicide
- 2017 – Celebrate Men and Boys
- 2018 – Positive Male Role Models
- 2019 – Making a Difference for Men and Boys
- 2020 – Better health for men and boys
- 2021 – Better relations between men and women
- 2022 – Helping men and boys
- 2023 – Zero Male Suicide
Other Celebrations on November 19
November 19 is also celebrated as
How to Celebrate International Men’s Day
Celebrating International Men’s Day is quite simple. Appreciate the men and boys around you with pleasant words for all that they do for the development of society and family. Educate people and highlight the role of men in nation-building. Promote awareness of positive male role models’ discrimination against men. Indulge yourself in the events and activities held on this Day to promote and highlight the role of men in everyone’s life. Organize a party and celebrate those positive male role models on this Day to honor them. You can even share your positive views and thoughts about men on social media using the hashtag #InternationalMensDay or #IMD.
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