World Wish Day - April 29

In 1978, five-year-old boy Chris Greicius was diagnosed with stage 4 leukemia. Doctors said he had 3 more years to live and he told his mother he wanted to be a cop. In April 1980, officers in Phoenix, Arizona, heard about it and decided to make his dream come true. They had no charity or donations and they managed on their own to recruit a helicopter and take Chris to town to turn him into a cop. Young Chris was a police officer for one day on April 29, 1980. A few days later he was rushed to the hospital and died.

Other people who have heard about it thought that fulfilling wishes for sick children is a great idea. The Make-A-Wish Foundation was founded and has become one of the most well-known charities in the world. The foundation has since fulfilled dreams for more than 250,000 terminally ill children.

In the photo: the boy Chris Gracius, whose death led to the fulfillment of more than 250,000 wishes

Chris' story led to the creation of World Wish Day, the day the police fulfilled his dream. Today there are 48 countries in the world celebrating this day. On this day raise awareness of the importance of contributing to sick children and the fulfillment of their dreams.

If you want to celebrate this day, spread the message on social media, donate money to charity or if you know a sick child, refer him to the organization.

 April 29 is also Zipper Day and International Dance Day

International Dance Day- April 29

World Dance Day is celebrated every year on April 29, which is the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), the French dancer and the Creator of ballet of action, the precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th.

The day was created by the Dance Committee of the ITI (International Theater Institute) and was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1982 and has since been celebrated in all the member countries.

The message of International Dance Day is to celebrate dance and savor the universal language of this art form, which crosses political, cultural, geographical and ethnic barriers, brings together people all over the world.

Each year the ITI International Dance Committee selects an outstanding choreographer or dancer who conveys its message. The message is translated into many languages and distributed around the world.

The message of this year, 2021, belongs to the ballet dancer Friedemann VOGEL, who has a long and glorious international career, and it talks about the COVID-2 period and its limitations:

"...As dancers, we are constantly on the move, aspiring to create these unforgettable moments. Regardless of the dance genre, it’s what every dancer strives to achieve. 

So, when all of a sudden, we aren’t allowed to perform anymore, with theatres closed and festivals cancelled, our worlds come to a standstill. No physical contact. No shows. No audiences. Never in recent history has the dance community been so collectively challenged to stay motivated, to find our raison d’être..." (Link to source)

To celebrate International Dance Day every year, on April 29, the International Theater Institute invites its members along with dancers, choreographers, dance students and amateurs to join them in the celebration. The gala celebration takes place in a selected host city decided by the Executive Council of the International Theater Institute - for example in 2017 it was held in Shanghai, China and in 2018 it was in Havana, Cuba. The program of the gala event can vary, but usually consists of quality dance performances from around the world, student performances, keynote speeches, and a recital for the event of that year that reads, in person, the author of the chosen message in those years.

How to celebrate International Dance Day?

One way to celebrate International Dance Day is to start dancing. Sign up for a dance class or learn on your own from instructional videos. It does not matter what type of dance you choose, the main thing is that you will love it and express yourself with it. You can upload photos and videos of yourself dancing to social media with the hashtag #InternationalDanceDay. Another way to celebrate is to watch dance performances or movies about dance and dancers like: Fame (1980), Flashdance (1983), Footloose‏ (1984), White Nights (1985), Dirty Dancing (1987), Billy Elliot (2000), Step Up (2006), Black Swan (2010) and more ...

April 29 is also World Wish Day and Zipper Day

Arbor day Coloring pages

 Happy Arbor day! Arbor day is  a day to say thanks to the trees. On this day in early spring, trees are planted to help our earth. The trees are important to the earth and we must have them if we want to live on our planet. Here are some coloring pages in honor of this important day and in honor of our beloved trees that give us oxygen, shade and also products like paper and raw material for furniture and more. Arbor day is celebrated in a lot of countries around the world, depend on whenever the season is good for planting trees.

Choose the coloring page you want to paint, print and paint for your enjoyment. To print the page you would like to color, click on page and then click Ctrl+P.

Happy Arbor Day greeting cards

 Here are some greeting cards for Arbor day to share with your friends and family on the net.

Superheroes Day - April 28

When we think of superheroes, we usually think of a man or woman in a tight suit, with a symbol on his chest, who in everyday life is an ordinary person, but in a moment of trouble he changes form, gets his superpowers and goes out to save the world.

Batman, Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, The Green Giant and Spider-Man are just a few of the superheroes we know, and although they are fictional, these superheroes are role models for our children.

But the superheroes are not just the ones in the movies. Even in reality there are superheroes wearing uniforms, of police, firefighters, doctors or the army. They, too, are life-saving heroes.

Superhero Day is meant to remind us that there are all kinds of superheroes in the world. They can come in any shape, size or gender. They can be not only life-saving professionals, but also people who work in a completely different job, but in their free time volunteer to help weak people, distressed animals and anyone in need.

Superhero Day was invented in 1995 by employees of the Marvel Comics Company.

Every day people wear uniforms and go to life-saving jobs like paramedics or ambulance drivers, firefighters, cops, etc., but apart from them there are plenty of others who are considered real heroes. People who help the homeless with food or clothes, people who help lost children, people who rescue distressed dogs and cats, who help people who get stuck with the car on the road and the list of superheroes does not end ...

How to celebrate Superhero Day?

The best way to celebrate Superhero Day is to find the inner hero within you. Be alert and open your eyes to see if there is anyone who needs help in your environment and help, yourself or by calling for help. There are lots of ways to help others, and every way is blessed. It is today to take action and not ignore and wait for someone else to help. Be superheroes of yourselves.

April 28 is also World Day for Safety and Health at Work

World Day for Safety and Health at Work- April 28

World Safety and Health Day is a day dedicated to promoting awareness and ensuring safe conditions for workers in their workplace.

This day is also set in the United States as a day of remembrance for workers, which commemorates those who died at work and aims to try to make workplaces safer and promote safer working conditions.

Every year, thousands of workers around the world die in work accidents. Thousands of construction workers fall to their deaths every year during the construction of new houses or are killed by heavy objects falling on them, and so on. Thousands of workers are also killed in horrific accidents every year in factories as well. We hardly hear about them in the news, but each of them has a family, children, and relatives who care about them and need them. We hope that the number of injuries at work will decrease as safety awareness increases.

April 28 is also Superhero Day

National Tell a Story Day - April 27

National Tell a Story Day is a day celebrated in the United States every year on April 27th. This day is created for people who want to meet to tell stories of all kinds. The stories can be stories from a book, from the memory or from the imagination of the narrator.

Libraries around the country hold meetings where children are told stories.

Families gather together to hear stories from previous generations from the grandparents of the family. This is a great way to continue the family tradition as well as have an interesting and educational encounter. Some of the best stories are those that told of past experiences and adventures. Many people enjoy listening to their grandparents share their stories of what it was like when they grew up.

On storytelling day, it does not matter if the story is short or long, fictional or true, on this day everyone enjoys just telling and hearing stories!

April 27 is also Freedom Day and World Graphics Day

World Graphic Design Day - April 27

World Graphics Day, also known as World Graphic Design Day, is held every year on April 27, the founding day of the International Graphic Design Associations Council (Icograda) on this date in 1963. The purpose of World Graphics Day is to introduce people to the world of graphic design and its role in the world.

What would have happened if there was no graphic design? Imagine the world for a moment without this media - there will be serious chaos, right? It will be impossible to identify products wrapped in supermarkets, there will be confusion at train stations and airports, it will be impossible to get around on the roads, the internet will only be a pile of black letters on a white screen and there will be no games and Instagram and Facebook ...

Graphic design includes the design of printed texts, consumer product packaging, posters, advertisements, signs, layout, website design, TV interfaces, illustration, video, animation and more and more .... It shapes our world and influences our understandings, opinions, actions and decisions. Design determines the impact of information, whether it is through color, shape or style, from the smallest street sign and the websites we browse to the products we purchase or the books we read.

Graphic design is a branch of visual communication. Design is a creative process that usually involves the client and the designer, and is ultimately executed by the performer. The goal of graphic design is to convey a specific message to a target audience with the help of a combination of texts and images.

There are different methods of creating a combination of words, symbols and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. The graphic designer can use a combination of typography, visual art and page layout techniques to produce a balanced, focused and symmetrical end result.

On World Graphics Day, graphic designers around the world gather to celebrate in a variety of ways and hold a global dialogue and collaboration aimed at advancing the mission and vision of the Icograda organization. Today, the Icograda network spans 67 countries and regions, connecting media designers around the world who work collectively to advance the profession.

How to celebrate World Graphic Design Day?

Look around you and see how everything in the world, created by humans, is shaped in some graphic way. When you surf the Internet, pay attention to the small and big details: What is the font that the site uses? What are the colors, buttons, structure of the site? Look at the logos of brands you buy, behind every such thing stands someone, one or more, who has devoted deep thought to bringing it to its appearance. Everywhere you look you will see something that behind it is brainstorming, that someone has designed and devoted a lot of thought to and we usually take for granted. Today is the day to pay attention to the process of thought, imagination and execution behind things.

Try designing a logo or business card yourself. Maybe you want to study graphic design? It is without a doubt one of the most creative and required professions in the world and without it the world would be dull, monotonous and impossible to navigate. You can design an ad, poster or card and upload it to social networks with the hashtag #worldgraphicsday

April 27 is also National Tell a Story Day and Freedom Day