International Day of Happiness: why is it celebrated and what is the Buddhist country that led it – 03/20/2019

Although many people still do not know it, since 2013, every 20th of March the world is celebrated International Day of Happiness.

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This is a resolution of United Nations (UN) that in its general badembly of March 20, 2012 decreed this date for "to recognize the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal aspirations of human beings and the importance of its inclusion in government policies. "

In 2015, moreover, A approved an agenda with 17 Sustainable Development Goals which are considered keys to guarantee well-being and happiness. They are: end of poverty, zero hunger, health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, clean and affordable energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduction of inequalitiessustainable cities and communities, responsible production and consumption, climate action, underwater life, terrestrial ecosystems life, peace, justice and institutions, and strong alliances to achieve the goals.

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The country that led to the creation of the International Day of Happiness

The initiative for the creation of International Day of Happiness He left Bhutan, a country that since the early 1970s has measured the value of national happiness relative to that of national income.

Located on the eastern edge of the Cordillera del Himalayassouth of China and north-east India, Bhutan is a little Buddhist kingdom with an area of ​​38,394 and a population of barely 800 thousand inhabitants, according to 2017 data.

June 2, 1974 at 6 pm Jigme Singye Wangchuck He was crowned King of Bhutan after the death of his father and said in his speech: "Gross domestic happiness is much more important than Gross Domestic Product". Since then, this philosophy has guided the development model of this country, where they consider that the way to measure progress depends not only on economic indicators, but also on psychological or psychosocial factors.

So, every two years, Citizens of Bhutan must complete a survey out of 180 questions that include aspects to badess psychological well-being, time use, community vitality, culture, health, education, environmental diversity, standard of living, and relations with the government. From there is born its famous national index of gross happiness or internal raw happiness.

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