In celebration of the International Day of Happiness of March 20, 2018, Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports held a seminar on building prosperous, equitable, progressive, and happy families with the sharing of Mr. Dinh Doan, Master of Psychology, love window consultant, with an aim to promote the value of happiness and to encourage people to act for happy lives for themselves and for the community.
In June 2012, the United Nations (“UN”) announced the 20th of March as the International Day of Happiness on the ground that it was the only day in the year when day and night time were equal, symbolizing the balance and harmony of the universe. This day also embodied the message that balance and harmony were two of the key factors to happiness. Accordingly, 193 member nations (including Vietnam) were committed to promoting this day by striving to improve the quality of life, to build a fair society, and to develop in a sustainable way with an aim to bring happiness for their citizens.
In aiming the goal of developing social security and building prosperous, progressive and happy Vietnamese families, and in response to the International Day of Happiness of March 20 promoted by the UN, on December 26, 2013, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 2589/QD-TTg approving the policy on “Organizing yearly activities in celebration of the International Day of Happiness of March 20” to raise awareness of all levels, sectors, organizations, individuals, families, and the entire society on the International Day of Happiness, from which specified actions were to be determined and implemented to build happy families and happy communities of the Vietnamese. The policy also aimed at enhancing the participation of and coordination among all levels, branches, and mass population, and the cooperation and assistance of international and domestic organizations and individuals for the events to be held on the International Day of Happiness.
Building prosperous, equitable, progressive, and happy families contributes to the cause of national construction and defense and is the responsibility of a vast number of departments and social organizations, and of each citizen.
During the five years of implementing the policy on “Organizing yearly activities in celebration of the International Day of Happiness of March 20”, Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports had directed the districts and towns to promote and respond to the International Day of Happiness in many forms, such as hanging banners, slogans, promotion boards, verbal promotion, promotion via the loudspeaker system, organization of seminars, organization of visits to households entitled to preferential policies, etc. to set an example of good people and good deeds, activities to build happy families, critique of signs and behaviors of domestic abuse, encouragement of all individuals and communities to actively bring happiness to their relatives, families and communities.
In the last 5 years, the city has held 6,159 promotion sessions and 263 seminars through which each individual is provided a chance to review and evaluate their actions, behaviors, and way of life in creating “happiness” for their relatives, family, and the society so that family members get to know, care for, and share with each other better to contribute to the course of building prosperous, equitable, progressive, happy, and civilized families and building happy living, studying, and working environments.
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