Sunday, November 16, 2008

World Hello Day

World Hello Day

Every year, November 21 is World Hello Day. They say one of the goals is to say hello to ten people on the day. By greeting others, the message is for world leaders to use communication rather than force to settle and mend conflicts.

This event started in 1973 to react to the conflict between Egypt and Israel. Since then, World Hello Day has been pragmatic and is celebrated in 180 countries by politicians, religious leaders and celebrities. Folks around the world use the time of World Hello Day as a chance to convey their concern for world harmony.

This day it is also an opportunity to celebrate world language learning with our friends and family. Psssst Psssst ... Of course this celebration shouldn’t stop in November.

Why don’t we start and learn how to say “Hello”, “Peace” or “Welcome” in other languages??

I will help you right now (please correct me if am wrong):

English: Hello
Portuguese: Olá
Swahili: Jambo
German: Guten Tag
Hawaiian: Aloha
Arabic (formal): Al-salam-aleikum
Arabic (lebanese): Marhaba
Hebrew: Shalom
Japanese: Konichiwa
Chinese: Wei
French: Bonjour
Spanish: Hola
Russian: Privet
Dutch: Dag
Australian: G'Day

Many people have written about World Hello Day to United Nations: Am leaving here what President Ronald Reagan wrote:
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“Peace begins in the human heart when selfishness and fear are replaced by charity and hope. In reaching out to others in friendship, you spread the spirit that is the foundation for peace within the home, the community, the nation and the world.
May you receive the same friendship you offer, and may God bless you and all whose lives you touch.
Unquote

Have a friendly and pleasant World Hello Day!!!

7 comments:

GoMi said...

Olá!!!! :)

Ana Daya said...

Mas que agradavel surpresa!
Marhaba Goncalo!!!
Bjs ah Irina!

Ana Daya said...

Mas que agradavel surpresa!
Marhaba Goncalo!!!
Bjs p ti e p Irina!

Jerónimo Sardinha said...

Bom que toda a humanidade se lembrasse e fizesse uma trégua.
Parabéns pela evolução do blog.

Força e ânimo.

Abraço,
Jerónimo Sardinha

Ana Daya said...

Obrigada!
A evolucao do blog teve um "dedinho" seu, ou ja se esqueceu?! ;)

Nao me recordo quem foi que disse mais ou menos isto: Para que o mal triunfe, basta que o bem se cale".
Um graozinho minusculo de boa vontade pode fazer uma pequena diferenca...

andrade da silva said...

HELLO, OLá
PARA TODO O MUNDO,mas em especial para a diáspora Portuguesa e para ti e a tua familia.

Que tamanho e ensurdecedor silêncio lá pela liberdade e cidadania.My God.
Beijos Kiss to all the people.
asilva

preguiçosa said...

"So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox


Ana, os seu postais são todos tão "fofinhos":)

Um beijinho da preguiçosa :)