International Yoga Day
International Yoga Day 2020: Current Theme, History, Significance and Celebrations
International Yoga Day 2020: The 6th International Yoga Day will be celebrated on 21 June. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this year, International Yoga Day will be organised virtually. Let us have a look in detail about the celebration, theme, history and objectives of the day.
International Yoga Day: History
International Day of Yoga is also called World Yoga Day. For the first time, it was celebrated on 21 June 2015. This initiative was taken by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi by giving an impactful speech related to yoga on 27 September 2014 in the United Nations General Assembly and for this reason, on 21 June, it was declared as “International Yoga Day”. The proposal to celebrate the International Yoga Day on 21 June in the United States was approved by 193 members on 11 December 2014.
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