World Senior Citizens Day 2021: Date, History And Celebration

World Senior Citizens Day 2021: The day also recognises their contributions to the worlds advancement as leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs.

World Senior Citizen Day is observed on August 21. It's an effort by the young to acknowledge the problems that our elders face due to their age and raise awareness about those issues. Not just that, it is also an effort to recognise that our parents and grandparents are the living memory of history. They possess valuable and well-earned wisdom through life experiences, which they can share with the next generation as they navigate the many aspects of life. The day also recognises their contributions to the world's advancement as leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs. For our society to be truly inclusive, we should celebrate old age and their wisdom. On #WorldSeniorCitizensDay, let's honour each and every citizen around us and ensure that our elders get all the love, affection, and empathy. pic.twitter.com/SJnNX2LIFt 'वर्ल्ड सीनियर सिटीजन डे' की समस्त आदरणीय वरिष्ठ नागरिकों को हार्दिक बधाई व शुभकामनाएं!भारतीय संस्कृति एवं परंपरा में वरिष्ठ जन सदैव वरेण्य रहे हैं।अपने वरिष्ठ नागरिकों के प्रति सम्मान व कृतज्ञता व्यक्त करते हुए उनकी सेवा हेतु सदैव तत्पर रहें। World Senior Citizen Day: History This year, we celebrate the 32nd World Senior Citizen Day. The day was first proposed by former US President Ronald Reagan in 1988. On August 21 that year, he officially commemorated the first National Senior Citizens Day. Two years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted it as a global celebration. To mark the occasion, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “For our society to be truly inclusive, we should celebrate old age and their wisdom. On World Senior Citizens Day, let's honour each and every citizen around us and ensure that our elders get all the love, affection, and empathy.”