World Thinking Day is undoubtedly one of the most important events. It is the day when people across the Canada and United States come forward and give preference to brotherhood and sisterhood. Well, World Thinking Day is also known as Thinking Day. It is the day when Girl Scouts and Girl guides come forward. They celebrate this day on the 22nd of February. When it comes to celebrating World Thinking Day, you must know about the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
It is also known as WAGGGS. The members of the WAGGGS and the Girl Scouts association celebrate World Thinking Day. They have been celebrating this since 1926. The day brings an opportunity for the Girl Scouts and Girl Guides through which they can appreciate the cultures of other countries. The Girls Scouts Canada and Girl Guides organize various activities on the World Thinking Day in order to raise sensitivity and awareness on various global concerns.
Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligenceThomas Szasz
Background Of World Thinking Day
It was in 1926 when an international conference was organized at Camp Edith Macy. It is now known as Edith Macy Conference Centre. One of the foremost objectives of this day was to highlight the need for an international day when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides can actually give preference to the worldwide Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding. They can show appreciation and thanks to all the sisters across the globe. It was in 1999 when the name of this day was changed to ‘World Thinking Day’ from the ‘Thinking Day’. It was mainly done for emphasizing the overall global aspect of this day.
In addition to this, you must know that World Thinking Day Fund had also been made to support this movement financially. Well, each year the World thinking Day comes with different themes. In 2020, the name of the theme was ‘Living Threads’. On the other side, if we talk about the theme of World Thinking Day in 2021, it will be ‘Stand Together for Peace’.
Girl Guide And Girl Scouts
When it comes to celebrating World Thinking Day, we must talk about the Girl Scouts and Girl Guide. They have been celebrating this World Thinking Day since 1926. For them, it is a very special day when they show appreciation and thanks for each other. They organize various activities to support this international event. Girl Scouts and Girl Guide across the globe observe World Thinking Day in various ways.
- They basically organize various educational and enjoyable activities based on the themes of this day.
- These organizations conduct various fundraising activities on Thinking Day.
- There are several social issues that actually matter to them. On this day, they generally take action on these issues.
Well, the value of the Thinking Day is beyond our imagination. Almost 10 million Girl Scouts and Girl Guides across the globe observe this day. It is undoubtedly one of the most important global movements.
