As the world celebrated the International Day of Yoga

Since 2015 year International Day of Yoga celebrated annually 21 June... From India to Times Square, millions of people are celebrating this event. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice associated mainly with India. Many also celebrate the annual summer solstice on this day.

In many countries of the world on this day people went to open yoga classes.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and about 50 thousands more people participated in group yoga classes held in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, in 516 km from Delhi. Speaking to people gathered in a park in Lucknow, Modi noted that yoga had linked the world with India. He also recalled that yoga is good for health.

It was Modi who owned the initiative of the institution and the choice of the date of International Yoga Day. India is the birthplace of yoga, where this teaching has been cultivated since ancient times. The choice of the date fell on the longest day of the year for half the globe. This date, associated with the activity of the Sun, has a certain meaning for many nations and is known as the day of the summer solstice. The initiative of the Prime Minister of India was supported by all 175 states with representation in the UN General Assembly.

We invite you to see how the International Day of Yoga was celebrated in other countries of the world. In some states, celebrations began in advance.

China

Peru

Colombia and Ecuador

India

USA

Germany

Japan

Sweden

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