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Universal Day of Culture

Universal Day of Culture is held on April 15. This event in the second decade of the month April is annual.

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Culture is made up of all the shared values, customs, and beliefs that give a society a common identity. It includes the LANGUAGE a society uses, along with its rituals, fashions, arts, food, stories, and lifestyles.

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The word 'culture' comes from the Latin cultus, which means 'care', and from the French colere which means 'to till' as in 'till the ground'. There are many terms that stem from the word culture. For example, there is the term 'cult' which suggests some kind of a religious organisation.

The Universal Day of Culture under the Banner of Peace, known also as the World Day of Culture, is an observance held annually on April 15 in many countries around the World to promote the protection of culture, the Roerich Pact and the Banner of Peace. In several articles and letters, written in 1931-1935, Nicholas Roerich spoke about the Universal Day of Culture.

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International Goalkeeper Day on April 14;

World Chagas Disease Day on April 14;

World Art Day on April 15;

International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day on April 15 (is celebrated annually on 15 April to promote and acknowledge the role of biomedical laboratory professionals in diagnostic and preventative healthcare organisations);