The first Sunday of May is celebrated as World Laughter Day and this year, it is being observed on May 2. Celebrated since 1998, World Laughter Day is an annual event celebrated to raise awareness about laughter and its many healing benefits.
Humor is also a way to increase retention of information in academic or professional settings because of the higher number of mental connections between the information and emotional responses (laughter). The first celebration was on May 10, 1998, in Mumbai, India, and was arranged by Dr Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement.
Dr. Kataria, a family doctor in India, was inspired to start the Laughter Yoga movement in part by the facial feedback hypothesis, which postulates that a person's facial expressions can have an effect on their emotions. World Laughter Day is a day dedicated to cherishing the very beautiful, powerful, positive emotion that perpetuates with laughter. It’s a breath of fresh air, especially in times like these when the world has been battling a pandemic.There is no better way than to laugh away your worries when going gets tough. Laughter indeed is the best medicine. The significance of ‘laughter’ is incredibly huge. Being happy is the key to a healthy lifestyle. Well, there’s plenty of scientific evidence to back this up.Related Video : https://youtu.be/Df_uHf7pt1U