On June 20, the world celebrates Yellow Day or the “Happiest Day of the Year”, If there is a saddest day or “Blue Monday” there must also be a happy day.
But what is the origin of this day, why is it celebrated? The origin of Yellow Day is related to the summer solstice which some psychologists relate to happiness because weather conditions are better.
According to the anniversaries sites, They attribute this celebration to the fact that in 2005 the psychologist Cliff Arnall had the idea of creating a day antagonistic to Blue Monday or “The saddest day of the year” that is commemorated in January, He reflected that it was necessary to think about a day that would accumulate positive factors in the midst of everyday life.such as better climatic and economic conditions and of course the holiday period.
As for the chosen color, which is yellow, is associated with happiness, to optimism, energy, fun, creativity, intelligence.
And what does the celebration consist of? During this Yellow Day, People are invited to wear yellow, decorate their surroundings with this color and carry out activities that bring them happiness and well-being.
Mental health specialists invite those who do not want to miss this day to Look for the positive aspects of life, you are invited to enjoy the small moments of happiness that surround us. It could be a walk outdoors, a meal with friends, a creative activity, or simply spending time do what we like, like reading, listening to music, going to the moviesany activity we enjoy.
There are those who even They invite you to wear yellow, Put your surroundings in this vibrant color to be “adoc” with the day and remember that happiness depends and is born from yourself.
But what is happiness?
We could begin to ask ourselves: What makes us happy? why do we want to be happy? They are subjective, personal questions, sometimes without answers.
Eat what we like, have a familybeing part of a circle of friendship, interacting positively with the people around us, are just some of the many elements that contribute to achieving that state of satisfaction.
Happiness is not an entity that must be persistently pursued, but rather a state associated with a positive emotion, according to psychology; For many philosophers it constitutes the ultimate goal of the human being, related more to a way of walking through lifethan with the place you arrive at, according to what was stated in a UNAM news report where a specialist from the Faculty of Psychology, Hugo Sánchez, was interviewed.
Specialists agree that the obsessive search for happiness leads to frustration, since by becoming obsessed with it, it seems that it becomes unattainable.
They explain that happiness is born from events and the things that satisfy our needs, without a doubt, It is a concept that we must build on a daily basis.Without a doubt, happiness is a decision, a lifestyle.
There are those who even describe happiness like being in the right place, at the exact moment and doing what you want. We reach happiness by knowing how to improve ourselvessince we learn to set limits and say no to situations that make us feel less happy.
According to the World Happiness Report (2024), Mexico rose eleven places compared to 2022; occupies second place in Latin America and 25th among 143 countries in the ranking of the happiest nations in the world, this report measures people’s perception of their quality of life, and variables such as life expectancy, generosity and the perception of corruption.
