International Day of Peace
21 September 2026 — Silence is a sky too. May there be peace on Earth as well.
The International Day of Peace is observed every year on 21 September. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1981 and was first marked on the third Tuesday of September, when the Assembly's regular session opens. In 2001 the Assembly decided to fix the date at 21 September and to dedicate it to non-violence and a cessation of hostilities. Each year the UN announces a theme, around which events are organised worldwide. In many places people light candles, the Peace Bell is rung at UN headquarters in New York, and a minute of silence is observed. The white dove with an olive branch is an old, instantly recognisable symbol of truce and hope. The date falls in early autumn, close to the September equinox, when day and night are almost equal in length, which fits the idea of balance and understanding.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver dove made of pale glowing points and thin lines, like a constellation drifting across the sky
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